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小xiǎo狗gǒu在zài哪nǎ儿r?

Where is the puppy?

A child comes home and calls for the family puppy, but Doudou does not come…

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🔑 Key words in this story (3)
  • 小狗 xiǎogǒu puppy, little dog
  • 回来 huílai to come back, to be back home
  • 床 chuáng bed

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我wǒ家jiā有yǒu一yī只zhī小xiǎo狗gǒu,它tā叫jiào豆Dòu豆dou。

My family has a puppy. Its name is Doudou.

今jīn天tiān下xià午wǔ,我wǒ回huí到dào了le家jiā。

This afternoon, I got home.

我wǒ叫jiào:“豆Dòu豆dou,我wǒ回huí来lai了le!”

I called, “Doudou, I'm home!”

豆Dòu豆dou没méi有yǒu来lái。

Doudou didn't come.

我wǒ在zài家jiā里lǐ找zhǎo它tā:桌zhuō子zi下xià没méi有yǒu,椅yǐ子zi上shàng也yě没méi有yǒu。

I looked for it in the house: it wasn't under the table, and it wasn't on the chair either.

外wài边bian呢ne?外wài边bian也yě没méi有yǒu。

What about outside? It wasn't outside either.

妈mā妈ma正zhèng在zài做zuò饭fàn。

Mom was cooking.

我wǒ问wèn:“妈mā妈ma,你nǐ看kàn见jiàn豆Dòu豆dou了le吗ma?”

I asked, “Mom, have you seen Doudou?”

妈mā妈ma说shuō:“没méi有yǒu。你nǐ去qù问wèn爸bà爸ba吧ba。”

Mom said, “No. Go and ask Dad.”

爸bà爸ba在zài看kàn电diàn视shì,他tā也yě不bù知zhī道dào。

Dad was watching TV. He didn't know either.

我wǒ很hěn不bù高gāo兴xìng,回huí到dào了le我wǒ的de房fáng间jiān。

I was very sad, and I went back to my room.

我wǒ的de床chuáng上shàng有yǒu很hěn多duō衣yī服fu。

There were lots of clothes on my bed.

衣yī服fu里lǐ有yǒu一yī个gè小xiǎo东dōng西xi……

There was something small in the clothes…

是shì豆Dòu豆dou!它tā在zài我wǒ的de衣yī服fu里lǐ睡shuì觉jiào呢ne。

It was Doudou! It was sleeping in my clothes.

我wǒ叫jiào:“爸bà爸ba、妈mā妈ma,豆Dòu豆dou在zài这zhè儿r!”

I called, “Dad, Mom, Doudou is here!”

妈mā妈ma说shuō:“它tā想xiǎng你nǐ了le!”

Mom said, “It missed you!”