多出来的鸡蛋
One egg too many
Name: ________________ Date: ________
小李来北京工作还不到一个月。他住在一个老小区的六楼，楼下有一家小饭馆。
饭馆不大，只放得下五张桌子。开饭馆的是刘奶奶，六十多岁，说话很快，笑起来声音很大。
小李天天下班都来这里吃一碗面。他不太会做饭，也不想一个人在房间里吃。
第一天，他要了一碗牛肉面。面来了，里边有一个鸡蛋。他想：“可能这里的面都有鸡蛋。”
第二天，他要了一碗鸡蛋面。面来了，里边有两个鸡蛋。
第三天，他要了最便宜的面，只放一点儿菜的那种。面来了，里边还是有一个鸡蛋。
小李看看旁边的桌子。别人的碗里，只有面和菜。
他拿着碗走过去：“奶奶，是不是弄错了？我没有要鸡蛋。”
刘奶奶看了看他，又看了看碗：“没错，快吃吧，面要凉了。”
“那我给您鸡蛋的钱。”
“不用不用。”刘奶奶说完，就回去做面了。
小李坐回桌子前，看着那个鸡蛋，想了很长时间。他不认识刘奶奶，刘奶奶也不认识他。这个鸡蛋，是为什么呢？
Key words
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 来 | lái | to come |
| 工作 | gōngzuò | work; job; to work |
| 月 | yuè | moon |
| 住 | zhù | to live; to stay |
| 六 | liù | six |
| 小 | xiǎo | small; little |
| 大 | dà | big; large |
| 只 | zhǐ | only; just |
| 五 | wǔ | five |
| 桌子 | zhuōzi | table; desk |
| 开 | kāi | to turn on; to switch on |
| 说话 | shuōhuà | to speak; to talk |
English (for the teacher)
Xiao Li had been working in Beijing for less than a month. He lived on the sixth floor of an old housing estate, and downstairs there was a small restaurant.
The restaurant wasn’t big; it only had room for five tables. It was run by Grandma Liu, in her sixties, who talked fast and laughed loudly.
Every day after work, Xiao Li came here for a bowl of noodles. He wasn’t much of a cook, and he didn’t want to eat alone in his room.
On the first day, he ordered a bowl of beef noodles. The noodles came, and there was an egg in them. He thought: “Maybe all the noodles here come with an egg.”
On the second day, he ordered a bowl of egg noodles. The noodles came, and there were two eggs in them.
On the third day, he ordered the cheapest noodles, the kind with just a few vegetables. The noodles came, and there was still an egg in them.
Xiao Li looked at the table next to him. In other people’s bowls there were only noodles and vegetables.
He carried his bowl over: “Grandma, is there a mistake? I didn’t order an egg.”
Grandma Liu looked at him, then at the bowl: “No mistake. Eat up, the noodles are getting cold.”
“Then let me pay you for the egg.”
“No need, no need.” With that, Grandma Liu went back to making noodles.
Xiao Li sat back down at his table, looked at the egg and thought for a long time. He didn’t know Grandma Liu, and Grandma Liu didn’t know him. So why the egg?