lavali nission yish shakt lagebiham;

those with experience have a quiet about them

hahayal habit bakor roah banar

the soldier calmly regarded the youth

"you lea meshalot," amar bashkat

"I've had my wishes," he said, quietly

vapanio antitution hapako levan hamorot seber

and his blotchy face turned a grave white

"ham bomet kibbalt at shlosh inseming?"

"And did you really have the three wishes granted?"

"kiblati at mashalothei", ishar hasmel-rab-soren

"I had my wishes granted," confirmed the sergeant-major

"ham oud misho rit?" shalla hazekne

"And has anybody else wished?" asked the old lady

"ladm hiram you shlosh meshalot", hada hetshova

"The first man had his three wishes," was the reply

"ani lo yodei ma you stew inseming harashonot"

"I don't know what the first two wishes were"

"ebl hamashala hashelishity hada limwat"

"but the third wish was for death"