The Three Little Pigs · chapter 3 of 3
Down the Chimney
烟囱里的大灰狼
Little Brother's plan starts before sunrise, but the Big Bad Wolf is not the kind of wolf who gives up easily.
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- Narrator 第二天早上五点，天还没亮，猪小弟一个人出了门。
Dì èr tiān zǎoshang wǔ diǎn, tiān hái méi liàng, Zhū Xiǎodì yí gè rén chū le mén.
At five o'clock the next morning, before the sun was up, Little Brother Pig slipped out alone.
- Little Brother Pig 大灰狼说六点。我五点去，他就找不到我了！
Dà huī láng shuō liù diǎn. Wǒ wǔ diǎn qù, tā jiù zhǎo bú dào wǒ le!
The wolf said six. If I go at five, he'll never find me!
- Narrator 山上的苹果又大又红。他拿了很多，很快就回家了。
Shān shang de píngguǒ yòu dà yòu hóng. Tā ná le hěn duō, hěn kuài jiù huíjiā le.
The apples on the hill were big and red. Little Brother picked lots of them and hurried home.
- Middle Brother Pig 苹果！这么多苹果！小弟，你太好了！
Píngguǒ! Zhème duō píngguǒ! Xiǎodì, nǐ tài hǎo le!
Apples! So many apples! Little Brother, you're the best!
- Big Brother Pig 现在几点了？大灰狼呢？
Xiànzài jǐ diǎn le? Dà huī láng ne?
What time is it? Where's the Big Bad Wolf?
- Little Brother Pig 快六点了。你们听，他来了。
Kuài liù diǎn le. Nǐmen tīng, tā lái le.
It's almost six. Listen, here he comes.
- The Big Bad Wolf 小猪，小猪，六点了！我们去山上拿苹果吧！
Xiǎo zhū, xiǎo zhū, liù diǎn le! Wǒmen qù shān shang ná píngguǒ ba!
Little pig, little pig, it's six o'clock! Let's go and get those apples on the hill!
- Middle Brother Pig 你来晚了！小弟五点就去了。我已经吃了五个苹果了！
Nǐ lái wǎn le! Xiǎodì wǔ diǎn jiù qù le. Wǒ yǐjīng chī le wǔ gè píngguǒ le!
You're too late! Little Brother went at five. I've already eaten five apples!
- The Big Bad Wolf 什么？！五点？！
Shénme?! Wǔ diǎn?!
What?! Five o'clock?!
- The Big Bad Wolf 好……你们等着！今天晚上，我一定进去，吃了你们！
Hǎo… nǐmen děngzhe! Jīntiān wǎnshang, wǒ yídìng jìnqù, chī le nǐmen!
Fine… just you wait! Tonight I'm getting in, and I'm going to eat you all!
- Little Brother Pig 门进不来……他会从哪儿进来呢？
Mén jìn bù lái… tā huì cóng nǎr jìnlái ne?
He can't get in through the door… so which way will he come?
- Little Brother Pig 烟囱！大哥，拿大锅来！二哥，快拿水！
Yāncōng! Dàgē, ná dàguō lái! Èrgē, kuài ná shuǐ!
The chimney! Big Brother, bring the big pot! Middle Brother, get some water, quick!
- Middle Brother Pig 大锅？要做饭吗？太好了！
Dàguō? Yào zuòfàn ma? Tài hǎo le!
The big pot? Are we cooking? Hooray!
- Little Brother Pig 不是做饭。大锅里的水，是给大灰狼的！
Bú shì zuòfàn. Dàguō lǐ de shuǐ, shì gěi dà huī láng de!
We're not cooking. The water in that pot is for the Big Bad Wolf!
- Narrator 那天晚上，大锅放在火上，里边的水很热很热。
Nà tiān wǎnshang, dàguō fàng zài huǒ shang, lǐbian de shuǐ hěn rè hěn rè.
That night the big pot sat over the fire, and the water in it grew very, very hot.
- Big Brother Pig 你们听！房子上边有声音！
Nǐmen tīng! Fángzi shàngbian yǒu shēngyīn!
Listen! There's something up on the roof!
- The Big Bad Wolf 小猪们，我来了！今天晚上，我要吃三只！
Xiǎo zhūmen, wǒ lái le! Jīntiān wǎnshang, wǒ yào chī sān zhī!
Here I come, little pigs! Tonight I'll have all three!
- Little Brother Pig 来吧，大灰狼。大锅里的水，在等你呢！
Lái ba, dà huī láng. Dàguō lǐ de shuǐ, zài děng nǐ ne!
Come on down, Big Bad Wolf. The water in the big pot is waiting for you!
- Narrator 大灰狼从烟囱里下来……正好掉进了大锅里！
Dà huī láng cóng yāncōng lǐ xiàlái… zhènghǎo diào jìn le dàguō lǐ!
Down the chimney came the Big Bad Wolf… and he landed right in the big pot!
- The Big Bad Wolf 啊！好热！好热啊！
A! Hǎo rè! Hǎo rè a!
Ow! Hot! Hot, hot, hot!
- Middle Brother Pig 大灰狼，水热不热？要不要吃一个苹果？
Dà huī láng, shuǐ rè bú rè? Yào bú yào chī yí gè píngguǒ?
Is the water hot enough for you, Big Bad Wolf? Care for an apple?
- The Big Bad Wolf 太热了！我走，我走！我再也不来了！
Tài rè le! Wǒ zǒu, wǒ zǒu! Wǒ zài yě bù lái le!
Too hot! I'm going, I'm going! I'm never coming back!
- Narrator 大灰狼跳出大锅，爬上烟囱，跑了。他再也没有回来。
Dà huī láng tiào chū dàguō, pá shàng yāncōng, pǎo le. Tā zài yě méiyǒu huílái.
The Big Bad Wolf leaped out of the pot, scrambled up the chimney and ran off. He never came back.
- Big Brother Pig 他跑了！大灰狼跑了！
Tā pǎo le! Dà huī láng pǎo le!
He's gone! The Big Bad Wolf is gone!
- Middle Brother Pig 小弟，你的办法真好！
Xiǎodì, nǐ de bànfǎ zhēn hǎo!
Little Brother, your plan worked perfectly!
- Big Brother Pig 小弟，以后我也要盖砖房子。你帮我，好吗？
Xiǎodì, yǐhòu wǒ yě yào gài zhuān fángzi. Nǐ bāng wǒ, hǎo ma?
Little Brother, from now on I want a brick house too. Will you help me build it?
- Middle Brother Pig 我也要！可是……我们可以先吃苹果吗？
Wǒ yě yào! Kěshì… wǒmen kěyǐ xiān chī píngguǒ ma?
Me too! But… can we eat the apples first?
- Big Brother Pig 对，先吃苹果，再睡觉。明天再盖，好吗？
Duì, xiān chī píngguǒ, zài shuìjiào. Míngtiān zài gài, hǎo ma?
Yes, apples first, then a nap. We can build tomorrow, right?
- Little Brother Pig 好！明天我们一起盖。慢一点儿没关系，要盖，就盖最好的！
Hǎo! Míngtiān wǒmen yìqǐ gài. Màn yìdiǎnr méi guānxi, yào gài, jiù gài zuì hǎo de!
Deal! Tomorrow we'll build together. Slow is fine. If you're going to build, build the best!
What changed in the story?
- Why does Little Brother go out at five?
“大灰狼说六点。我五点去，他就找不到我了！”
- What does Middle Brother tell the wolf at six o'clock?
“你来晚了！……我已经吃了五个苹果了！”
- Why does Little Brother want the big pot of water?
“不是做饭。大锅里的水，是给大灰狼的！”
- What happens when the wolf comes down the chimney?
“大灰狼从烟囱里下来……正好掉进了大锅里！”
- What do Big Brother and Middle Brother want now?
“以后我也要盖砖房子……我也要！可是……我们可以先吃苹果吗？”