A glass of milk
A glass of milk One day, a poor boy who was selling goods door to door to pay his way through school, found he had only one thin dim left, and he was hungry. He decided he would ask for a meal at the next house. However, he lost his nerve when a lovely young woman opened the door. Instead of a meal, he asked for a drink of water. She thought he looked hungry, so brought him a large glass of milk. He drank it slowly and then asked:...
Tell me why? Declan Galbraith song
In my dream, children sing a song of love for every boy and girl The sky is blue and fields are green and laughter is the language of the world Then I wake and all I see, is a world full of people in need Chorus: Tell me why (why) does it have to be like this? Tell me why (why) is there something I have missed? Tell me why (why) I don’t understand When so many need somebody, we don’t give a helping hand Tell me why?...
Gift by Forugh farrokhzad
من از نهایت شب حرف می زنم من از نهایت تاریکی و از نهایت شب حرف می زنم اگر به خانه ی من آمدی برای من ای مهربان چراغ بیاور و یک دریچه که از آن به ازدحام کوچه ی خوشبخت بنگرم speak out of the deep of night out of the deep of darkness and out of the deep of night I speak. if you come to my house, friend bring me a lamp and a window I can look through at the crowd in the happy alley. Forugh Farrokhzad Translated by Ahmad Karimi...
Graham David Hughes
Graham David Hughes (born 1979) is a British adventurer, filmmaker, television presenter and Guinness World Record holder. Hughes successfully visited all 193 United Nations member states and several other territories across the world without flying. He recently commemorated his accomplishment with a Esquire Network. In answer to the controversial question:”Any lessons from your journey?He said: My main lesson from all of this:...
داستان ساعت اثر کیت چاپلین
Kate Chopin 1894 Knowing that Mrs. Mallard was afflicted with a heart trouble, great care was taken to break to her as gently as possible the news of her husband’s death. It was her sister Josephine who told her, in broken sentences; veiled hints that revealed in half concealing. Her husband’s friend Richards was there, too, near her. It was he who had been in the newspaper office when intelligence of the railroad disaster...
“The Old Man at the Bridge” by Ernest Hemingway
“The Old Man at the Bridge” by Ernest Hemingway: An old man with steel rimmed spectacles and very dusty clothes sat by the side of the road. There was a pontoon bridge across the river and carts, trucks, and men, women and children were crossing it. The mule-drawn carts staggered up the steep bank from the bridge with soldiers helping push against the spokes of the wheels. The trucks ground up and away heading out of it all and the...
The bird and the cage by Paulo Coelho
Once upon a time, there was a bird. He was adorned with perfect wings and with glossy, colorful feathers. He was a creature made to fly about freely in the sky, bringing joy to everyone who saw him. روزی روزگاری پرنده ای بود با یک جفت بال زیبا و پرهای درخشان رنگارنگ و عالی و در یک کلام حیوانی مستقل و آماده ی پرواز در آزادی کامل . هر کس آن را در حین پرواز می دید خوشحال میشد One day, a woman saw this bird and fell in love with...
The elephant and the rope by Paulo Coelho
procedure adopted by circus trainers to ensure that elephants never rebel مربی حیوانات سیرک، با نیرنگی ساده ، مانع فرار فیل ها می شود. When still a baby, the elephant is tethered by a very thick rope to a stake firmly hammered into the ground. The elephant tries several times to get free, but it lacks the strength to do so. وقتی فیل کوچک است، پایش را با طناب ضخیمی به تنه ی درختی می بندند. بچه فیل، هر قدر هم که تقلا می کند، نمی تواند...
The Loan قرض
Two friends, Sam and Mike, were riding on a bus. Suddenly the bus stopped and bandits got on. The bandits began robbing the passengers. They were taking the passengers’ jewelry and watches. They were taking all their money, too. Sam opened his wallet and took out twenty dollars. He gave the twenty dollars to Mike. “Why are you giving me this money?” Mike asked. “Last week I didn’t have any money, and you loaned me twenty dollars,...
Day and Night
Day and Night There are 24 hours in a day. The day is divided into “day(time)” and “night(-time)”. Daytime is from sunrise (this varies, but we can say approximately 6am) to sunset (we can say approximately 6pm). Night-time is from sunset to sunrise Every day starts precisely at midnight. AM (Ante-Meridiem = before noon) starts just after midnight. PM (Post-Meridiem=after noon) starts just after midday. This...