The Smell of Apples

Description : Samy is teased with the name "Sibawayh" in class for mispronouncing the Arabic words. After class, Samy's house becomes a courthouse in which the father is the attorney defending Sibawayh and Samy is the prosecutor. The father explains the meaning of the name "Sibawayh", the smell of apples and presents Sibawayh's journey and struggle to learn and master the Arabic pronunciation until he wrote his famous book of grammar and linguistics. He excelled as professor of native-speaking professors.

SGD : Goal 4: Quality Education

Keywords : Children literature, grammar, Sibawayh, the smell of apples, Iran, Persian, the correct pronunciation, the foundation of linguistics

Type : An educational story

Relations : It is one of eight stories in the collection Our Beautiful Language: Grammar Stories

Coverage : The story is about Samy who learns about Sibawayh's achievements which helps us correctly pronounce the words

Language and Age : In Arabic for age 11-12

Publishing Rights : The writer and Al-Dar Al-Masriah Al-Lubnaniah, Cairo

Publisher and Place : Al-Dar Al-Masriah Al-Lubnaniah, Cairo

Publication Date : 2000

E-Format : 23 pages in Arabic