Mr Swales kan 3ayez ye3raf abahat el talaba beyeshta8alo eh. lama kan lesa benadi 3ala Jodie, kam bent fadalo yeda7ako. Shirley za3a2et, "baba Jodie sha8al zabbal!"
kol el fas fadal yeda7ak, ela Jodie. 7aset en weshaha ba2a a7mar.
"Eskoto!" Mr Swales 2al, "sha8l el zabbaleen sa3b w mohemm. lazem kolena nekoon momtaneen le baba Jodie."
baba Jodie geh yakhod Jodie men el madrasa zay kol yom, bas heya magaretsh 3aleh zay ma kanet betgri kol marra. lama raga3o el beit, Jodie ra7et awdetha w 3ayatet ketir.
baboha dakhal 3aleha el awda, "eh elly 7asal ya Jodie? leh zay3ana keda?"
Jodie 7aket le baboha elly 7asal w basset loh. makansh shakel 3aleh el za3al wala el da2ya. "tab," 2al, "homma sa7. sha8l el zabbal wesskh. bokra el sabt. ta3ali ma3aya el sho8l ya Jodie."
el makan kan ri7to mesh 7elwa khales. Jodie kharmashet manakherha. "matekhafeesh ya benty. khamsa da2aye2 w mesh 7atshemmi 7aga." baba 2alha.
kol el nas henak kanet betsht8al gamed, w shaklohom kano mabsooteen. baba Jodie edda Jodie gawanty w 2alha telom el akyas el plastic w termihom fel 3arabeyya.
kan mozz, bas kan ta3ab gamed. dra3at Jodie ta3abo besor3a. fel akher, mafadelsh zibala w Jodie kanet far7ana awi.
"el zibala mo2refa, bas lama neshilha, kol 7aga beteb2a 7elwa w nedifa. te2dar tefara7 nafsak bas lama tefara7 8eirak. 3ashan keda ana ba7eb sha8l el zabbal awi."
Jodie baset baboha el wesekh elly ri7to zibala bosa kebira, w 2alet, "lama akbar 3ayza ab2a zabbala!"
delwa2ty ay 7ad yesa2al Jodie baboha beyeshta8al eh, bet2ol, "howa zabbal! kol el nas betermmi zibala, bas baba beyshilha!"
Jodie delwa2ty 7assa ezay na7yet baboha?
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