Dadtime Stories

This is an old short story, originally in Arabic https://dadtimestories.me/en/the-power-goes-out-in-beirut/ of one of those nights, back in Beirut, when the power went out, while Mira and her father, Alaa, were trying to sleep. It was a summer night, and the weather was too hot to fall asleep. So Mira and her dad started to think of creative ways to get some cool breeze. This episode's artwork is by Ghida Barraj.

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بعد سنتين من السكن في اسطنبول، قررت ميرا تهاجر على كندا مع إمها. وقططها من لبنان، قرروا يروحوا بمغامرة شيقة صوب اسطنبول حتى يودعوها. After living in Istanbul for two years, Mira intended to immigrate to Canada with her mom. Her cats back in Lebanon, decided to go on an exciting adventure all the way to Istanbul to say their goodbyes and farewell to Mira. Follow us on instagram and share with us your thoughts and stories to inspire ...

While checking the attic, Mira finds an old Nintendo game, plugs it into the TV and plays Super Mario. When she reaches Bowser, the Turtle Dragon, she fights him but he manages to melt the screen and escape into real life. How will Mira become Super Mira and save the day? Listen to it and more stories on our website dadtimestories.me and let us know what you thinkAlso follow us on instagram and share with us your thoughts and stori...

Mira and her dad Alaa were in Hamra, Beirut, Lebanon, when they spotted Piccadilly Theater, an old deserted theater, or so they think. When they go in, a man welcomes them and takes them to their seats. They watch a movie projection of an old Lebanese train, when that train comes to life, and they find themselves inside. On the way, they meet Fairuz, the famous Lebanese singer. Watch the full story and let us know your thoughts on ...

عتّمت الدنيي وغابت الشمس. ميرا ما قدرت تنام وراحت تفتّش عليها بتاني ميلة من الكرة الأرضية. تابعوا القصّة وخبرونا شو رأيكم عبر موقع https://dadtimestories.me/

The sky went black, after sunset. Mira couldn't fall asleep, so she left home looking for the sun, on the other side of the earth.

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It may be #Halloween, and the story title may sound #scary, but it is not at all. This story is part of a new series of kids stories in English, with a Lebanese twist and a few phrases in Arabic. It is a story of Mira visiting her grandparents' village with her friend Kareem. On their way to buy ice cream, Kareem calls an old man boogie man, while Mira corrects his information, and tells him about how people there greet strangers, ...

طلبت ميرا من بابا يرجع زغير حتى تروح عالمدرسة معه وتلعب معه. بالحقيقة ما بيقدر يعمل هيك شي. مستحيل. بس بالخيال، قدر يرجّعها لميرا بالزمن حتى تلتقي بالبابا والماما وتلعب معهم. تابعوا القصّة وخبرونا شو رأيكم عبر موقع https://dadtimestories.me/

Mira asked her dad to be a child again, so that she goes to school and play with him. In reality, he couldn't do that. Impossible. But with their imagination, she managed to go back in time, and...

كانت الدني صيف، وميرا ما عندها مدرسة، عطلة وحتقضّي النهار عند بيت ستها وجدها. بس قبل ما يروح البابا عالشغل، طلبت منّه يخبّرها قصّة عنّ لمّا كان زغير، وخبّرها عن طريق سحريّة وصّلته لعند رفقاته، اسمعوا القصة بالعربي قبل النوم

It was summer, and Mira didn't have school, and she was spending the day at her grandparent's house. But before her dad left to work, she asked him for a short story of when he was little like her. He told her o...

بالقصة الماضية، جرّب الذئب يحتال على ميرا، بس هيي كانت أذكى منّه. قرّر الذئب ينتقم، وكان كل شي ماشي متل ما هوّي مخطّط لحد ما تعاونت ميرا مع صديقة جديدة اسمها آنابيل، تابعوا القصة لمعرفة المزيد

In the latest story, the wolf tried to deceive Mira, but she outsmarted him. He decided to take revenge, and everything was going according to his plans, until she met a new friend Annabelle. Listen to the story to unravel what happened. Find...

بتتذكروا قصة ليلى والذئب؟ هيدي متلها، بس بدل ليلى ميرا، وبدل الذئب المحتال، ميرا بتكون أذكى منه وبتحتال عليه. Do you remember the famous story of Leila and the Wolf? This is just like it, but instead of Leila, Mira is the lead character, and instead of a cunning wolf, Mira is outsmarts him and gets back at him. Find more about dadtime stories on our website dadtimestories.me Follow us on instagram and share with us your thoughts an...

كان أول نهار رمضان وميرا كتير محمّسة لجمعة الإفطار مع العيلة، بس النهار طويل قبل المغرب، فقررت تروح مشوار. يلّي ما حسبت حسابه إنها تغفى وتوعى بعد ما تعتّم الدني. كيف حتقدر تشوف طريق الرجعة؟ التفاصيل بالقصة It was the first day of Ramada and Mira was so excited to the family gathering/dinner for Iftar. The day was too long though, so she decided to go for a stroll in nature. She took a nap at some point, and woke up very late, after...

بتقرا ميرا جملة شهيرة بكتاب التاريخ: نيال اللي عنده مرقد عنزة بجبل لبنان. وبتستوحي منها فكرة لعيد ميلاد امها زينة. بتقرر تعملها مرقد عنزة، لأنها مفتكرة فيها سحر بيخلي الكهربا تجي بلبنان Mira reads in a Lebanese history book a famous saying: Blessed is the one who has a house dog for a goat in Mount Lebanon. She gets inspired by it to build one for Zeina, her mom, hoping it possesses magic that can bring electricity to Lebanon | داد...

كان نهار عاصف باسطنبول، ميرا قررت ترجع عالبيت لحالها لأن أهلها كانوا علقانين بعيد وما قادرين يوصلوا لعندها. عطريق الرجعة، صار في غطيطة (ضباب) ولما راقت الدني، لقيت ميرا حالها على غير كوكب، بعيدة كتير عن بيتها. كيف حترجع؟ تابعوا القصة لتعرفوا شو صار It is a windy day in Istanbul, and Mira decides to go back home alone, since her parents are stuck away from her school, and they could not pick her up. On her way back, a mist hides eve...

ميرا بتتلقى عزيمة من رفيقتها دونا على عشا عيد الميلاد عندها بالبيت. ميرا بتقضي وقتها تجمّع لهدية لدونا، بس كل مرة شي بيصير وبتضطر تجمّع من الأول. هل رح تلحق تجيب الهدية قبل سهرة العيد؟ استمعوا للقصة وشاركونا تعليقكم. Mira gets invited to a Christmas Dinner at her friend's place. She spends her time saving for a gift for Donna, her friend. Each time she almost has the money saved, something comes up, spends it all and has to start o...

بلال ما كان على بعضه. عم يقعد منعزل وعم بيتصرّف بغرابة بالمدرسة. بيوم من الأيام بيدفش رفيقه عالأرض، والماما بتعرف. بتخبره إنو العصفورة قالتلها. بلال بيحط براسه يبحث عن هالعصفورة ويتصيّدها. شو كان زاعج بلال؟ وهل حيقدر يلقط العصفورة؟ شو حيصير معها؟ Bilal wasn't himself for a while. He's sitting alone and acting weirdly at school. One day, he shoves his friend to the ground, and his mom knows all about it. She says the bird had told h...

ميرا كانت عم تلعب مع رفقاتها لمّا واحد منهم بيسألها ليش الفلامينغو بيوقف على اجر وحدة. وهيك بيقرر بيها لميرا ياخدهم بمغامرة على البرازيل حتى يسألوا طيور الفلامينغو شخصياً. Mira was playing with her friends, when one of them asks her why the flamingo is always standing on one leg. Mira's dad, not having an answer, decides to take Mira and her friends on an adventure to Brazil to ask the Flamingo birds in person. | دادتايم ستوريز هو ...