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    Arabic Stories for Language Learners: Traditional Middle-Eastern Tales In Arabic and English (Online Audio Included)
    Arabic Stories for Language Learners: Traditional Middle-Eastern Tales In Arabic and English (Online Audio Included)
    Arabic Stories for Language Learners: Traditional Middle-Eastern Tales In Arabic and English (Online Audio Included)
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    Arabic Stories for Language Learners: Traditional Middle-Eastern Tales In Arabic and English (Online Audio Included)

    By Hezi Brosh and Lutfi Mansur

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    Arabic Stories for Language Learners--a language learning experience for beginner to intermediate students of the Arabic language.

    The traditional stories of a country are invaluable at providing insight into understanding the culture, history and language of a people. A great way to learn Arabic, the sixty-six stories found in Arabic Stories for Language Learners present the vocabulary and grammar used every day in Arabic-speaking countries

    Pulled from a wide variety of sources that have been edited and simplified for learning purposes, these stories are presented in parallel Arabic and English, facilitating language learning in the classroom and via self-study. Each story is followed by a series of questions in Arabic and English to test comprehension and encourage discussion.

    Online companion audio helps students of Arabic improve their pronunciation and inflection, and immerses non-students into the uniquely Arabic storytelling style.

    All audio content is accessible on tuttlepublishing.com/downloadable-content.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTuttle Publishing
    Release dateAug 6, 2013
    ISBN9781462911714
    Arabic Stories for Language Learners: Traditional Middle-Eastern Tales In Arabic and English (Online Audio Included)

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    Arabic Stories for Language Learners - Hezi Brosh

    Being Employed Is Better Than Being Unemployed

    A man came to the prophet and said to him: O, messenger of God, I am poor and I cannot find food to feed my children and family. Help me.

    The prophet gave him an ax and said to him: Go to the forest and gather wood, then return to me.

    The man went to the forest and gathered a bundle of wood, then sold it and bought food and clothes for his children. When he returned, the prophet said to him: All work, no matter how simple, is better than sitting around complaining about poverty and waiting for charity.

    Juha and the Police Officer

    Juha left his house in the middle of the night and was walking the streets when a police officer encountered him and asked: What are you doing in the street in the middle of the night?

    Juha replied: My sleep ran away, and I’m looking for it.

    Detail from The Night Halt (Muhammad Zaman flor. 1649-1694), page from an album of paintings and calligraphy most of whose pages are now stored at the Hermitage Museum in Saint Petersburg. Gouache, gold and ink on paper, 1660–1665, Iran. Department of Islamic art, Louvre Museum. Former Duffeuty collection; gift of the Friends of the Louvre, 1998.

    The Child and the Grocer

    A boy went to the grocery store to buy 60 dirhams worth of dates. The grocer gave him dates but reduced the weight. The boy said: Why are these dates lighter?

    The grocer replied: To make it easier for you to carry it.

    He asked for the money, and the boy paid him fifty dirhams.

    The grocer said: The price of the dates is sixty dirhams. Why did you pay less?

    The boy replied: To make it easier for you to count the money.

    Juha and the Thief

    Juha sensed that there was a thief in his house one night, so he went to his bedroom closet and hid in it. The thief was looking for something to steal but couldn’t find anything. When he saw the closet he opened it, and there was Juha inside. The thief was frightened, but he took courage and said: What are you doing here, old man?

    To that Juha replied: I’m sorry, sir, but I knew that you wouldn’t find anything worth stealing, and for that I was ashamed and hid out of embarrassment.

    Detail from The Owner of a House and a Thief, 1663 (1703 AH). Walters Art Museum W.626.136). Acquired by Henry Walters.

    If I Had Been Riding It, I Would Have Been Lost

    One day Juha’s donkey was missing, so he started to search for it, praising God and thanking him.

    People asked him, Why do you praise God and thank him when your ass has been lost?

    And Juha said: I praise him and thank him because if I was riding the donkey, I would have been lost with it.

    An Appropriate Answer

    A Bedouin entered the place of one of the princes, and he saw the prince sitting and all the notables around him, and he greeted the prince saying: Peace be upon you, O Prince, and he asked him: How are you, O

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