HSK 2 · Chapter 8 · 167 characters · Listen: mandarinthewild.com/library/read/mums-secret-phone-call

妈妈的电话

Mum’s secret phone call

Name: ________________ Date: ________

星期五xīngqīwǔ晚上wǎnshang，妞妞niūniū坐zuò在zài床chuáng上shàng，看kàn着zhe她tā的de本子běnzi。

很hěn小xiǎo的de嘴zuǐ。白毛báimáo。晚上wǎnshang的de“喵miāo”。大伟dàwěi家jiā的de小猫xiǎomāo，少shǎo了le一个yígè。

她tā明白míngbai了le：“爷爷yéye的de房间fángjiān里，有yǒu一yì只zhī小猫xiǎomāo！”明天míngtiān是shì星期六xīngqīliù。明天míngtiān，爷爷yéye就jiù会huì开门kāimén了le吧ba？

妞妞niūniū很hěn高兴gāoxìng，想xiǎng马上mǎshàng告诉gàosù咪咪mīmī。这个zhège时候shíhou，她tā听见tīngjiàn妈妈māma在zài打电话dǎdiànhuà。

“对duì，明天míngtiān给gěi她tā。咪咪mīmī？咪咪mīmī老lǎo了le，我们wǒmen送sòng它tā……”

妈妈māma关上guānshàng了le门mén。

送sòng咪咪mīmī走zǒu？

妞妞niūniū不bú笑xiào了le。家里jiālǐ有yǒu了le小猫xiǎomāo，咪咪mīmī要走zǒu了le吗ma？

咪咪mīmī在zài她tā旁边pángbiān，看kàn着zhe她tā：“喵miāo？”

妞妞niūniū对duì咪咪mīmī说shuō：“别bié怕pà，咪咪mīmī。我wǒ是shì小xiǎo侦探zhēntàn。谁shéi也yě不能bùnéng送sòng你nǐ走zǒu！”

Key words

On Friday evening, Niuniu sat on her bed and looked at her notebook.

A very small mouth. White hairs. A “meow” at night. One of Dawei’s kittens, missing.

Now she understood: “There’s a kitten in Grandpa’s room!” Tomorrow is Saturday. Tomorrow, Grandpa will open his door, won’t he?

Niuniu was very happy and wanted to tell Mimi straight away. Just then, she heard Mum on the phone.

“Yes, we’ll give it to her tomorrow. Mimi? Mimi’s getting old, so we’re sending her…”

Mum shut the door.

Send Mimi away?

Niuniu stopped smiling. Now there’s a kitten, does Mimi have to go?

Mimi sat beside her and looked at her: “Meow?”

Niuniu said to Mimi, “Don’t worry, Mimi. I’m a little detective. Nobody is sending you away!”