HSK 3 · Chapter 11 · 254 characters · Listen: mandarinthewild.com/library/read/the-answer-in-the-notebook

本子上的答案

The answer in the notebook

Name: ________________ Date: ________

乐乐lèlè一边yìbiān走zǒu，一边yìbiān说shuō，大家dàjiā跟gēn在zài她tā后面hòumiàn。

“第一dìyī，豆腐dòufu要yào生shēng小猫xiǎomāo了le，它tā要yào找zhǎo一个yígè又yòu暖和nuǎnhuo、又yòu安静ānjìng、没有méiyǒu人rén的de地方dìfang，还hái要yào有yǒu软软ruánruǎn的de东西dōngxī。”

“第二dì’èr，星期天xīngqītiān晚上wǎnshang，它tā想xiǎng睡shuì在zài赵zhào老师lǎoshī的de旧jiù衣服yīfu上shàng，可是kěshì衣柜yīguì关上guānshàng了le。”

“第三dìsān，晚上wǎnshang八bā点diǎn，它tā只zhǐ吃chī了le半bàn根gēn火腿肠huótuǐcháng，就jiù往wǎng小区xiǎoqū后面hòumiàn走zǒu了le。小区xiǎoqū后面hòumiàn，只有zhíyǒu车棚chēpéng。”

“第四dìsì，星期天xīngqītiān早上zǎoshang，它tā一直yìzhí跟着gēnzhe爷爷yéye。爷爷yéye，那天nàtiān早上zǎoshang，你nǐ去qù哪儿nǎr了le？”

爷爷yéye站住zhànzhù了le。“我wǒ去qù车棚chēpéng找zhǎo帽子màozi了le。”

乐乐lèlè问wèn：“箱子xiāngzi里都dōu是shì旧jiù衣服yīfu吧ba？你nǐ走zǒu的de时候shíhou，关上guānshàng箱子xiāngzi了le吗ma？”

爷爷yéye很hěn久jiǔ没méi说话shuōhuà。最后zuìhòu，他tā小声xiǎoshēng说shuō：“没有méiyǒu。”大家dàjiā一起yìqǐ往wǎng车棚chēpéng跑pǎo。

车棚chēpéng就jiù在zài前面qiánmiàn，黑黑hēihēi的de，很hěn安静ānjìng。他们tāmen走zǒu进去jìnqu，走zǒu到dào最zuì里面lǐmiàn。那个nàge旧jiù箱子xiāngzi还hái开kāi着zhe。

大家dàjiā都dōu不bù说话shuōhuà了le。阿亮āliàng的de手机shǒujī也yě不bú唱歌chànggē了le。

这时候zhèshíhou，箱子xiāngzi里有yǒu一个yígè很hěn小xiǎo很hěn小xiǎo的de声音shēngyīn：“喵miāo。”

Key words

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
后面	hòumiàn	back; rear; behind
走	zǒu	to go; to leave
一起	yìqǐ	together
前面	qiánmiàn	in front; ahead
里面	lǐmiàn	inside; interior
一边	yìbiān	at the same time; while (as in 一边吃一边说) (as in pairs)
安静	ānjìng	quiet; peaceful; calm
地方	dìfang	place
旧	jiù	old; used; worn
小区	xiǎoqū	residential compound; housing estate
只有	zhíyǒu	only; only if; unless
一直	yìzhí	always; all along; continuously

English (for the teacher)

Lele talked as she walked, and everyone followed behind her.

“One: Tofu was about to have kittens, so it needed somewhere warm and quiet with no people, ideally with something soft.”

“Two: on Sunday evening it wanted to sleep on Teacher Zhao’s old clothes, but the wardrobe was shut.”

“Three: at eight that night, it only ate half a ham sausage, then walked off towards the back of the compound. At the back of the compound, there’s only the bike shed.”

“Four: on Sunday morning, it followed Grandpa the whole time. Grandpa, where did you go that morning?”

Grandpa stopped. “I went to the bike shed to look for my hat.”

Lele asked, “The box is full of old clothes, isn’t it? When you left, did you close it?”

Grandpa didn’t say anything for a long time. At last he said quietly, “No.” Everyone ran for the bike shed.

The bike shed was just ahead, dark and very quiet. They went in and walked right to the back. The old box was still open.

Nobody spoke. Even A-Liang’s phone had stopped singing.

Just then, from inside the box, came a tiny, tiny sound: “Meow.”