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灰姑娘

Cinderella

Level 4 · World Tales · 世界童话 · 87 vocabulary words

Source: 格林童话 · Grimms' Fairy Tales

灰huī姑娘gū niang的de妈妈mā ma死sǐ了le,爸爸bà ba娶qǔ了le一yí个gè带dài着zhe两liǎng个gè女儿nǚ ér的de妻子qī zi。两liǎng个gè姐姐jiě jie欺负qī fu她tā,让ràng她tā睡shuì灶zào灰huī边biān,天天tiān tiān干gàn活huó。

Her mother dead, her father remarried, two stepsisters made her a drudge sleeping in the ashes.

王子wáng zǐ举行jǔ xíng三sān天tiān的de舞wǔ会huì挑选tiāo xuǎn新娘xīn niáng。灰huī姑娘gū niang想xiǎng去qù,后hòu妈mā把bǎ一yì盆pén豆子dòu zi倒dào进jìn灰huī里lǐ说shuō:捡jiǎn完wán就jiù去qù。她tā叫jiào鸟niǎo儿ér们men帮忙bāng máng捡jiǎn完了wán le。

At the king's three-day ball her stepmother dumped lentils in the cinders, pick them up to come; the birds did it.

榛zhēn树shù上shàng落下luò xià的de仙女xiān nǚ给gěi了le她tā金jīn裙子qún zi和hé水晶shuǐ jīng鞋xié。第dì三sān天tiān夜里yè li她tā跑pǎo掉diào了le一yì只zhī鞋xié,王子wáng zǐ拿ná着zhe鞋xié找zhǎo遍biàn全quán城chéng。

The hazel tree gave gold dresses and glass slippers; fleeing the third night she lost a shoe and the prince searched the city.

两liǎng个gè姐姐jiě jie削xiāo了le脚jiǎo后hòu跟gēn也yě穿chuān不bú进jìn鞋xié里lǐ。轮lún到dào灰huī姑娘gū niang,鞋xié正好zhèng hǎo。王子wáng zǐ认出rèn chū她tā,两liǎng人rén结jié了le婚hūn。

The sisters cut off part of a heel and still could not fit the shoe. When Cinderella's turn came it fit perfectly; the prince recognised her and they married.

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