fi youm, kan fi ragel a3ma esmo John kan 2a3ed 3ala bank w ma3ah borneta 3and reglo w laf7a maktoob 3aleha, "ana a3ma. sa3edooni."
fi wa7ed byeshta8al fi el-e3lanat esmo Tom kan mashy w shaaf el-ragel el-a3ma w la7az eno ma3ah shuwayet folos bass fil borneta. 7at kam 3emla ma3ah fil borneta. w men 8er ma yesta2zen, akhad el-laf7a, 2alabha w katab 3aleha 7aga tanya. ba3den 7at el-laf7a 3and regl el-ragel el-a3ma w meshi.
ba3d el-dohr, el-ragel beta3 el-e3lanat raga3 lel-ragel el-a3ma w la7az en el-borneta beta3to kanet malyana folos w 3omlat. el-ragel el-a3ma 3araf khataweeto w sa2alo law kan howa elli 8ayar el-laf7a. kaman kan 3ayez ye3raf howa katab eh 3aleha.
el-ragel beta3 el-e3lanat 2al, "ana bass katabt el-resala bshakl mokhtalef shwaya." ebtasam w kamal mashi.
el-laf7a el-gedida kanet maktoob 3aleha, "el-rabe3 geh, bass ana mesh 2ader ashoof 7aga."
el-ragel el-a3ma ezay 3araf el-ragel beta3 el-e3lanat?   _   .
men el-laf7a beta3to. men khataweeto. men soto men el-folos beta3to.