HSK 2 · Chapter 9 · 156 characters · Listen: mandarinthewild.com/library/read/dont-send-the-cat-away

别送走咪咪！

Don’t send the cat away!

Name: ________________ Date: ________

星期六xīngqīliù早上zǎoshang，家里jiālǐ很hěn忙máng。爸爸bàba在zài包饺子bāojiǎozi，妈妈māma在zài打电话dǎdiànhuà，爷爷yéye的de门mén还hái没有méiyǒu开kāi。

妈妈māma问wèn：“咪咪mīmī呢ne？”爸爸bàba也yě问wèn：“咪咪mīmī在zài哪儿nǎr？”

妞妞niūniū坐zuò在zài床chuáng上shàng，不bù说话shuōhuà。

床chuáng下边xiàbian，有yǒu一个yígè黑黑hēihēi的de东西dōngxī：“喵miāo。”

妈妈māma看看kànkan床chuáng下xià，又yòu看看kànkan妞妞niūniū：“妞妞niūniū，你nǐ在zài做zuò什么shénme？”

妞妞niūniū哭kū了le：“你们nǐmen不能bùnéng送sòng咪咪mīmī走zǒu！咪咪mīmī是shì我wǒ的de！”

爸爸bàba妈妈māma看kàn着zhe她tā，都dōu不bù明白míngbai。

一会儿yíhuìr，妈妈māma大笑dàxiào起来qǐlai：“送sòng咪咪mīmī走zǒu？不是búshì不是búshì！我们wǒmen送sòng咪咪mīmī一个yígè新xīn床chuáng！”

这个zhège时候shíhou，爷爷yéye的de门mén开kāi了le。

爷爷yéye说shuō：“妞妞niūniū，你nǐ进来jìnlái吧ba。”

Key words

On Saturday morning, the flat was very busy. Dad was making dumplings, Mum was on the phone, and Grandpa’s door still wasn’t open.

Mum asked, “Where’s Mimi?” Dad asked too, “Where is Mimi?”

Niuniu sat on her bed and said nothing.

Under the bed, there was something black: “Meow.”

Mum looked under the bed, then looked at Niuniu: “Niuniu, what are you doing?”

Niuniu burst into tears: “You can’t send Mimi away! Mimi is mine!”

Mum and Dad looked at her; neither of them understood.

After a moment, Mum burst out laughing: “Send Mimi away? No, no! We’re giving Mimi a new bed!”

Just then, Grandpa’s door opened.

Grandpa said, “Niuniu, come in.”