Three classmates make cards and bookmarks for a school fair. When a child cannot see their work, they change the display and make their first sale.
01Read the Arabic story
تَجْهِيزُ رُكْنٍ لِمَعْرِضِ الْمَدْرَسَةِ
قَبْلَ مَعْرِضِ الْمَدْرَسَةِ بِأُسْبُوعٍ، اِتَّفَقْتُ مَعَ نَادِيَةَ وَسَامِرٍ عَلَى تَجْهِيزِ رُكْنٍ صَغِيرٍ لِلْبَيْعِ. صَنَعْنَا بِطَاقَاتِ تَهْنِئَةٍ وَفَوَاصِلَ لِلْكُتُبِ مِنْ وَرَقٍ مُلَوَّنٍ. كَتَبْتُ الْعِبَارَاتِ، وَرَسَمَتْ نَادِيَةُ الْأَشْكَالَ، وَجَهَّزَ سَامِرٌ الْأَكْيَاسَ. اِجْتَمَعْنَا بَعْدَ الدُّرُوسِ مَرَّتَيْنِ، وَأَكْمَلْنَا بَعْضَ الْعَمَلِ فِي الْبَيْتِ كَيْ تَكُونَ الْأَشْيَاءُ جَاهِزَةً فِي الْمَوْعِدِ. أَرَدْنَا أَنْ نَسْتَعْمِلَ الْمَالَ لِشِرَاءِ أَلْوَانٍ لِصَفِّنَا.
فِي صَبَاحِ الْمَعْرِضِ، وَضَعْنَا طَاوِلَةً قُرْبَ بَابِ الْقَاعَةِ. كَانَ ثَمَنُ الْبِطَاقَةِ ثَلَاثَةَ رِيَالَاتٍ، وَكَانَ ثَمَنُ فَاصِلِ الْكِتَابِ رِيَالَيْنِ. كَتَبْنَا الْأَسْعَارَ بِخَطٍّ كَبِيرٍ، ثُمَّ وَضَعْنَا لَافِتَةً كَبِيرَةً أَمَامَ الطَّاوِلَةِ. بَدَا لَنَا الرُّكْنُ جَمِيلًا، فَوَقَفْنَا خَلْفَهُ وَانْتَظَرْنَا الزُّوَّارَ.
جَاءَ طِفْلٌ وَقَالَ: «أَرَى الْأَسْعَارَ، لَكِنْ أَيْنَ الْبِطَاقَاتُ؟» نَظَرْنَا مِنْ مَكَانِهِ، فَوَجَدْنَا أَنَّ اللَّافِتَةَ تَحْجُبُ الْأَشْيَاءَ الصَّغِيرَةَ. رَفَعْنَاهَا وَثَبَّتْنَاهَا عَلَى الْحَائِطِ خَلْفَنَا. ثُمَّ قَرَّبْنَا الْبِطَاقَاتِ وَالْفَوَاصِلَ مِنْ حَافَّةِ الطَّاوِلَةِ، فَأَصْبَحَتْ أَوْضَحَ لِلزُّوَّارِ.
اِخْتَارَ الطِّفْلُ بِطَاقَةً وَفَاصِلًا، وَدَفَعَ خَمْسَةَ رِيَالَاتٍ. كَتَبَ سَامِرٌ الْمَبْلَغَ فِي دَفْتَرٍ، وَوَضَعَتْ نَادِيَةُ الْأَشْيَاءَ فِي كِيسٍ. بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ، بَاعَ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ مِنَّا وَسَاعَدَ الْآخَرَيْنِ. فِي نِهَايَةِ الْيَوْمِ عَدَدْنَا الْمَالَ مَعَ الْمُعَلِّمَةِ، وَاخْتَرْنَا الْأَلْوَانَ الَّتِي نُرِيدُ شِرَاءَهَا لِلصَّفِّ.
Show English translationHide English translation
A week before the school fair, I agreed with Nadia and Samir to prepare a small stall. We made greeting cards and bookmarks from coloured paper. I wrote the messages, Nadia drew the shapes, and Samir prepared the bags. We met twice after lessons and finished some work at home so the items would be ready on time. We wanted to use the money to buy colouring supplies for our class.
On the morning of the fair, we placed a table near the hall door. A card cost three riyals, and a bookmark cost two. We wrote the prices in large writing, then placed a big sign in front of the table. The stall looked lovely to us, so we stood behind it and waited for visitors.
A child came and said, “I can see the prices, but where are the cards?” We looked from his position and found that the sign was hiding the small items. We lifted it and fixed it to the wall behind us. Then we moved the cards and bookmarks closer to the edge of the table, so visitors could see them more clearly.
The child chose a card and a bookmark and paid five riyals. Samir wrote the amount in a notebook, and Nadia put the items in a bag. After that, each of us sold things and helped the others. At the end of the day, we counted the money with the teacher and chose the colouring supplies we wanted to buy for the class.
02Useful words from the story
| Arabic in the story | Meaning here |
|---|---|
| بِطَاقَاتِ تَهْنِئَةٍ | greeting cards |
| فَوَاصِلَ لِلْكُتُبِ | bookmarks |
| مُلَوَّنٍ | coloured |
| الْأَسْعَارَ | the prices |
| تَحْجُبُ | hides; blocks from view |
| ثَبَّتْنَاهَا | we fixed it in place |
| حَافَّةِ | the edge of |
| الْمَبْلَغَ | the amount |
03Check your understanding
Choose one answer for each question. Look back at the Arabic story when you need a clue. Open the English support if you need help understanding a question.
What to remember
- Keep the prices separate: a card is three riyals and a bookmark is two, so the first purchase totals five.
- Follow the display change from the visitor’s view: move the large sign and bring the small items forward.
Explore the Arabic in this story
Related grammar and vocabularyOpen Araqick guides connected to this story.
Shopping in Arabic: Ask Prices and Choose What You Need
ثَمَنُ الْبِطَاقَةِ
Review the price and purchase language used at the school stall.
Arabic Numbers 0–100: Words, Digits, and Practice
خَمْسَةَ رِيَالَاتٍ
Practise the numbers that describe item prices and the total paid.
Arabic Time and Place Adverbs: Before, After, In Front and Behind
قَبْلَ مَعْرِضِ الْمَدْرَسَةِ بِأُسْبُوعٍ
Follow the time expressions and object positions in the preparations.
