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小壁虎借尾巴

The Gecko Borrows a Tail

Level 2 · 童话故事 · 童话故事 · 48 vocabulary words

Source: 中国语文课文 · Chinese textbook classic

小xiǎo壁bì虎hǔ的de尾巴wěi ba断duàn了le。他tā想xiǎng:没有méi yǒu尾巴wěi ba多duō难看nán kàn,去qù借jiè一yì条tiáo吧ba。

A little gecko lost his tail. How ugly without one, he thought - I'll borrow a tail.

他tā问wèn小xiǎo鱼yú借jiè,小xiǎo鱼yú说shuō:不行bù xíng,我wǒ要yào用yòng尾巴wěi ba拨bō水shuǐ呢ne。他tā问wèn老lǎo牛niú借jiè,老lǎo牛niú说shuō:我wǒ要yào用yòng尾巴wěi ba赶gǎn苍蝇cāng ying。

The little fish said no - I need mine to push through the water. The old ox said no - I swat flies with mine.

他tā又yòu问wèn燕子yàn zi借jiè,燕子yàn zi说shuō:我wǒ要yào用yòng尾巴wěi ba掌握zhǎng wò方向fāng xiàng。

The swallow said no - I need mine to steer through the air.

小xiǎo壁bì虎hǔ难过nán guò地de回家huí jiā了le。妈妈mā ma笑xiào了le:傻shǎ孩子hái zi,回头huí tóu看kàn!他tā的de新xīn尾巴wěi ba已经yǐ jīng长cháng出来chū lái了le。

The gecko went home sad. Silly child, look behind you, laughed Mama - his new tail was already growing!

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