The wife rejoiced greatly at their good fortune, and would count all the gold piece by piece.
"Wife," replied Ali Baba, "you do not know what you undertake, when you pretend to count the money; you will never have done. I will dig a hole, and bury it. There is no time to be lost."
"You are in the right, husband," replied she, "but let us know, as nigh as possible, how much we have. I will borrow a small measure, and measure it, while you dig the hole."
Away the wife ran to her brother-in-law Cassim, who lived just by, and addressing herself to his wife, desired that she lend her a measure for a little while. Her sister-in-law asked her whether she would have a great or a small one. The other asked for a small one. She bade her stay a little, and she would readily fetch one.
The sister-in-law did so, but as she knew Ali Baba's poverty, she was curious to know what sort of grain his wife wanted to measure, and artfully putting some suet at the bottom of the measure, brought it to her, with an excuse that she was sorry that she had made her stay so long, but that she could not find it sooner.
Ali Baba's wife went home, set the measure upon the heap of gold, filled it, and emptied it often upon the sofa, till she had done, when she was very well satisfied to find the number of measures amounted to so many as they did, and went to tell her husband, who had almost finished digging the hole. When Ali Baba was burying the gold, his wife, to show her exactness and diligence to her sister-in-law, carried the measure back again, but without taking notice that a piece of gold had stuck to the bottom.
"Sister," said she, giving it to her again, "you see that I have not kept your measure long. I am obliged to you for it, and return it with thanks."
As soon as Ali Baba's wife was gone, Cassim's looked at the bottom of the measure, and was in inexpressible surprise to find a piece of gold sticking to it. Envy immediately possessed her breast.
"What!" said she, "has Ali Baba gold so plentiful as to measure it? Whence has he all this wealth?"
Cassim, her husband, was at his counting house. When he came home his wife said to him, "Cassim, I know you think yourself rich, but Ali Baba is infinitely richer than you. He does not count his money, but measures it."

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🖌 Phrasal verb of the day 🖌
📒match up

📖Meaning
to find things that go together, or match in some way

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💬In this exercise you have to match up the words with their definitions.

💬When you're sorting the clothes, make sure you match the socks up into pairs.
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🖌 Moral story of the day 🖌
THE FROGS AT THE RAINBOW’S END
A Frog was swimming in a pond after a rainstorm. He saw a brilliant rainbow stretching across the sky.
The Frog swam to the edge of the pond as fast as he could go. There he met another Frog.
There they met another Frog.
“What is the hurry?” asked the third Frog.
“We are running to the place where the rainbow ends,” said the two Frogs.
“I have been told,” said the third Frog, “there is a cave filled with gold and diamonds and pearls at that place.”
“Then come with us,” said the two Frogs. “We will be the three richest frogs in the world!”
The three Frogs ran for miles. 
Finally they came to the rainbow’s end. There they saw a dark cave in the side of a hill.
“Gold! Diamonds! Pearls!” cried the Frogs, as they leaped into the cave.
A Snake lived inside. He was hungry and had been thinking about his supper. He swallowed the three Frogs in one quick gulp.

The highest hopes may lead to the greatest disappointments.

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⚫ بعض التعبيرات المستخدمة في الحياة اليومية :
⚫ Some of expressions used in daily life :

♦️ I'm a big fan of yours. أنا من أشد معجبيك
⁦♦️⁩ you are insensitive. أنت عديم الإحساس
⁦♦️⁩ I'll make it up to you. سأعوضك عن ذلك
⁦♦️⁩ I'll see what I can do. سأرى ما علي فعله لك

⁦♦️⁩ come again ! أعد ما قلت
⁦♦️⁩ don't lecture me. لا تكن وصي علي
⁦♦️⁩ I regret it. أنا نادم على ذلك

⁦♦️⁩ He makes me sick. إنه يقرفني
⁦♦️⁩ I feel blue. أنا أشعر بالحزن
⁦♦️⁩ you rock. أنت رائع
⁦♦️⁩ Tit for tat. وحدة بوحدة
⁦♦️⁩ can't wait any more. لا أستطيع الإنتظار أكثر
⁦♦️⁩ don't lie to me. لا تكذب علي
⁦♦️⁩ don't interrupt me. لا تقاطعني

⁦♦️⁩ suit yourself. افعل ما يحلو لك
⁦♦️⁩ joke is over. انتهى المزاح
⁦♦️⁩ cool your jets or chill out. هدئ أعصابك
⁦♦️⁩ what a relief. وأخيراً إرتحت
⁦♦️⁩ I count on me. اعتمد علي
⁦♦️⁩ be proud of yourself. كن فخورًا بنفسك
⁦♦️⁩ don't be picky. لا تشترط
⁦♦️⁩ I'm in a rush. إنني في عجلة من أمري

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🖌 Moral story of the day 🖌
📒The Wolves & the Sheep
A pack of Wolves lurked near the Sheep pasture. But the Dogs kept them all at a respectful distance, and the Sheep grazed in perfect safety. But now the Wolves thought of a plan to trick the Sheep.
"Why is there always this hostility between us?" they said. "If it were not for those Dogs who are always stirring up trouble, I am sure we should get along beautifully. Send them away and you will see what good friends we shall become."
The Sheep were easily fooled. They persuaded the Dogs to go away, and that very evening the Wolves had the grandest feast of their lives.
Do not give up friends for foes.

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