The Wolf and the Seven Little Goats · chapter 3 of 3
The Well
掉进井里
Mama finds the sleeping wolf, and the little goats need a way out. When the wolf wakes up thirsty, a well waits for him.
Read what you hear
- Narrator 狼在大树下睡觉。他的肚子很大。
Láng zài dà shù xià shuìjiào. Tā de dùzi hěn dà.
The wolf slept under the big tree. His belly was big.
- Mother Goat 小七，你看。狼在睡觉，别说话。
Xiǎoqī, nǐ kàn. Láng zài shuìjiào, bié shuōhuà.
Xiaoqi, look. The wolf is sleeping. Shh.
- Xiaoqi 妈妈，你看！他的肚子在动！
Māma, nǐ kàn! Tā de dùzi zài dòng!
Mama, look! His belly is moving!
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- The Wolf 我的肚子……好饱……
Wǒ de dùzi... hǎo bǎo...
My belly... so full...
- Mother Goat 是孩子们！他们还很好！
Shì háizimen! Tāmen hái hěn hǎo!
It's the children! They're still fine!
- Dabai 妈妈？妈妈！我们在这儿！
Māma? Māma! Wǒmen zài zhèr!
Mama? Mama! We're in here!
- Xiaohua 妈妈，快点儿！这里又黑又热！
Māma, kuài diǎnr! Zhèlǐ yòu hēi yòu rè!
Mama, hurry! It's dark and hot in here!
- Mother Goat 别怕，孩子们。妈妈来了。小七，拿剪刀！
Bié pà, háizimen. Māma lái le. Xiǎoqī, ná jiǎndāo!
Don't be scared, children. Mama's here. Xiaoqi, hand me the scissors!
- Xiaoqi 妈妈，剪刀给你！你要小心啊！
Māma, jiǎndāo gěi nǐ! Nǐ yào xiǎoxīn a!
Here are the scissors, Mama! Be careful!
- Narrator 妈妈很小心，狼没有醒。
Māma hěn xiǎoxīn, láng méiyǒu xǐng.
Mama was very careful, and the wolf did not wake.
- Narrator 六只小羊一只一只地出来了。
Liù zhī xiǎo yáng yì zhī yì zhī de chūlái le.
The six little goats came out, one by one.
- Dabai 妈妈！我们都在这儿！我们回家吧！
Māma! Wǒmen dōu zài zhèr! Wǒmen huí jiā ba!
Mama! We're all here! Let's go home!
- Xiaohua 谢谢你，妈妈！狼的肚子一点儿也不好玩！
Xièxie nǐ, māma! Láng de dùzi yìdiǎnr yě bù hǎowán!
Thank you, Mama! The wolf's belly is no fun at all!
- Mother Goat 先别走！我们去拿几块大石头！
Xiān bié zǒu! Wǒmen qù ná jǐ kuài dà shítou!
Don't go yet! Let's fetch some big stones!
- Xiaoqi 石头？我们要石头做什么？
Shítou? Wǒmen yào shítou zuò shénme?
Stones? What do we need stones for?
- Mother Goat 放在狼的肚子里，他就会很重很重！
Fàng zài láng de dùzi lǐ, tā jiù huì hěn zhòng hěn zhòng!
We'll put them in the wolf's belly. He'll feel so heavy!
- The Wolf 我的肚子怎么这么重啊？
Wǒ de dùzi zěnme zhème zhòng a?
Why is my belly so heavy?
- The Wolf 我好渴啊。水，我要喝水！
Wǒ hǎo kě a. Shuǐ, wǒ yào hē shuǐ!
I'm so thirsty. Water, I need water!
- Xiaohua 你们看！他要去喝水了！
Nǐmen kàn! Tā yào qù hē shuǐ le!
Look! He's going to drink!
- Dabai 那边有一口井！
Nà biān yǒu yì kǒu jǐng!
There's a well over there!
- The Wolf 井里有水！我来了……
Jǐng lǐ yǒu shuǐ! Wǒ lái le...
Water in the well! I'm coming...
- Dabai 他掉进井里了！
Tā diào jìn jǐng lǐ le!
He fell into the well!
- Xiaohua 狼不在了！他不会再来了！
Láng bú zài le! Tā bú huì zài lái le!
The wolf is gone! He'll never come back!
- Xiaoqi 太好了！我们不怕狼了！
Tài hǎo le! Wǒmen bú pà láng le!
Hooray! We're not scared of wolves now!
- Mother Goat 孩子们，来！我们一起唱歌！
Háizimen, lái! Wǒmen yìqǐ chànggē!
Children, come! Let's sing together!
- Dabai 妈妈，以后我们一定不开门。
Māma, yǐhòu wǒmen yídìng bù kāi mén.
Mama, from now on we'll never open the door.
- Xiaohua 我认识妈妈的声音！面粉不是妈妈的手！
Wǒ rènshi māma de shēngyīn! Miànfěn bú shì māma de shǒu!
I know Mama's voice! Flour is not Mama's paw!
- Xiaoqi 我还是躲在钟里！那里最好！
Wǒ háishi duǒ zài zhōng lǐ! Nàlǐ zuì hǎo!
I'll still hide in the clock! It's the best spot!
- Mother Goat 我爱你们，我的七只小山羊。
Wǒ ài nǐmen, wǒ de qī zhī xiǎo shānyáng.
I love you, my seven little goats.
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What changed in the story?
- How does Mama know the kids are alive?
“他的肚子在动！”
- What does Mama plan to put in the wolf?
“放在狼的肚子里，他就会很重很重！”
- Why does the wolf go to the well?
“我好渴啊。水，我要喝水！”
- What happens to the wolf at the well?
“他掉进井里了！”
- What do the kids promise at the end?
“以后我们一定不开门。”