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十兄弟

The Ten Brothers

Level 4 · Folktales · 民间故事 · 82 vocabulary words

Source: 中国民间故事 · Chinese folktale

从前cóng qián有yǒu一yí对duì老lǎo夫妻fū qī,生shēng了le十shí个儿gè r子zǐ。十shí兄弟xiōng dì个gè个gè有yǒu本领běn lǐng:千qiān里lǐ眼yǎn、顺shùn风fēng耳ěr、大力dà lì气qì、铁tiě头tóu、长cháng腿tuǐ、大dà肚dǔ皮pí、长cháng手shǒu、天tiān眼yǎn、爱ài哭kū、爱ài笑xiào。

An old couple once had ten sons, and each brother had a gift: Far-Eyes, Wind-Ears, Mighty-Strength, Iron-Head, Long-Legs, Big-Belly, Long-Arms, Sky-Eye, the Crier and the Laugher.

坏huài国王guó wáng要yào抓zhuā走zǒu老lǎo夫妻fū qī。十shí兄弟xiōng dì一起yì qǐ去qù救jiù:千qiān里lǐ眼看yǎn kàn,顺shùn风fēng耳ěr听tīng,大力dà lì气qì搬bān来lái大dà山shān挡dǎng路lù。

When the wicked king came to take their parents, the ten brothers set out together: Far-Eyes looked, Wind-Ears listened, Mighty-Strength moved a mountain across the road.

铁tiě头顶tóu dǐng开kāi城chéng门mén,长cháng腿tuǐ蹚tāng过guò大dà河hé,大dà肚dǔ皮pí喝hē干gān河hé水shuǐ,长cháng手shǒu一yì伸shēn,把bǎ爹diē娘niáng拉lā上shàng了le岸àn。

Iron-Head burst the city gate, Long-Legs waded the great river, Big-Belly drank the river dry, and Long-Arms reached out and lifted their parents to the bank.

十shí兄弟xiōng dì各gè有所yǒu suǒ长cháng,一yì条tiáo心xīn就jiù谁shéi也yě打dǎ不过bú guò。这zhè就jiù叫jiào:兄弟xiōng dì同心tóng xīn,黄huáng土tǔ变成biàn chéng金jīn。

Each brother had his own gift, and of one heart they could not be beaten: when brothers are of one mind, loess turns to gold.

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