HSK 2 · Story · 199 characters · Listen: mandarinthewild.com/library/read/hsk-1-short-story-friends-in-the-park

公园里的朋友

Friends in the park

Name: ________________ Date: ________

高gāo爷爷yéye有yǒu一yí个gè朋友péngyǒu。三sān年nián了le，他们tāmen没méi说shuō过guò话huà。

天天tiāntiān早上zǎoshang八bā点diǎn，两liǎng个gè人rén在zài公园gōngyuán里下棋xiàqí。十shí点diǎn，站zhàn起来qǐlai，点diǎn点头diǎntóu，回家huíjiā。

有yǒu一天yìtiān早上zǎoshang，朋友péngyǒu没méi来lái。

高爷爷一yí个gè人rén坐zuò着zhe，等děng了le一yí上午shàngwǔ。

第二天dì’èrtiān，朋友péngyǒu也yě没méi来lái。第三dìsān天tiān，还是háishi没méi来lái。

高爷爷想xiǎng找zhǎo他tā。他tā没有méiyǒu朋友péngyǒu的de电话diànhuà，不bù知道zhīdào他tā住zhù在zài哪儿nǎr，也yě不bù知道zhīdào他tā叫jiào什么shénme名字míngzi。

第四dìsì天tiān，来lái了le一个yígè小xiǎo女孩儿nǚháir。

“爷爷yéye，您nín是shì我wǒ爷爷yéye的de朋友péngyǒu吗ma？我wǒ爷爷yéye生病shēngbìng了le，在zài医院yīyuàn。他tā说shuō，想xiǎng和hé您nín下棋xiàqí。”

高gāo爷爷yéye马上mǎshàng站zhàn起来qǐlai：“走zǒu！”

在zài医院yīyuàn里，两liǎng个gè老人lǎorén下xià了le一yí上午shàngwǔ的de棋qí。

最后zuìhòu，高爷爷说话shuōhuà了le：“你nǐ叫jiào什么shénme名字míngzi？”

朋友péngyǒu笑xiào了le：“三sān年nián了le，你nǐ今天jīntiān才cái问wèn？”

Key words

Grandpa Gao has a friend. In three years, they have never said a word to each other.

Every morning at eight, the two of them play chess in the park. At ten, they stand up, nod, and go home.

Then one morning, his friend doesn’t come.

Grandpa Gao sits there alone and waits all morning.

The next day, his friend doesn’t come either. On the third day, he still doesn’t come.

Grandpa Gao wants to find him. But he doesn’t have his friend’s number, he doesn’t know where he lives, and he doesn’t even know his name.

On the fourth day, a little girl comes.

“Grandpa, are you my grandpa’s friend? My grandpa is ill. He’s in hospital. He says he’d like to play chess with you.”

Grandpa Gao stands up at once: “Let’s go!”

In the hospital, the two old men play chess all morning.

At last, Grandpa Gao speaks: “What’s your name?”

His friend laughs: “Three years, and you’re only asking now?”