HSK 2 · Chapter 7 · 166 characters · Listen: mandarinthewild.com/library/read/the-kittens-upstairs

楼上的小猫

The kittens upstairs

Name: ________________ Date: ________

星期五下午,妞妞去楼上找大伟。

大伟的妈妈看见她,笑着说:“妞妞来了?请进,请坐。”

大伟家有一只白猫。上个月,白猫有了孩子。

大伟家的门口,有一个小床。小床上有三只小猫,都是白的。

妞妞打开本子,写下:白毛,很小。

“大伟,你家有几只小猫?”

“三个。不对,四个。不对,不对,是三个!”

“还有一个呢?”

大伟的脸红了:“它去了一个好地方。”

“什么地方?”

“我不能说!星期六你就知道了!”大伟跑进房间,关上了门。

星期六?妈妈的本子上,也写着星期六!

Key words

WordPinyinMeaning
下午xiàwǔafternoon
去qùto go
找zhǎoto look for; to seek
妈妈māmamom; mother
看见kànjiànto see; to catch sight of
说shuōto speak; to say
来láito come
请qǐngplease
坐zuòto sit
家jiāhome; family
只zhīonly; just
猫māocat

English (for the teacher)

On Friday afternoon, Niuniu went upstairs to see Dawei.

Dawei’s mum saw her and smiled: “Niuniu, is that you? Come in, sit down.”

Dawei’s family has a white cat. Last month, the white cat had babies.

By Dawei’s front door there was a little bed. In the little bed were three kittens, all white.

Niuniu opened her notebook and wrote: white hairs, very small.

“Dawei, how many kittens do you have?”

“Three. No, four. No, no, three!”

“Where’s the other one?”

Dawei’s face went red: “It’s gone somewhere nice.”

“Where?”

“I can’t tell you! You’ll know on Saturday!” Dawei ran into his room and shut the door.

Saturday? Mum’s notebook said Saturday too!