Baseball Pig

There is a little pig. The pig wants to be a baseball player.

l=vd W!frla bkakjd' W!rdg k fiafmd,a l%Svlfhla fjkak'
Everyday, he practices baseball. He practices hitting a baseball.
yeuodu" Tyq mqyqKq fjkjd fiafnda,a' Tyq mqyqKq fjkj fia fnda,hlg .ykak'
He wants to be a big hitter.
Tyqg k f,dl= myr fokafkla fjkak'
After 10 years of practice, the pig decides to try out for the New York Yankees the
most famous baseball team in America.
wjqre 10 l mqyqKqfjka miq" W!rd ;SrKh lrkjd we;=,afjkak ksfhdala hekalSia
tlg weuldf m%isoaOu fia fnd,a lKavdhuhs'
He takes a direct flight to New York, then rents a car and drives to Yankee Stadium.
Tyq ^fkdkj;ajd hk& hdkhla .kakjd ksfhdala j,g" B<`.g ldrhla l=,shg wrka
mojkjd hekals l%Svdx.khg'
He tries out for the Yankees, but the Yankees reject him. The Yankees' manager says,
Tyq W;aidy lrkjd hekalSia j,g hkak" ta;a hekalSia Tyqj m%;slafIam lrkjd'
l<ukdlre lshkjd"
"I'm sorry. You are an amazing baseball player, but we can't let a pig join our team."
zzug lK.dgqhs" Tn mqudldr fiafnd,a l%Svlfhla' t;a wmsg nE W!frla wfma
lKavdhug nojd.kak fokak'
The pig is very unhappy. He goes home and cries everyday. Finally, his friend says to
him,
W!rdg y wi;=gqhs' Tyq f.or f.dia w`vkjd yeuodu' wjidkfha" Tyqf.a ;=rd Tyqg
lshkjd'
"Come on, get a grip! Stop crying and try again with another team."
zzblauka lrkak' Tf ye`.S md,kh lr.kak!" fjk lKavdhulg W;aidy
lrkak'ZZ
The pig listens to his friend. He stops crying. He practices baseball everyday.
W!rd Tyqf.a ;=rdg weyqlka fokjd' Tyq we`u k;r lrkjd' Tyq fiafnda,a mqyqKq
fjkj yeuodu'
One day, he is reading the newspaper and he finds out that the San Francisco Giants
need new baseball players.
kla Tyq m;a;rh lshjkj" Tyqg yuqfjkj ieka *%ekaisiaflda chkaia,g wjYhhs
lsh,d w;a fiafnda,a l%Svlhkaj'

The pig immediately flies to San Francisco.

W!rd laIKslj b.sf,kjd ^.=jkska hkjd& ieka *ekaisiaflda j,g'
He tries out for the Giants. The Giants are very impressed with the pig. The manager
says,
Tyq W;aidy lrkj chkaia,g tlajkak' chkaia,g f.dvla

zzys;g ldjkjZZ

W!rj' l<ukdlre lshkjd"

"Wow, you are the best hitter I have ever seen". The Giants hire the pig and pay him 2
dollars.
zzIdya" Tn ;ud fyd`ou m%ydrlhd uu fuf;la lalZZ' chkaia, W!rj .kakj iy
fvd, 2 la f.jkjd'
In his first game, the pig hits 5 home runs! Everyone in San Francisco loves the pig!
The
Tyqf.a m<uq ;r`.fha" W!rd ,l=Kq 5 la .ykjd' yeuflfklau ieka*ekaisiafldaj,
wdorh lrkjd W!rdg'
Giants give him a big raise. They pay him 540 million dollars!
chkaia fokj Tyqg mjeula' Tjqkka f.jkj Tyqg fvd, 540 la
The pig is rich, famous, and happy.
W!rd fmdfydi;a" m%isoaOhs" i;=gqhs'
Vocab
to try out (for):

to try to get a job (usually used in sports or other performance jobs)

hula .kak W;aidy lrkjd

direct flight:

a flight with no stops, (an airplane trip with no stops)

fkdkj;ajd .ufka fhfok hdkh

"come on":

(idiom) "hurry", "do [something] now"- blauka lrkak'

get a grip:

control your emotions, calm down (be calm), control yourself - ye`.S

md,kh lr .kakjd'
to find out:

to learn, to discover (new information) - fydhd k.kakjd

impressed with:

think (someone/something) is great - ^hula f.dvla fyd`ohhs& ys;g

jkj
hitter:
to hire:

a person who hits - m%ydrlhd

to give a job (to someone) - /lshdjg .kakjd

home run: t

he biggest hit in baseball, (idiom) a very big success - f,dl=

id:l;ajh
a raise:

a pay increase, an increase in money (for a job) - ^m& jeula