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131 readings
Story · 2 min audio夸父追日Kuafu chases the sunA giant decides the sun has no right to leave whenever it likes, and sets off after it. Halfway there, he drinks the Yellow River dry.HSK 5
Story · 2 min audio精卫填海Jingwei fills the seaThe sea drowns a young princess. She comes back as a small bird and decides to fill the whole ocean with pebbles.HSK 5
Story · 2 min audio西施Xi Shi, the first of the Four BeautiesFish forget how to swim when they see her, and her neighbour's copy of her frown empties the whole village. Then a king sends her to destroy his enemy.HSK 5
Story · 3 min audio荆轲刺秦王Jing Ke tries to kill the King of QinTo get close to the most powerful king in China, an assassin brings him a map with a dagger rolled inside. The king's sword is too long to draw.HSK 5
Story · 1 min audio幺是一How to say your phone number in ChineseA whole week to ask one question. She says her number so fast that every other word sounds like “want”.HSK 1
Story · 1 min audio小猫杯子The birthday present that came backA cup with a little cat on it, for my best friend’s birthday. Two months later, it is my birthday. Guess what is in the box.HSK 1
Story · 1 min audio先放什么？Cooking tomato and egg: which goes in first?His first dinner alone: tomato and egg. One question for Mum. Mum and Dad have two different answers, and neither is giving up.HSK 1
Story · 1 min audio爱睡觉的猫The sleepy catOur cat sleeps on the bed, on the computer, in Mum’s clothes. Then at three in the morning, there is a noise in the kitchen.HSK 1
Story · 1 min audio星期三的鱼School lunch: Wednesday’s fishEvery Wednesday the school lunch is fish, and I hate fish. The boy next to me loves it. The teacher thinks we both eat everything.HSK 1
Story · 2 min audio年兽来了The legend of Nian, the Chinese New Year monsterEvery New Year's Eve a monster came out of the sea to eat the village. One night an old man stayed behind, and that is why New Year is red and loud.HSK 3
Story · 1 min audio公园里的象棋Chinese chess in the park: the crowd that plays for youThe sign on the tree says: watch the game, keep quiet. Nobody does. Today a beginner sits down against the best player in the park, and ten old men play for him.HSK 3
Story · 1 min audio树上的风筝Flying a kite in Chinese: the kite in the treeDad says he was the best kite flyer in his village. Then the kite goes into a tree, and so does his shoe.HSK 3
