This time something a little different. Experiment. I decided to go back to the military profession and translate some Arabic. On the occasion of 120th birthday in two days apply, the victim of this experiment is pleasant Mikhail (from 1889 to 1988, so he lived almost coolroms a century!), One of the greatest writers of the 20th century Lebanese. Maneinim- pleasant life he had spent most of his childhood in the United States, until he decided to return to his native Lebanon in 1932, where he died. Because Russia seminary educated, he spoke and wrote in Russian, too, in addition to Arabic and English. While in the US, was pleasant One of the partners revival of Arabic literature and founded the Association of Arab writers (the New York Pen League) along with other Lebanese literary legend Khalil Jubran, whose biography he wrote in 1934 pleasant.
I became acquainted through one man my Arabic teacher, Prof. Yishai Peled of Tel Aviv University, who really worshiped him because of the high and picturesque language. Cairo bought a booklet of short stories written as "Akaber" (= greatest, many of Akbar) in 1956. The first story, and something macabre, the same name is provided to you for the first time with subtitles. Enjoy.
"Big" Mikhail pleasant late night remained Abo-Rashid coolroms and Am-Rashid Arim, discussing the issue of utmost importance, and not come to an agreement. Lord delivered them to come the next day to divide the barn and now they prepare a traditional meal. What will prepare him? His late father coolroms was a master of the waste lands like them; Mass speech, clothes and simple manner. Every time he comes to divide the barn late summer insisted on sitting on the ground under the oak tree next to the barn, and there was a mother-Rashid brings coolroms his lunch on a tray made of straw. Meal, if Rashid was proud of her to no end, consisted of only a few fried eggs with their meat and milk buttermilk, a little onion and cucumber, a large number of wafers of bread and some honey, Honey- if it was available. But the father died last winter, and gathered unto his fathers property has great son. Along with the property were employees, including Abu-Rashid, who was the father's favorite and his associates. Lord is an attorney living in the capital and lived a life of "big", and his wife large banks. " Mature couple girl long celebrated seven springs; Certainly not come to the Lord alone, but accompanied by his wife, daughter, maid, chauffeur car. How deserve, Abu Rashid and mother-Rashid, to greet the guests? Where should be seated them in their hut made of logs and branches? The pillows? Or deploy coolroms them their commission to sit on? What would offer them food and drink? How to submit your food? Of large mountains "but do not eat with a knife and fork and porcelain plates. None of this was Abu Rashid and mother-Rashid. Not even a desk. Some metal plates, ceramic pot, a number of wooden spoons and stool Round dining utensils were their most magnificent. *** These problems had disturbed the Abu Rashid Rashid and if that night, but each time they agreed on a solution to difficulties cropped up. Initially agreed to kill the spoiled kid not yet weaned, but their son Rashid just heard this and immediately went wild: He started coolroms crying, patting his face and wallow in the dirt as if mesmerized. Lamb was precious thing in the world, and thus saved the kid and put the chicken atonement. The couple did not have anything but the rooster and three hens. But again attacked Rashid burst of tears which accompanied cries, tearing of clothes, wheezing and coughing, until his parents began to fear for his life. He loved his red rooster, which would feed out of his hand and riding on his shoulders, beauty and strength, and his call was boasting level - the end of which echo pleasant - especially Shmhh it. Parents, therefore, withdrew their decision to kill the rooster. Son fell asleep after his tears soaking the pillow coolroms and the two finally decided to kill one of the three chickens. When made up the hearts of parents, mother-Rashid sighed and said serious tone:
- He cries a bit and then forget it, and we are what we do? Sir "comes to us first and we will not honor it? - Forget it, really! Every tear from the eyes of people worth all the property! Have you forgotten already burying his brother and three others left us? I have no hope without him. I'll give the whole world for a little finger nail ... - Do not forget coolroms that we have employees and 3,000 divorced owner of the land. We must accept it with dignity. If only we trusted his friendship, his father, it was easier; But we do not know what is in his heart. - May God have mercy on the soul of his father. Even interest would not take us. - Yes, God rest his bones. He was kind, but times are changing fast, and with people. We do not know what luck son. - My heart tells me that luck is not good. *** Early morning coolroms hurry if Rashid install itself, clean the hut, and prepare the dinner guest. It was not easy for her to calm her son's mind when he discovered the chicken blood and feathers next to coupons after he'd woken up. Abu Rashid shaved his face, wearing the best pants, and walked to the barn and sweep it with a broom thorny. He inflated the rest grain sieve the remaining side and threw her to the top of the pile that stood in the center of the barn. Then, circled the pile and into the heart saddened at the realization that it costs barely half the amount contained last season. The sky rains prevented due season, and volunteered them that in due season. Was shaped, and long chaff from the bar. For Abu-Rashid, was the best proof that the days with the Lord no longer be comfortable with his watery. The book, as they say, is called from the beginning. He took the wheat and grain began her super grain. Said in his heart: if the number pair remains on our soil, and Herr "would not require interest me. If there is a small change would require interest me, and when I can not Lslmh expel me from the ground and bring another employee at the bottom. Abu Rashid extremely shocked with the number out detail, but then scolded himself for the shock and ducked as he hummed to himself. coolroms *** Abu-Rashid when he returned coolroms to the hut he found his wife immersed coolroms in the preparation of metal plates and spoons on a wooden round stool, after which arranged the pillows around nicely. He saw his son playing with a kid and affectionately calls him "demon" and ran after him and carries him on his shoulders and holding
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