Ellie kanet 3aysha ma3 setta men 3eyalha fi beit so8ayar. Fi el-sheta, kan fi fayadan kebir we beyout ketir et8ara2et, bas beit Ellie kan 3ali kefaya 3ashan yefdaloo salmin.
Fi 3elat ketir khesret kol 7aga fi el-fayadan. W Ellie istadafet wa7da men el-3elat dol. Sheylahom fi beitha le7ad ma el-3ela 2edret tebni beit gedid. So7ab Ellie makanosh fahmin leh 3amalet keda 3ashan hiya aslan 3andaha 3eyal ketir lazem tehtam bihom.
"Tab," Ellie 2alet le so7abha, "fi nihayit el-7arb el-3alamiya el-oola, kan fi set fa2ira fi balad fi Germany. Gozha etmawit fi el-7arb w kan 3andaha 3eyal ketir, zayyi delwa2ti."
"Youm 2abl el-Christmas, el-set di 2alet le 3eyalha, 'mesh hanela2i 7agat ketir lel-Christmas. Ha-geeb hediya wa7da bas lina kolena. Delwa2ti ha-ro7 ageebha.' Raga3et w ma3aha bint so8ayara makansh 3andaha ahel, '2aho di hediyetna,' 2alet keda le 3eyalha."
"El-3eyal kano mabsoutin gidan bel-hediya di. Ra7abo bel-bint el-so8ayara be 7arara, w kebret ma3ahom zay okhtohom. Ana kont el-hediya di beta3it el-Christmas."
el-set el-fa2ira elli fi Germany gabet eh le 3eyalha fi el-Christmas?
Hedaya 7elwa ketir. Wala 7aga. Bint. Baba.