Tu BiShvat in the Garden Story Pack
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1. Parallel text — read with the audio
Play the story audio on the story page. Read the Hebrew column out loud with the narrator. Glance at English only when stuck.
| ¶ | Hebrew | Transliteration | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | הַיּוֹם ט"וּ בִּשְׁבָט, הַחַג שֶׁל הָעֵצִים. | ha-YOM TU bish-VAT, ha-KHAG shel ha-e-TSIM. | Today is Tu BiShvat, the holiday of the trees. |
| 2 | בַּחוּץ קְצָת קַר, אֲבָל הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ זוֹרַחַת. | ba-KHUTS ke-TSAT KAR, a-VAL ha-SHE-mesh zo-RA-khat. | Outside it is a little cold, but the sun is shining. |
| 3 | סָבָּא וַאֲנִי הוֹלְכִים לַגִּנָּה עִם שְׁתִיל קָטָן. | SA-ba va-a-NI hol-KHIM la-gi-NA im she-TIL ka-TAN. | Grandpa and I go to the garden with a small sapling. |
| 4 | אֲנַחְנוּ חוֹפְרִים בּוֹר בָּאֲדָמָה הָרְטֻבָּה. | a-NAKH-nu khof-RIM BOR ba-a-da-MA ha-re-tu-BA. | We dig a hole in the wet earth. |
| 5 | סָבָּא שָׂם אֶת הַשְּׁתִיל בְּתוֹךְ הַבּוֹר. | SA-ba SAM et ha-she-TIL be-TOKH ha-BOR. | Grandpa puts the sapling inside the hole. |
| 6 | אֲנִי מַשְׁקֶה אוֹתוֹ בְּמַיִם. | a-NI mash-KE o-TO be-MA-yim. | I water it with water. |
| 7 | אַחַר־כָּךְ אֲנַחְנוּ אוֹכְלִים פֵּרוֹת מְיֻבָּשִׁים: צִמּוּקִים, תְּמָרִים, וּשְׁקֵדִים. | a-KHAR KAKH a-NAKH-nu okh-LIM pe-ROT me-yu-ba-SHIM: tsi-mu-KIM, te-ma-RIM, u-she-ke-DIM. | Afterwards we eat dried fruits: raisins, dates, and almonds. |
| 8 | הָעֵץ הַקָּטָן יִגְדַּל וְיִתֵּן פֵּרוֹת בְּעוֹד כַּמָּה שָׁנִים. | ha-ETS ha-ka-TAN yig-DAL ve-yi-TEN pe-ROT be-OD ka-MA sha-NIM. | The small tree will grow and give fruits in years to come. |
2. True or False?
Read each statement and circle T if true, F if false. If false, write the correction in the blank.
1.Tu BiShvat is the holiday of the trees.TF
2.It is warm and sunny outside.TF
3.Grandpa and the narrator bring a small sapling.TF
4.They dig a hole in the dry earth.TF
5.Grandpa puts the sapling inside the hole.TF
6.The narrator gives the tree milk.TF
7.They eat dried raisins, dates, and almonds.TF
8.The little tree will give fruit in a few years.TF
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