Heidi · chapter 2 of 5
The Red Mountain
山是红的
On her first day on the mountain Heidi meets an eagle, a sunset like fire and her first friend. But Aunt Dete returns with news that may take her away.
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- Peter 快，小白！小黑！上山了！
Kuài, xiǎo bái! Xiǎo hēi! Shàngshān le!
Come on, Little White! Little Black! Up we go!
- Heidi 彼得，山羊们喜欢吃什么？
Bǐdé, shānyángmen xǐhuan chī shénme?
Peter, what do the goats like to eat?
- Peter 草和花。它们什么都吃，也吃我的帽子！
Cǎo hé huā. Tāmen shénme dōu chī, yě chī wǒ de màozi!
Grass and flowers. They eat anything, even my cap!
- Heidi 哈哈！小黑，你的脸好黑！
Hāhā! Xiǎo hēi, nǐ de liǎn hǎo hēi!
Ha ha! Little Black, your face is so black!
- Peter 海蒂，你的鞋呢？
Hǎidì, nǐ de xié ne?
Heidi, where are your shoes?
- Heidi 我不要鞋了！脚在草上太好玩了！
Wǒ búyào xié le! Jiǎo zài cǎo shàng tài hǎowán le!
I don't want shoes! My feet love the grass!
- Peter 你的衣服呢？你怎么只穿一件？
Nǐ de yīfu ne? Nǐ zěnme zhǐ chuān yí jiàn?
And where are your clothes? Why are you only wearing one dress?
- Heidi 这样不热！你也试试！
Zhèyàng bú rè! Nǐ yě shìshi!
It's not hot this way! You try it too!
- Peter 我不试！走吧，山上还很高。
Wǒ bú shì! Zǒu ba, shānshàng hái hěn gāo.
No way! Let's go, the mountain is still high.
- Heidi 你看，花！黄的，红的，蓝的！
Nǐ kàn, huā! Huáng de, hóng de, lán de!
Look, flowers! Yellow, red, blue!
- Heidi 彼得，天上是什么鸟？
Bǐdé, tiānshàng shì shénme niǎo?
Peter, what's that bird in the sky?
- Peter 那是老鹰。它在找吃的。
Nà shì lǎoyīng. Tā zài zhǎo chī de.
That's an eagle. It's looking for food.
- Heidi 老鹰，你好！你想吃我的面包吗？
Lǎoyīng, nǐ hǎo! Nǐ xiǎng chī wǒ de miànbāo ma?
Hello, eagle! Do you want my bread?
- Peter 别给老鹰！给我吧！
Bié gěi lǎoyīng! Gěi wǒ ba!
Don't give it to the eagle! Give it to me!
- Heidi 哈哈，好！我们一起吃。
Hāhā, hǎo! Wǒmen yìqǐ chī.
Ha ha, all right! Let's eat together.
- Heidi 彼得！你看，山是红的！像火一样！
Bǐdé! Nǐ kàn, shān shì hóng de! Xiàng huǒ yíyàng!
Peter! Look, the mountains are red! Like fire!
- Peter 不是火。太阳下山了，山就变红了。
Bú shì huǒ. Tàiyáng xiàshān le, shān jiù biàn hóng le.
It's not fire. The sun is going down, so the mountains turn red.
- Heidi 太漂亮了……我每天都想来。
Tài piàoliang le… Wǒ měi tiān dōu xiǎng lái.
It's so beautiful... I want to come every day.
- Peter 好啊。明天我们再来。
Hǎo a. Míngtiān wǒmen zàilái.
Sure. We'll come again tomorrow.
- Heidi 彼得，你是我的好朋友，对不对？
Bǐdé, nǐ shì wǒ de hǎo péngyou, duì bú duì?
Peter, you're my good friend, right?
- Peter 我？朋友？……对，对！
Wǒ? Péngyou?… Duì, duì!
Me? A friend? ...Yes, yes!
- Heidi 太好了！走，回家！
Tài hǎo le! Zǒu, huíjiā!
Wonderful! Let's go home!
- Heidi 爷爷！我回来了！山是红的，花是蓝的！
Yéye! Wǒ huílái le! Shān shì hóng de, huā shì lán de!
Grandfather! I'm back! The mountains are red, the flowers are blue!
- Grandfather 慢点说。你今天高兴吗？
Màn diǎn shuō. Nǐ jīntiān gāoxìng ma?
Slow down. Are you happy today?
- Heidi 太高兴了！爷爷，我明天还要去！
Tài gāoxìng le! Yéye, wǒ míngtiān hái yào qù!
So happy! Grandfather, I'm going again tomorrow!
- Grandfather 好。你高兴，我也高兴。
Hǎo. Nǐ gāoxìng, wǒ yě gāoxìng.
Good. When you're happy, I'm happy too.
- Aunt Dete 开门！海蒂在家吗？
Kāi mén! Hǎidì zàijiā ma?
Open up! Is Heidi home?
- Grandfather 又是迪特。你来做什么？
Yòu shì Dítè. Nǐ lái zuò shénme?
Dete again. What do you want?
- Aunt Dete 法兰克福有一个女孩，想要朋友。海蒂明天跟我走！
Fǎlánkèfú yǒu yí gè nǚhái, xiǎng yào péngyou. Hǎidì míngtiān gēn wǒ zǒu!
In Frankfurt there is a girl who wants a friend. Heidi comes with me tomorrow!
- Heidi 我不去！山，花，彼得，爷爷……我都不想走！
Wǒ bú qù! Shān, huā, Bǐdé, yéye… Wǒ dōu bù xiǎng zǒu!
I won't go! The mountain, the flowers, Peter, Grandfather... I don't want to leave any of it!
What changed in the story?
- Why does Heidi take off her shoes?
“我不要鞋了！脚在草上太好玩了！”
- Who does Heidi offer her bread to first?
“老鹰，你好！你想吃我的面包吗？”
- Why do the mountains turn red?
“太阳下山了，山就变红了。”
- How does Peter feel when Heidi calls him her friend?
“我？朋友？……对，对！”
- Why does Dete come back?
“法兰克福有一个女孩，想要朋友。海蒂明天跟我走！”