它不是胖
It isn’t fat at all
Name: ________________ Date: ________
Key words
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 阿姨 | āyí | aunt (term of address for a woman of one's mother's generation) |
| 照片 | zhàopiàn | photo; picture |
| 胖 | pàng | fat; plump |
| 嘴 | zuǐ | mouth |
| 以前 | yǐqián | before; previously; formerly |
| 常常 | chángcháng | often; frequently |
| 地方 | dìfang | place |
| 安静 | ānjìng | quiet; peaceful; calm |
| 旧 | jiù | old; used; worn |
| 生气 | shēngqì | to get angry; to be mad |
| 哭 | kū | to cry; to weep |
| 一直 | yìzhí | always; all along; continuously |
English (for the teacher)
Early the next morning, Lele and Grandpa took the phone and knocked on Auntie Qian’s door.
Auntie Qian looked at the photos and sneezed again. Then she laughed. “That’s not fat! Tofu’s going to be a mum!”
Grandpa’s mouth fell open. “Police Dog… is a mum?”
Auntie Qian asked, “What police dog?”
“Nothing, nothing.”
Auntie Qian explained that before a cat has kittens, it often eats a lot, walks slowly and likes to lie down. The day before, it doesn’t want to eat.
“It also goes looking for a place that’s warm and quiet, with no people, and ideally something soft.”
Lele looked at what was in her notebook: the wardrobe, the old sweaters. Tofu wasn’t angry. It was about to have kittens!
They ran straight downstairs and told Teacher Zhao. Teacher Zhao laughed and cried at once. “I’ve always called it my son!”
But Auntie Qian had stopped laughing. “There’s heavy snow tonight. Newborn kittens can’t stand the cold.”
The four of them looked at one another. Where in the compound was warm, quiet and empty?