Level 3 · Intermediate · Story

鸡jī和hé千qiān足zú虫chóng

Chicken and Millipede

Two friends who love to compete, a chicken and a millipede, decide to find out who is best with a game of football.

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🔑 Key words in this story (24)
  • 千足虫 qiānzúchóng millipede
  • 场 chǎng measure word for games and matches
  • 飞快 fēikuài fast as lightning
  • 轮 lún round, turn
  • 守门员 shǒuményuán goalkeeper
  • 输 shū to lose
  • 恶心 ěxīn sick (as if about to throw up); disgusting
  • 咕噜 gūlu gurgle, rumble (a sound in the belly)
  • 咳嗽 késou to cough
  • 互相 hùxiāng each other
  • 竞争 jìngzhēng to compete
  • 进行 jìnxíng to hold, to carry out
  • 看看 kànkan to see, to find out
  • 棒 bàng great, excellent
  • 球员 qiúyuán player (in a ball game)
  • 有点 yǒudiǎn a little, somewhat
  • 闷闷不乐 mènmènbùlè glum, in low spirits
  • 点球 diǎnqiú penalty kick
  • 大战 dàzhàn big battle (点球大战 'penalty shoot-out')
  • 当 dāng to act as, to be (当守门员 'be goalkeeper')
  • 拿到 nádào to get, to win
  • 猛 měng hard, with force (猛地一踢 'a hard, sudden kick')
  • 运球 yùnqiú to dribble (the ball)
  • 头球 tóuqiú header (in football)

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鸡jī和hé千qiān足zú虫chóng是shì好hǎo朋péng友you,但dàn是shì它tā们men又yòu互hù相xiāng竞jìng争zhēng。有yǒu一yī天tiān,它tā们men决jué定dìng进jìn行xíng一yī场chǎng足zú球qiú比bǐ赛sài,看kàn看kan谁shéi是shì最zuì棒bàng的de球qiú员yuán。

Chicken and Millipede were friends. But they were always competing with each other. One day they decided to play football to see who the best player was.

它tā们men去qù了le球qiú场chǎng,开kāi始shǐ比bǐ赛sài。鸡jī跑pǎo得de飞fēi快kuài,但dàn是shì千qiān足zú虫chóng跑pǎo得de更gèng快kuài。鸡jī把bǎ球qiú踢tī得de很hěn远yuǎn,但dàn是shì千qiān足zú虫chóng踢tī得de更gèng远yuǎn。鸡jī开kāi始shǐ有yǒu点diǎn闷mèn闷mèn不bù乐lè。

They went to the football field and started their game. Chicken was fast, but Millipede was faster. Chicken kicked far, but Millipede kicked further. Chicken started to feel grumpy.

最zuì后hòu,它tā们men决jué定dìng来lái一yī场chǎng点diǎn球qiú大dà战zhàn。第dì一yī轮lún中zhōng,千qiān足zú虫chóng当dāng守shǒu门mén员yuán,鸡jī只zhǐ拿ná到dào了le一yī分fēn。然rán后hòu,在zài第dì二èr轮lún中zhōng,鸡jī做zuò守shǒu门mén员yuán。

They decided to play a penalty shoot-out. First Millipede was goal keeper. Chicken scored only one goal. Then it was the chicken’s turn to defend the goal.

千qiān足zú虫chóng猛měng地de一yī踢tī,球qiú进jìn了le。千qiān足zú虫chóng运yùn球qiú飞fēi快kuài,又yòu进jìn了le一yī球qiú。千qiān足zú虫chóng跳tiào起qǐ来lai,打dǎ了le个gè头tóu球qiú,又yòu得dé了le一yī分fēn。千qiān足zú虫chóng一yī共gòng得dé了le五wǔ分fēn。

Millipede kicked the ball and scored. Millipede dribbled the ball and scored. Millipede headed the ball and scored. Millipede scored five goals.

鸡jī输shū了le,它tā很hěn生shēng气qì。千qiān足zú虫chóng哈hā哈hā大dà笑xiào,因yīn为wèi它tā的de朋péng友you输shū了le球qiú,就jiù无wú理lǐ取qǔ闹nào。

Chicken was furious that she lost. Millipede started laughing because his friend was making such a fuss over losing.

鸡jī生shēng气qì极jí了le,它tā张zhāng开kāi嘴zuǐ,一yī口kǒu把bǎ千qiān足zú虫chóng吞tūn了le下xià去qu。

Chicken was so angry that she opened her beak wide and swallowed the millipede.

鸡jī回huí家jiā的de路lù上shang,遇yù到dào了le千qiān足zú虫chóng妈mā妈ma。千qiān足zú虫chóng妈mā妈ma问wèn它tā:“你nǐ看kàn见jiàn我wǒ的de孩hái子zi了le吗ma?”鸡jī什shén么me都dōu没méi说shuō,千qiān足zú虫chóng妈mā妈ma很hěn担dān心xīn。

As Chicken was walking home, she met Mother Millipede. Mother Millipede asked, “Have you seen my child?” Chicken didn’t say anything. Mother Millipede was worried.

千qiān足zú虫chóng妈mā妈ma突tū然rán听tīng到dào了le一yī阵zhèn微wēi弱ruò的de声shēng音yīn:“快kuài帮bāng我wǒ,妈mā妈ma!”千qiān足zú虫chóng妈mā妈ma看kàn了le看kàn周zhōu围wéi,仔zǐ细xì地de听tīng着zhe,声shēng音yīn是shì从cóng鸡jī身shēn体tǐ里lǐ传chuán出chū来lai的de。

Then Mother Millipede heard a tiny voice. “Help me mom!” cried the voice. Mother Millipede looked around and listened carefully. The voice came from inside the chicken.

千qiān足zú虫chóng妈mā妈ma大dà喊hǎn道dào:“快kuài用yòng你nǐ神shén奇qí的de能néng力lì!”千qiān足zú虫chóng会huì产chǎn生shēng一yī种zhǒng很hěn难nán闻wén的de味wèi道dao,会huì让ràng鸡jī觉jué得de很hěn恶ě心xīn。

Mother Millipede shouted, “Use your special power my child!” Millipedes can make a bad smell. Chicken began to feel ill.

鸡jī打dǎ了le一yī个gè嗝gé,咕gū噜lu咕gū噜lu要yào吐tù了le,又yòu是shì打dǎ喷pēn嚏tì又yòu是shì咳ké嗽sou。千qiān足zú虫chóng太tài恶ě心xīn了le!

Chicken burped. Gurgle, gurgle – she was about to be sick. Then she sneezed and coughed. The millipede was disgusting!

鸡jī不bù停tíng地de咳ké嗽sou,直zhí到dào把bǎ千qiān足zú虫chóng从cóng胃wèi里lǐ咳ké了le出chū来lai。千qiān足zú虫chóng妈mā妈ma和hé孩hái子zi赶gǎn紧jǐn爬pá上shàng树shù,藏cáng了le起qǐ来lai。

Chicken coughed until she coughed out the millipede that was in her stomach. Mother Millipede and her child crawled up a tree to hide.

从cóng此cǐ以yǐ后hòu,鸡jī和hé千qiān足zú虫chóng就jiù变biàn成chéng了le敌dí人rén。

From that time, chickens and millipedes were enemies.