HSK 2 · Chapter 3 · 217 characters · Listen: mandarinthewild.com/library/read/the-cats-missing-fish

咪咪的鱼

The cat’s missing fish

Name: ________________ Date: ________

星期三xīngqīsān晚上wǎnshang，家里jiālǐ吃chī鱼yú。爸爸bàba喜欢xǐhuān吃chī，妈妈māma喜欢xǐhuān吃chī，咪咪mīmī最zuì喜欢xǐhuān吃chī。爷爷yéye不bù吃chī，他tā说shuō不bù好吃hǎochī。

妈妈māma给gěi了le咪咪mīmī一yì条tiáo小鱼xiǎoyú，放fàng在zài门口ménkǒu。咪咪mīmī先xiān去qù喝水hēshuǐ。

一会儿yíhuìr，咪咪mīmī来lái吃chī鱼yú。鱼yú没有méiyǒu了le！咪咪mīmī很hěn生气shēngqì，大dà叫jiào了le起来qǐlai。

妞妞niūniū打开dǎkāi本子běnzi：“咪咪mīmī，别bié生气shēngqì。我wǒ是shì小xiǎo侦探zhēntàn！”

她tā问wèn爸爸bàba，爸爸bàba说shuō：“不是búshì我wǒ。”她tā问wèn妈妈māma，妈妈māma说shuō：“也yě不是búshì我wǒ。”

她tā在zài家里jiālǐ找zhǎo。在zài爷爷yéye的de门口ménkǒu，她tā看见kànjiàn了le一个yígè小小xiáoxiǎo的de鱼头yútóu。

咪咪mīmī也yě看见kànjiàn了le，就jiù坐zuò在zài爷爷yéye的de门口ménkǒu，不bú动dòng了le。

妞妞niūniū问wèn：“爷爷yéye，你nǐ吃chī鱼yú了le吗ma？”爷爷yéye在zài里边lǐbian说shuō：“我wǒ？我wǒ不bù吃chī鱼yú！”

妈妈māma马上mǎshàng给gěi了le咪咪mīmī一些yìxiē肉ròu：“好hǎo了le好hǎo了le，吃chī吧ba。”

妞妞niūniū在zài本子běnzi上shàng写xiě：饺子jiǎozi，鱼头yútóu，都dōu在zài爷爷yéye的de门口ménkǒu。

爷爷yéye的de房间fángjiān里，有yǒu什么shénme？

Key words

WordPinyinMeaning
晚上wǎnshangevening; night
吃chīto eat
爸爸bàbadad; father
喜欢xǐhuānto like; to be fond of
妈妈māmamom; mother
说shuōto speak; to say
好吃hǎochītasty; delicious
去qùto go
来láito come
大dàbig; large
小xiǎosmall; little
问wènto ask

English (for the teacher)

On Wednesday evening, the family had fish for dinner. Dad likes it, Mum likes it, and Mimi likes it best of all. Grandpa doesn’t eat it; he says it doesn’t taste good.

Mum gave Mimi a little fish and put it by the door. Mimi went to have a drink first.

A little later, Mimi came to eat her fish. The fish was gone! Mimi was very cross and started yowling.

Niuniu opened her notebook: “Mimi, don’t be cross. I’m a little detective!”

She asked Dad, and Dad said, “Not me.” She asked Mum, and Mum said, “Not me either.”

She searched the flat. By Grandpa’s door, she saw a tiny fish head.

Mimi saw it too, sat down by Grandpa’s door and didn’t move.

Niuniu asked, “Grandpa, did you eat the fish?” From inside, Grandpa said, “Me? I don’t eat fish!”

Mum quickly gave Mimi some meat: “There, there, eat up.”

Niuniu wrote in her notebook: dumpling, fish head, both by Grandpa’s door.

What is in Grandpa’s room?