The Bremen Town Musicians · chapter 2 of 3
The Big Concert
大音乐会
Four hungry friends see a feast in a robbers' house and try a very loud plan. But will the robbers stay away?
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- Old Donkey 我最高，我来看看。啊！有好多好吃的！
Wǒ zuì gāo, wǒ lái kànkan. Ā! Yǒu hǎo duō hǎochī de!
I'm the tallest, so I'll look. Oh! There's so much good food!
- Dahuang 有什么？有肉吗？
Yǒu shénme? Yǒu ròu ma?
What is it? Is there meat?
- Old Donkey 有面包，有米饭，有肉，还有很多钱！
Yǒu miànbāo, yǒu mǐfàn, yǒu ròu, hái yǒu hěn duō qián!
There's bread, rice, meat, and lots of money too!
- Dahong 桌子那儿有两个强盗！他们在吃，也在笑！
Zhuōzi nàr yǒu liǎng gè qiángdào! Tāmen zài chī, yě zài xiào!
Two robbers are sitting at the table! They're eating and laughing!
- Dahuang 我好饿啊！我想吃那些肉，我要吃很多！
Wǒ hǎo è a! Wǒ xiǎng chī nàxiē ròu, wǒ yào chī hěn duō!
I'm so hungry! I want to eat that meat, lots of it!
- Dahong 可是强盗有刀，我们怎么办？
Kěshì qiángdào yǒu dāo, wǒmen zěnme bàn?
But the robbers have knives. What do we do?
- Dahuang 我们只有四个，他们也有刀。我怕。
Wǒmen zhǐyǒu sì gè, tāmen yě yǒu dāo. Wǒ pà.
There are only four of us, and they have knives. I'm scared.
- Old Donkey 我有一个办法！我们来开音乐会！
Wǒ yǒu yí gè bànfǎ! Wǒmen lái kāi yīnyuèhuì!
I have an idea! Let's give a concert!
- Dahong 音乐会？现在？给谁听？
Yīnyuèhuì? Xiànzài? Gěi shéi tīng?
A concert? Now? Who's it for?
- Old Donkey 给强盗听！我们一起唱歌，他们一定会怕！
Gěi qiángdào tīng! Wǒmen yìqǐ chànggē, tāmen yídìng huì pà!
For the robbers! If we sing together, they'll be scared for sure!
- Old Donkey 来，大黄，你站到我上边来！
Lái, Dà Huáng, nǐ zhàn dào wǒ shàngbian lái!
Come on, Dahuang, climb up on top of me!
- Old Donkey 咪咪，你站在大黄上边！
Mīmi, nǐ zhàn zài Dà Huáng shàngbian!
Mimi, you stand on top of Dahuang!
- Mimi 好高啊！我有点儿怕。喵……
Hǎo gāo a! Wǒ yǒudiǎnr pà. Miāo…
It's so high! I'm a little scared. Meow...
- Old Donkey 大红，你最小，你站在最上边！
Dà Hóng, nǐ zuì xiǎo, nǐ zhàn zài zuì shàngbian!
Dahong, you're the smallest. You stand at the very top!
- Dahong 我看到强盗了！大家都准备好了吗？
Wǒ kàndào qiángdào le! Dàjiā dōu zhǔnbèi hǎo le ma?
I can see the robbers! Is everybody ready?
- Old Donkey 一，二，三！唱！
Yī, èr, sān! Chàng!
One, two, three! Sing!
- Old Donkey 咿啊！咿啊！咿啊！
Yī ā! Yī ā! Yī ā!
Hee-haw! Hee-haw! Hee-haw!
- Mimi 喵！喵！喵！
Miāo! Miāo! Miāo!
Meow! Meow! Meow!
- Dahong 喔喔喔！喔喔喔！
Wō wō wō! Wō wō wō!
Cock-a-doodle-doo! Cock-a-doodle-doo!
- Little Robber 啊！有鬼！有鬼！
Ā! Yǒu guǐ! Yǒu guǐ!
Ah! A ghost! A ghost!
- Robber Boss 快跑！快跑！
Kuài pǎo! Kuài pǎo!
Run! Run!
- Robber Boss 快，快，跑进森林！
Kuài, kuài, pǎo jìn sēnlín!
Quick, quick, run into the forest!
- Dahuang 强盗都跑了！我们的音乐会太好了！
Qiángdào dōu pǎo le! Wǒmen de yīnyuèhuì tài hǎo le!
The robbers all ran away! Our concert was fantastic!
- Mimi 他们说这里有鬼！真好笑！
Tāmen shuō zhèlǐ yǒu guǐ! Zhēn hǎoxiào!
They said there's a ghost here! That's so funny!
- Old Donkey 来，坐下！我们吃饭吧！
Lái, zuò xià! Wǒmen chīfàn ba!
Come on, sit down! Let's eat!
- Dahuang 太好吃了！我最爱吃肉，我还要吃！
Tài hǎochī le! Wǒ zuì ài chī ròu, wǒ hái yào chī!
So yummy! I love meat the most, and I want more!
- Mimi 我吃面包，我还要吃鱼。
Wǒ chī miànbāo, wǒ hái yào chī yú.
I'll have bread, and I want fish too.
- Old Donkey 我吃好了。我好累，我们去睡觉吧。
Wǒ chī hǎo le. Wǒ hǎo lèi, wǒmen qù shuìjiào ba.
I'm done eating. I'm so tired. Let's go to sleep.
- Narrator 灯关了。驴、狗、猫和公鸡都睡了。
Dēng guān le. Lǘ, gǒu, māo hé gōngjī dōu shuì le.
The lights went out. The donkey, dog, cat and rooster were all asleep.
- Mimi 小声点！你们听！有人来了！
Xiǎoshēng diǎn! Nǐmen tīng! Yǒu rén lái le!
Quiet! Listen! Someone's coming!
What changed in the story?
- What does the donkey see through the window?
“有面包，有米饭，有肉，还有很多钱”
- Who is sitting at the table?
“桌子那儿有两个强盗”
- What is the donkey's plan?
“我们来开音乐会”……“给强盗听”
- Why do the robbers run away?
“有鬼！有鬼！”
- What does the cat hear at the end?
“有人来了”