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我只吃米饭

I only eat rice

Name: ________________ Date: ________

果果今年五岁。他只吃米饭。

肉,不吃。鸡蛋,不吃。菜,也不吃。

妈妈说:“果果,吃一点儿菜吧。”

果果说:“不吃!我只吃米饭。”

星期六,奶奶来了。她看了看果果,笑了:“今天,我做饭。”

中午,奶奶给果果一碗米饭。米饭是绿色的!

“奶奶,这是什么米饭?”

“新米饭。你吃一口。”

果果吃了一口。“好吃!”他吃了一碗,还想吃。

晚上,米饭是红色的。星期天,米饭是黄色的。果果都吃了。

妈妈小声问:“米饭里有什么?”

奶奶小声说:“菜、肉、鸡蛋,都有。”

星期一,奶奶回家了。妈妈做了白米饭。

果果看了看碗:“妈妈,我不吃白米饭。我要绿色的米饭!”

妈妈马上打电话:“喂,妈,您快来吧!”

Key words

WordPinyinMeaning
今年jīnniánthis year
五wǔfive
岁suìyears old; year (of age)
只zhǐonly; just
吃chīto eat
米饭mǐfàncooked rice
鸡蛋jīdànegg; hen's egg
菜càidish; course (food)
妈妈māmamom; mother
说shuōto speak; to say
来láito come
看kànto look at; to see; to watch

English (for the teacher)

Guoguo is five this year. He only eats rice.

Meat? No. Eggs? No. Vegetables? No, not those either.

Mum says, “Guoguo, eat a few vegetables.”

Guoguo says, “No! I only eat rice.”

On Saturday, Grandma comes. She looks at Guoguo and smiles: “Today, I’m cooking.”

At lunch, Grandma gives Guoguo a bowl of rice. The rice is green!

“Grandma, what rice is this?”

“New rice. Have a bite.”

Guoguo takes a bite. “Yum!” He eats a whole bowl and wants more.

In the evening, the rice is red. On Sunday, the rice is yellow. Guoguo eats it all.

Mum asks quietly, “What’s in the rice?”

Grandma whispers back, “Vegetables, meat, eggs: it’s all in there.”

On Monday, Grandma goes home. Mum makes white rice.

Guoguo looks at his bowl: “Mum, I don’t eat white rice. I want the green rice!”

Mum phones Grandma at once: “Hello, Mum? Please come quickly!”