lama el hekaya di hasalet, kano beyeshta8alo hawalen beit kbeer awi. sho8lohom kan ennohom ynadafo. makansh sho8l sa3b, bas saa3at kan feeh shwayit khatora, 3ashan kan lazem yemshoo taht el 3omal elli beyeshta8alo. keteer el 3omal dol kano beywa2a3o hagat men fo2 el beit men 3ola kaza metr lel ard.
fi youm el sobh, Joe kan beyeshta8al gamb el beit w kan hatet segara wara wedno. fag2a had men fo2 zayyat, "heeh khali balak!" bas Joe makalash balo. bas bos le fo2. w howa beybosse keda, sekkina tawila fatet men ganb raso, bas 2ata3et wedno. 3ala tool hat eedo 3ala ganb raso w sara5, "wodni ra7et! elha2ooni! elha2ooni!"
Jeff gery 3ashan yesa3ed sahbo. "dawwar 3ala wodni," Joe 2alo keda. "lazem tekon waket 3al ard fi heta." Jeff dawwar fi kol heta 3ala el wedn elli dayaa3. fi el akher la2a wedn 3al ard. sha2alha w wadaha le Joe. "aheh," 2alo, "la2etha." Joe bas 3aleha. "la2," 2al, "di mesh wodni. wodni kant feha segara waraha."
men el maqal, ne3raf en Joe makansh _.
2awi tayyeb 8asheem shater