月亮和她的妈妈

月亮和她的媽媽

The Moon and Her Mother

Level 2 · Fables · 寓言故事 · 33 vocabulary words

Source: 《伊索寓言》 · Aesop's Fables

月亮yuè liang对duì她tā的de妈mā妈mā说shuō：妈mā妈mā，给gěi我wǒ做zuò一yī件jiàn衣服yī fu吧ba。

The moon said to her mother: mother, make me a dress.

妈mā妈mā说shuō：怎么zěn me给gěi你nǐ做zuò呢ne？你nǐ今天jīn tiān是shì新xīn月yuè，过guo几jǐ天tiān是shì半bàn月yuè，再zài过guo几jǐ天tiān是shì满mǎn月yuè。

Her mother said: how can I? Today you're a crescent, soon a half moon, then a full moon.

你nǐ总是zǒng shì变biàn大dà变biàn小xiǎo，一yī件jiàn衣服yī fu怎么zěn me做zuò才cái合hé身shēn呢ne？

You keep changing size — how could one dress ever fit you?

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