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The Golden Goose · chapter 2 of 3

The Long Line

长长的一排

Everyone who touches the golden goose gets stuck, and the line grows longer as Hans marches to a city where a sad princess never laughs.

The Long Line illustration

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  1. Mary 姐姐！你怎么了？别叫了，我来拉你！

    Jiějie! Nǐ zěnme le? Bié jiào le, wǒ lái lā nǐ!

    Sister! What's wrong? Stop yelling, I'll pull you free!

  2. Mary 啊！我的手也拿不开了！

    Ā! Wǒ de shǒu yě ná bu kāi le!

    Ah! My hand is stuck now, too!

  3. Anna 玛丽！你别动！别拉我！

    Mǎlì! Nǐ bié dòng! Bié lā wǒ!

    Mary! Don't move! Don't pull me!

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  1. Hans 早上好！你们在做什么？

    Zǎoshang hǎo! Nǐmen zài zuò shénme?

    Good morning! What are you two doing?

  2. Anna 快帮帮我们！我们的手拿不开！

    Kuài bāngbang wǒmen! Wǒmen de shǒu ná bu kāi!

    Help us quickly! Our hands won't come off!

  3. Hans 哈哈，你们想要金毛吗？

    Hāhā, nǐmen xiǎng yào jīn máo ma?

    Ha! Did you want a golden feather?

  4. Hans 我不知道怎么帮你们。可是我要去城里了。

    Wǒ bù zhīdào zěnme bāng nǐmen. Kěshì wǒ yào qù chénglǐ le.

    I don't know how to help you. But I'm going to the city now.

  5. Mary 什么？我们也要去吗？

    Shénme? Wǒmen yě yào qù ma?

    What? We have to go, too?

  6. Hans 鹅走，你们也走！走吧！

    É zǒu, nǐmen yě zǒu! Zǒu ba!

    Where the goose goes, you go! Let's walk!

  7. Mary 我不想去城里！我的早饭还没吃！

    Wǒ bù xiǎng qù chénglǐ! Wǒ de zǎofàn hái méi chī!

    I don't want to go to the city! I haven't had breakfast yet!

  8. Anna 不要啊！大家会看见我们的！

    Bú yào a! Dàjiā huì kànjiàn wǒmen de!

    No! Everyone will see us!

  9. The Doctor 哎呀！你们为什么走成一排？

    Āiyā! Nǐmen wèishénme zǒu chéng yì pái?

    Goodness! Why are you all walking in a row?

  10. The Doctor 女孩子，别哭。我来帮你们。

    Nǚháizi, bié kū. Wǒ lái bāng nǐmen.

    Girls, don't cry. I'll help you.

  11. The Doctor 哎呀！我的手也拿不开了！

    Āiyā! Wǒ de shǒu yě ná bu kāi le!

    Oh no! My hand is stuck, too!

  12. Hans 医生，你好！你也去城里吗？

    Yīshēng, nǐ hǎo! Nǐ yě qù chénglǐ ma?

    Hello, Doctor! Are you going to the city, too?

  13. The Doctor 我不想去城里！我有很多病人！

    Wǒ bù xiǎng qù chénglǐ! Wǒ yǒu hěn duō bìngrén!

    I don't want to go to the city! I have so many patients!

  14. The Farmer 你们好！这是什么？我来看一看。

    Nǐmen hǎo! Zhè shì shénme? Wǒ lái kàn yi kàn.

    Hello, everyone! What is this? Let me take a look.

  15. The Farmer 我的手！我的脚！都动不了了！

    Wǒ de shǒu! Wǒ de jiǎo! Dōu dòng bu liǎo le!

    My hands! My feet! I can't move any of them!

  16. Hans 太好了！大家一起去城里！

    Tài hǎo le! Dàjiā yìqǐ qù chénglǐ!

    Wonderful! Everyone goes to the city together!

  17. The Doctor 汉斯，你的鹅太奇怪了！

    Hànsī, nǐ de é tài qíguài le!

    Hans, your goose is very strange!

  18. The Doctor 我的病人怎么办？他们都在等我！

    Wǒ de bìngrén zěnme bàn? Tāmen dōu zài děng wǒ!

    What about my patients? They are all waiting for me!

  19. The King 我的公主三年不笑了。

    Wǒ de gōngzhǔ sān nián bú xiào le.

    My princess has not smiled for three years.

  20. The Princess 爸爸，我不想笑。

    Bàba, wǒ bù xiǎng xiào.

    Father, I don't feel like smiling.

  21. The King 谁让她笑，谁就可以和她结婚！

    Shéi ràng tā xiào, shéi jiù kěyǐ hé tā jiéhūn!

    Whoever makes her laugh may marry her!

  22. The Princess 没有人可以让我笑。

    Méiyǒu rén kěyǐ ràng wǒ xiào.

    No one can make me laugh.

  23. The King 唉……三年了。我只想看她笑一次。

    Āi… sān nián le. Wǒ zhǐ xiǎng kàn tā xiào yí cì.

    Sigh... three years now. I only want to see her laugh once.

  24. Hans 公主！国王！等一等！

    Gōngzhǔ! Guówáng! Děng yi děng!

    Princess! King! Wait a moment!

  25. Hans 我有一只金鹅，还有很多朋友！

    Wǒ yǒu yì zhī jīn é, hái yǒu hěn duō péngyou!

    I have a golden goose and lots of friends!

  26. Hans 大家，跟我来！公主要笑了！

    Dàjiā, gēn wǒ lái! Gōngzhǔ yào xiào le!

    Everyone, follow me! The princess is about to laugh!

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What changed in the story?

  1. Why can't the inn girl's sister pull her hand away?

    “我来拉你！”……“我的手也拿不开了！”

  2. What does Hans decide when the sisters beg for help?

    “可是我要去城里了。”……“鹅走，你们也走！”

  3. Who gets stuck to the line on the road?

    “哎呀！我的手也拿不开了！”……“我的手！我的脚！都动不了了！”

  4. What is sad about the princess?

    “我的公主三年不笑了。”

  5. What does the king promise?

    “谁让她笑，谁就可以和她结婚！”

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