Lazy Jack

جک تنبل

Once upon a time, in a small village, a lazy boy called Jack lived with his mother. He was so lazy that he found it very difficult to move even his fingers. His mother worked as a servant maid in town homes and earned for herself and her son. People started to call him Lazy Jack and Jack's mother was totally irritated and worried about her son.

روزی روزگاری در دهکده ای کوچک، پسر تنبلی به نام جک با مادرش زندگی می کرد. او به قدری تنبل بود که حتی حرکت دادن انگشتانش برایش بسیار مشکل بود. مادرش به عنوان خدمتکار در خانه های شهر کار می کرد و برای خود و پسرش درآمد داشت. مردم او را جک تنبل خطاب کردند و مادر جک کاملاً عصبانی و نگران پسرش بود.

One day, she fell sick and was feeling fever severely. She was bed-ridden for two days and could not go to work. She asked her son to earn something for them; otherwise there won't be anything to eat.

یک روز مریض شد و به شدت تب داشت. او دو روز در بستر بود و نتوانست سر کار برود. او از پسرش خواست تا چیزی برای آنها به دست آورد. در غیر این صورت چیزی برای خوردن نخواهد بود.

Lazy Jack finally understood her mother's health and their poverty. He promised her mother to bring something and went on to search for a work.

تنبل جک بالاخره سلامتی مادرش و فقر آنها را درک کرد. او به مادرش قول داد که چیزی بیاورد و دنبال کار رفت.

A farmer offered him work in his land and paid two pennies for Jack's work.

یک کشاورز به او پیشنهاد کار در زمینش را داد و دو پنی برای کار جک پرداخت.

Jack thanked him and rushed to home with the pennies in hand. As he was running to home, he did not notice the pennies rolled down from his hand. He could not find the coins and reached home with unhappy face.

جک از او تشکر کرد و با سکه ها در دست به خانه رفت. همانطور که او به سمت خانه می دوید، متوجه نشد که سکه ها از دستش پایین می روند. او نتوانست سکه ها را پیدا کند و با چهره ای ناراضی به خانه رسید.

He told the incident to his mom. Jack's mom told him, 'dear Jack, next time, you put them in your pocket, so that they won't fall!'

ماجرا را به مادرش گفت. مامان جک بهش گفت جک عزیز دفعه بعد بذار تو جیبت که نیفتن!

The next day, a milkman offered Jack a job. Jack was offered a jar of milk as wages for his work. As told by his mother, he poured the milk into his pocket and ran towards his mom.

روز بعد، یک شیرفروش به جک پیشنهاد کار داد. به جک یک شیشه شیر به عنوان دستمزد برای کارش پیشنهاد شد. به قول مادرش شیر را در جیبش ریخت و به طرف مادرش دوید.

His mom recognized what would have happened after seeing Jack's dress. She told him,' Jack, you should have carried the milk jar on your head. Don't worry. But be careful next time!'

مادرش متوجه شد که بعد از دیدن لباس جک چه اتفاقی می افتد. او به او گفت: "جک، تو باید شیشه شیر را روی سرت می بردی." نگران نباشید. اما دفعه بعد مراقب باش!

Next time also Jack worked for the milkman and he went to the milkman's farm early in the morning. The work got completed before the noon and Jack was paid a bar of cheese for his work. Jack was happy and as told by his mother, he carried the cheese bar on his head. Since it was a sunny day and very hot in the noon, all the cheese melted away.

دفعه بعد نیز جک برای شیرفروش کار کرد و او صبح زود به مزرعه شیرفروش رفت. کار قبل از ظهر تمام شد و جک برای کارش یک تکه پنیر دریافت کرد. جک خوشحال بود و همانطور که مادرش گفته بود، پنیر را روی سرش گرفت. از آنجایی که یک روز آفتابی بود و در ظهر بسیار گرم بود، همه پنیرها آب شدند.

Jack told his mom that all cheese melted. His mother told, he should have carried the cheese in his hands and asked him to do correctly next time.

جک به مادرش گفت که تمام پنیرها آب شده است. مادرش گفت، او باید پنیر را در دست می گرفت و از او می خواست دفعه بعد درست عمل کند.

The next day, he went to work in cattle. The owner of the cattle farm offered him a little kitten for him towards wages as Jack liked the kitten very much. He carried the kitten on his hands. The little kitten jumped from his hands and ran away. Jack was sad and told his mother he lost the kitten too.

روز بعد برای کار در دامداری رفت. صاحب مزرعه گاو به او یک بچه گربه کوچک برای دستمزد به او پیشنهاد داد زیرا جک بچه گربه را بسیار دوست داشت. او بچه گربه را روی دستانش حمل کرد. بچه گربه کوچولو از دستانش پرید و فرار کرد. جک غمگین بود و به مادرش گفت که او هم بچه گربه را از دست داده است.

His mom told, he should have tied a rope and dragged the kitten on the road.

مامانش گفت، باید طناب می بست و بچه گربه را می کشید توی جاده.

For the next two days, he went to work in a farm again and returned home with a huge piece of meat. He tied the meat with a rope and dragged it on the road. The meat was spoiled and his mom shouted at him as he could not do anything properly.

دو روز بعد دوباره برای کار در مزرعه رفت و با یک تکه گوشت بزرگ به خانه بازگشت. گوشت را با طناب بست و در جاده کشید. گوشت خراب شده بود و مامانش سر او فریاد زد که او نمی توانست کاری را به درستی انجام دهد.

Later sometime, she consoled him and told him that he should have carried the meat on his shoulders.

بعداً مدتی او را دلداری داد و به او گفت که باید گوشت را روی دوش می برد.

Jack went to nearby town for work and returned home after a week. For his hard work, he was rewarded with a donkey and he carried the donkey on his shoulders.

جک برای کار به شهر مجاور رفت و پس از یک هفته به خانه بازگشت. به خاطر زحماتش خری به او پاداش دادند و الاغ را بر دوش گرفت.

A young girl around 8 years of age who saw Jack carrying the donkey on shoulders started to laugh and she laughed continuously for long time. Her dad, who was the richest person in the town, was so happy and was in tears. He thanked Jack as he made her daughter laugh after 5 years. Jack realized his mistakes and foolishness he done then and before. But at the same time his foolishness made that rich man's daughter laugh. He took the rich man and his daughter to his home. The rich man offered them work and shelter in his bungalow. From that incident, he tried to do everything properly without any mistakes and foolishness and they lived happily ever after!

دختر جوانی حدوداً 8 ساله که جک الاغ را روی دوش می‌دید شروع به خندیدن کرد و برای مدت طولانی مدام می‌خندید. پدرش که ثروتمندترین فرد شهر بود، بسیار خوشحال بود و اشک می ریخت. او از جک تشکر کرد و دخترش را بعد از 5 سال به خنده انداخت. جک متوجه اشتباهات و حماقتی که قبلا و قبل انجام داده بود، شد. اما در عین حال حماقت او باعث خنده دختر آن مرد ثروتمند شد. او مرد ثروتمند و دخترش را به خانه اش برد. مرد ثروتمند به آنها پیشنهاد کار و سرپناه در خانه ییلاقی خود داد. از آن حادثه سعی کرد بدون هیچ اشتباه و حماقت همه چیز را به درستی انجام دهد و تا آخر عمر به خوشی زندگی کردند!