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丁Dīng吉jí和hé奶nǎi牛niú

Tingi and the Cows

When soldiers come to the village and take the cows away, Tingi and his grandmother must run and hide.

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🔑 Key words in this story (24)

奶牛 nǎiniú cow (kept for its milk)
士兵 shìbīng soldier
把 bǎ particle: puts the object before the verb
躲 duǒ to hide (oneself)
树叶 shùyè leaves (of a tree)
以前 yǐqián before, in the past
常常 chángcháng often
照看 zhàokàn to take care of, to mind
村 cūn village
带走 dàizǒu to take away
逃离 táolí to flee from
村庄 cūnzhuāng village
树丛 shùcóng thicket, bushes
又 yòu again
藏 cáng to hide
底下 dǐxia under, beneath
踩 cǎi to step on
藏身 cángshēn to hide oneself
吱声 zīshēng to make a peep, to say a word
直到 zhídào until
安全 ānquán Safe; safety. Used for places, food, traffic, data — anything that is free from danger.
才 cái only then, not until (直到…才 'not until…')
悄悄 qiāoqiāo quietly, without a sound
爬 pá to crawl, to climb

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丁Dīng吉jí和hé奶nǎi奶nai住zhù在zài一yī起qǐ。

Tingi lived with his grandmother.

丁Dīng吉jí以yǐ前qián常cháng常cháng和hé奶nǎi奶nai一yī起qǐ照zhào看kàn奶nǎi牛niú。

He used to look after the cows with her.

有yǒu一yī天tiān，村cūn里lǐ来lái了le士shì兵bīng。

One day the soldiers came.

他tā们men把bǎ奶nǎi牛niú带dài走zǒu了le。

They took the cows away.

丁Dīng吉jí和hé奶nǎi奶nai逃táo离lí了le村cūn庄zhuāng，躲duǒ了le起qǐ来lai。

Tingi and his grandmother ran away and hid.

他tā们men白bái天tiān躲duǒ在zài树shù丛cóng里lǐ。

They hid in the bush until night.

士shì兵bīng们men又yòu回huí来lai了le。

Then the soldiers came back.

奶nǎi奶nai把bǎ丁Dīng吉jí藏cáng在zài树shù叶yè底dǐ下xia。

Grandmother hid Tingi under the leaves.

有yǒu个gè士shì兵bīng踩cǎi到dào了le丁Dīng吉jí藏cáng身shēn的de树shù叶yè，但dàn是shì丁Dīng吉jí没méi有yǒu吱zī声shēng。

One of the soldiers put his foot right on him, but he kept quiet.

丁Dīng吉jí和hé奶nǎi奶nai直zhí到dào安ān全quán了le才cái走zǒu出chū来lai。

When it was safe, Tingi and his grandmother came out.

他tā们men悄qiāo悄qiāo地de爬pá回huí家jiā。

They crept home very quietly.