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Level 2 · Elementary · Story

很hěn饿è的de鳄è鱼yú

The hungry crocodile

A crocodile with a very empty belly goes looking for food, slowly and quietly…

54 characters · about 1 min · 🔊 Read by a native speaker

🔑 Key words in this story (10)
  • 饿 è hungry
  • 肚子 dùzi belly, tummy
  • 鳄鱼 èyú crocodile
  • 然后 ránhòu then, after that
  • 从前 cóngqián once upon a time; in the past
  • 慢慢 mànmàn slowly
  • 悄悄 qiāoqiāo quietly, without a sound
  • 扑通 pūtōng splash! (the sound of a sudden plunge)
  • 直到 zhídào until
  • 又 yòu again (of something that has happened before)

Tap any word for its meaning.

从cóng前qián有yǒu一yī条tiáo肚dù子zi很hěn饿è的de鳄è鱼yú。

Once there was a very hungry crocodile.

他tā慢màn慢màn地de、悄qiāo悄qiāo地de去qù找zhǎo东dōng西xi吃chī。然rán后hòu……

He searched for food slowly and quietly. And then…

扑pū通tōng！鳄è鱼yú来lái了le！

SPLASH! Here comes the crocodile!

然rán后hòu他tā肚dù子zi就jiù不bù再zài饿è了le，很hěn高gāo兴xìng。

After that he is no longer hungry, and he is happy.

直zhí到dào肚dù子zi又yòu饿è起qǐ来lai了le！

Until he gets hungry again.

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