A Man and a Satyr became friends, and determined to live together.All went well for a while, until one day in winter-time the Satyr saw the Man blowing on his hands."Why do you do that?"he asked."To warm my hands," said the Man.That same day, when they sat down to supper together, they each had a steaming hot bowl of porridge, and the Man raised his bowl to his mouth and blew on it."Why do you do that?"asked the Satyr."To cool my porridge," said the Man.The Satyr got up from the table."Good-bye," said he, "I'm going: I can't be friends with a man who blows hot and cold with the same breath."
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THE MAN AND THE SATYR
الرجل والساتير
L'HOMME ET LE SATYRE
A Man and a Satyr became friends, and determined to live together.
أصبح رجل وساتير صديقين، وقررا أن يعيشا معًا.
Un homme et un satyre se lièrent d'amitié et décidèrent de vivre ensemble.
All went well for a while, until one day in winter-time the Satyr saw the Man blowing on his hands.
كان كل شيء يسير على ما يرام لفترة من الوقت، حتى رأى الساتير في أحد الأيام في فصل الشتاء الرجل ينفخ في يديه.
Tout se passa bien pendant un certain temps, jusqu'au jour où, en hiver, le satyre vit l'homme se souffler dans les mains.
"Why do you do that?"he asked."To warm my hands," said the Man.That same day, when they sat down to supper together, they each had a steaming hot bowl of porridge, and the Man raised his bowl to his mouth and blew on it.
في ذلك اليوم نفسه، عندما جلسوا لتناول العشاء معًا، كان كل واحد منهم يحمل وعاءً ساخنًا من العصيدة، فرفع الرجل وعاءه إلى فمه ونفخ فيه.
"Why do you do that?"asked the Satyr."To cool my porridge," said the Man.The Satyr got up from the table."Good-bye," said he, "I'm going: I can't be friends with a man who blows hot and cold with the same breath."
"وداعًا"، قال، "أنا ذاهب: لا أستطيع أن أكون صديقًا لرجل ينفخ الساخن والبارد في نفس الوقت."
