The Wolf and the Seven Little Goats · chapter 2 of 3
The Clock
钟里的小七
The wolf comes back with a white paw and a sweet voice. Six kids scatter, but the smallest one has found a very good hiding place.
Read what you hear
- The Wolf 孩子们，开门！我是妈妈！我回来了！
Háizimen, kāi mén! Wǒ shì māma! Wǒ huílái le!
Children, open up! It's Mama! I'm back!
- Xiaohua 你先让我们看看你的手！
Nǐ xiān ràng wǒmen kànkan nǐ de shǒu!
First let us see your paw!
- The Wolf 好啊，你们看。我的手是白的。
Hǎo a, nǐmen kàn. Wǒ de shǒu shì bái de.
Sure, look. My paw is white.
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- Dabai 手是白的！声音也很小。是妈妈！
Shǒu shì bái de! Shēngyīn yě hěn xiǎo. Shì māma!
The paw is white! And the voice is soft. It's Mama!
- Xiaoqi 是妈妈！妈妈真的回来了！
Shì māma! Māma zhēn de huílái le!
It's Mama! Mama really is back!
- Xiaohua 妈妈，你等一下！我来开门！
Māma, nǐ děng yíxià! Wǒ lái kāi mén!
Mama, wait a moment! I'll open the door!
- The Wolf 我不是你们的妈妈！我是狼！
Wǒ bú shì nǐmen de māma! Wǒ shì láng!
I'm not your mama! I'm the wolf!
- Xiaoqi 快跑！狼来了！快躲起来！
Kuài pǎo! Láng lái le! Kuài duǒ qǐlái!
Run! The wolf is here! Quick, hide!
- Dabai 我躲在床下！你们快躲好！
Wǒ duǒ zài chuáng xià! Nǐmen kuài duǒ hǎo!
I'll hide under the bed! Hide well, everyone!
- Xiaohua 我躲在桌子下！大家别说话！
Wǒ duǒ zài zhuōzi xià! Dàjiā bié shuōhuà!
I'll hide under the table! Everyone, be quiet!
- Xiaoqi 我躲在哪儿？对，钟里！
Wǒ duǒ zài nǎr? Duì, zhōng lǐ!
Where do I hide? I know, in the clock!
- The Wolf 我看见你们了！这儿有一只，那儿有一只！
Wǒ kànjiàn nǐmen le! Zhèr yǒu yì zhī, nàr yǒu yì zhī!
I see you! One here, one over there!
- The Wolf 你们跑不了！我今天很饿！
Nǐmen pǎo bù liǎo! Wǒ jīntiān hěn è!
You can't get away! I'm very hungry today!
- Xiaohua 啊！妈妈！救命啊！
À! Māma! Jiùmìng a!
Ahh! Mama! Help!
- Narrator 狼找到了六只小山羊。他吃饱了，走出门去。
Láng zhǎodào le liù zhī xiǎo shānyáng. Tā chī bǎo le, zǒu chū mén qù.
The wolf found six little goats. He was full, and he walked out the door.
- The Wolf 我好累啊。找个地方，睡觉去。
Wǒ hǎo lèi a. Zhǎo ge dìfang, shuìjiào qù.
I'm so tired. I'll find a spot and go to sleep.
- Mother Goat 孩子们，我回来了！你们在家吗？
Háizimen, wǒ huílái le! Nǐmen zài jiā ma?
Children, I'm home! Are you in there?
- Mother Goat 门开着？椅子也在地上？
Mén kāi zhe? Yǐzi yě zài dì shàng?
The door is open? The chairs are on the floor?
- Mother Goat 大白！小花！你们在哪儿？
Dàbái! Xiǎohuā! Nǐmen zài nǎr?
Dabai! Xiaohua! Where are you?
- Mother Goat 床下没有人，桌子下也没有人……
Chuáng xià méiyǒu rén, zhuōzi xià yě méiyǒu rén...
Nobody under the bed, nobody under the table...
- Mother Goat 小七呢？小七！你在哪儿？
Xiǎoqī ne? Xiǎoqī! Nǐ zài nǎr?
Where's Xiaoqi? Xiaoqi! Where are you?
- Xiaoqi 妈妈……我在钟里。
Māma... wǒ zài zhōng lǐ.
Mama... I'm in the clock.
- Mother Goat 小七！你在这儿！你没事吧？
Xiǎoqī! Nǐ zài zhèr! Nǐ méishì ba?
Xiaoqi! You're here! Are you all right?
- Xiaoqi 狼来了！哥哥姐姐都不在了！
Láng lái le! Gēge jiějie dōu bú zài le!
The wolf came! My brothers and sisters are gone!
- Mother Goat 别哭，小七。狼去哪儿了？
Bié kū, Xiǎoqī. Láng qù nǎr le?
Don't cry, Xiaoqi. Where did the wolf go?
- Xiaoqi 他去树下睡觉了。他的肚子好大！
Tā qù shù xià shuìjiào le. Tā de dùzi hǎo dà!
He went to sleep under a tree. His belly is so big!
- Mother Goat 大肚子……我知道了！孩子们可能还很好！
Dà dùzi... Wǒ zhīdào le! Háizimen kěnéng hái hěn hǎo!
A big belly... I get it! The children might still be fine!
- Mother Goat 小七，快去拿剪刀！我们去找狼！
Xiǎoqī, kuài qù ná jiǎndāo! Wǒmen qù zhǎo láng!
Xiaoqi, quick, get the scissors! We're going to find that wolf!
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What changed in the story?
- How does the wolf trick the kids this time?
“我的手是白的。”
- Where does little Xiao-qi hide?
“对，钟里！”
- What does Mama see when she gets home?
“门开着？椅子也在地上？”
- Where is the wolf now?
“他去树下睡觉了。”
- What does Mama send Xiao-qi to fetch?
“小七，快去拿剪刀！”