HSK 2 · Story · 251 characters · Listen: mandarinthewild.com/library/read/the-lost-dog-short-chinese-story

跟我回家的小狗

The little dog that followed me home

Name: ________________ Date: ________

放学fàngxué了le，英子yīngzi走路zǒulù回家huíjiā。她tā看见kànjiàn后边hòubian跟着gēnzhe一yì只zhī小狗xiáogǒu。

英子yīngzi走zǒu，小狗xiáogǒu也yě走zǒu。英子yīngzi不bù走zǒu了le，小狗xiáogǒu也yě不bù走zǒu了le。

“你好níhǎo，你nǐ的de家jiā在zài哪儿nǎr？”小狗xiáogǒu看kàn着zhe她tā，什么shénme也yě不bù说shuō。

英子yīngzi去qù问wèn商店shāngdiàn里的de人rén：“这zhè是shì你们nǐmen的de狗gǒu吗ma？”“不是búshì。”

她tā去qù问wèn学校xuéxiào门口ménkǒu的de老爷爷lǎoyéye：“这zhè是shì您nín的de狗gǒu吗ma？”老爷爷lǎoyéye笑xiào了le：“不是búshì。它tā很hěn喜欢xǐhuān你nǐ呢ne。”

快kuài六liù点diǎn了le。英子yīngzi说shuō：“好吧hǎoba，你nǐ先xiān跟gēn我wǒ回家huíjiā。”

到dào了le楼下lóuxià，小狗xiáogǒu跑pǎo在zài她tā前边qiánbian。上shàng了le五wǔ楼lóu，它tā坐zuò在zài英子家对面duìmiàn的de门口ménkǒu。

门mén开kāi了le，一yí个gè老奶奶láonǎinai出来chūlái了le：“你nǐ去qù哪儿nǎr了le？我wǒ找zhǎo了le你nǐ一yí下午xiàwǔ！”

英子yīngzi问wèn：“奶奶nǎinai，您nín住zhù这儿zhèr吗ma？”

“我wǒ上个星期shànggè-xīngqī来lái的de，”奶奶nǎinai笑xiào着zhe说shuō，“小狗xiáogǒu天天tiāntiān早上zǎoshang看kàn着zhe你nǐ去qù上学shàngxué。今天jīntiān，它tā也yě想xiǎng去qù上学shàngxué。”

英子yīngzi也yě笑xiào了le。小狗xiáogǒu的de家jiā，就jiù在zài她tā家jiā对面duìmiàn！

第二天dì’èrtiān早上zǎoshang，英子yīngzi去qù上学shàngxué。她tā后边hòubian跟着gēnzhe小狗xiáogǒu，小狗xiáogǒu后边hòubian跟着gēnzhe老奶奶láonǎinai。

Key words

School was out, and Yingzi walked home. She saw a little dog following behind her.

When Yingzi walked, the little dog walked too. When Yingzi stopped, the little dog stopped too.

“Hello. Where’s your home?” The little dog looked at her and didn’t say anything.

Yingzi asked the people in the shop, “Is this your dog?” “No.”

She asked the old man at the school gate, “Is this your dog?” The old man laughed. “No. It really likes you, though.”

It was almost six o’clock. Yingzi said, “All right. Come home with me for now.”

When they got to her building, the little dog ran ahead of her. Up on the fifth floor, it sat at the door opposite Yingzi’s home.

The door opened, and an old woman came out. “Where did you go? I’ve been looking for you all afternoon!”

Yingzi asked, “Granny, do you live here?”

“I moved in last week,” the old woman said with a smile. “Every morning he watches you go to school. Today, he wanted to go to school too.”

Yingzi laughed too. The little dog’s home was right across from hers!

The next morning, Yingzi set off for school. The little dog followed her, and the old woman followed the little dog.