Easy Arabic reading

The Hen and Her Eggs in Arabic

الدَّجَاجَةُ وَبَيْضُهَا

The Hen and Her Eggs is a Easy-level Arabic reading text about a child caring for Warda the hen and gathering her eggs. Its fully vocalized Arabic helps learners read each word accurately, while the sentence-by-sentence English translation supports understanding. The story also includes optional Arabic audio, useful vocabulary, comprehension practice and a focused language point. It works well for independent reading, a short classroom lesson or shared practice with a parent.

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فِي مَزْرَعَتِنَا دَجَاجَةٌ صَفْرَاءُ اِسْمُهَا وَرْدَةُ.

On our farm, there is a yellow hen named Warda.

تَسْكُنُ وَرْدَةُ فِي قُنٍّ صَغِيرٍ قُرْبَ الْحَدِيقَةِ.

Warda lives in a small coop near the garden.

فِي كُلِّ صَبَاحٍ، تَضَعُ بَيْضَةً فِي عُشِّهَا.

Every morning, she lays an egg in her nest.

يَذْهَبُ أَبِي إِلَى الْقُنِّ وَيَجْمَعُ الْبَيْضَ بِعِنَايَةٍ.

My father goes to the coop and carefully collects the eggs.

ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ، وَجَدْتُ بَيْضَةً تَحْتَ الْقَشِّ.

One day, I found an egg under the straw.

حَمَلْتُهَا بِلُطْفٍ وَوَضَعْتُهَا فِي السَّلَّةِ.

I carried it gently and put it in the basket.

أَعَدَّتْ أُمِّي لَنَا بَيْضًا لَذِيذًا فِي الْإِفْطَارِ.

My mother prepared delicious eggs for our breakfast.

شَكَرْنَا وَرْدَةَ، وَقَدَّمْنَا لَهَا الْحَبَّ وَالْمَاءَ.

We thanked Warda and gave her grain and water.

New Arabic words from the story

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دَجَاجَةٌ Hen
قُنٌّ Coop
عُشٌّ Nest
قَشٌّ Straw
سَلَّةٌ Basket
بِعِنَايَةٍ Carefully

Reading comprehension questions

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1. مَا اسْمُ الدَّجَاجَةِ؟

2. أَيْنَ وَجَدَ الطِّفْلُ الْبَيْضَةَ؟

3. مَاذَا قَدَّمَتِ الْأُسْرَةُ لِوَرْدَةَ؟

Learn Arabic from this story

فِي tells where or when something happens

فِي كُلِّ صَبَاحٍ، تَضَعُ بَيْضَةً فِي عُشِّهَا.

Every morning, she lays an egg in her nest.

فِي can mean “in” for a place, as in فِي عُشِّهَا, or introduce a time expression, as in فِي كُلِّ صَبَاحٍ.

Another example: الْبَيْضُ فِي السَّلَّةِ. — The eggs are in the basket.

For parents and teachers

Preview the title and picture, then read or play each Arabic sentence slowly. Ask the learner to repeat it and point to words connected with farm animals, careful actions and gratitude. Use the translation only when needed, practise recognizing the new words, and finish with the comprehension questions and one short oral retelling.

Questions about The Hen and Her Eggs

What level is The Hen and Her Eggs?

The Hen and Her Eggs is marked Easy. The full tashkīl, English translation and sentence audio provide extra support for developing readers.

What can learners practise in The Hen and Her Eggs?

Learners practise connected reading, listening, comprehension and vocabulary related to farm animals, careful actions and gratitude.

How should this Arabic story be used?

Read one sentence at a time, listen to the audio, repeat the Arabic aloud, check the English only when needed, and then answer the questions from memory.

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