HSK 2 · Story · 168 characters · Listen: mandarinthewild.com/library/read/the-red-umbrella-easy-chinese-story

红伞

The red umbrella

Name: ________________ Date: ________

下雨xiàyǔ了le，雨yǔ很hěn大dà。我wǒ的de伞sǎn是shì红hóng的de。

放学fàngxué了le。学校xuéxiào门口ménkǒu，一yí个gè叔叔shūshu站zhàn在zài雨yǔ里。他tā没有méiyǒu伞sǎn。

我wǒ说shuō：“给gěi你nǐ！”

“那nà你nǐ呢？”

“我家wǒjiā就jiù在zài前边qiánbian！”

我wǒ跑pǎo回家huíjiā了le。妈妈māma问wèn：“你nǐ的de伞sǎn呢ne？”

“我wǒ给gěi了le一yí个gè叔叔shūshu。”

“你nǐ认识rènshi他tā吗ma？”

“不bú认识rènshi。”

妈妈māma笑xiào了le：“那nà你nǐ的de伞sǎn不会búhuì回家huíjiā了le。”

第二天dì’èrtiān，没méi下雨xiàyǔ。第三dìsān天tiān，也yě没méi下雨xiàyǔ。

星期一xīngqīyī，班bān里li来lái了le一个yígè新xīn老师lǎoshī。他tā拿ná着zhe我wǒ的de红hóng伞sǎn！

我wǒ看看kànkan老师lǎoshī，老师lǎoshī看看kànkan我wǒ。我们wǒmen都dōu笑xiào了le。

下课xiàkè了le，老师lǎoshī给gěi我wǒ两liǎng把bǎ伞sǎn：“这zhè是shì你nǐ的de。这zhè是shì新xīn的de，也yě是shì你nǐ的de。”

“都dōu给gěi我wǒ？”

“对duì。下次xiàcì下雨xiàyǔ，你nǐ还hái会huì给gěi别人biéren的de。”

Key words

WordPinyinMeaning
下雨xiàyǔto rain
雨yǔrain
大dàbig; large
学校xuéxiàoschool
没有méiyǒunot have; there is not
说shuōto speak; to say
妈妈māmamom; mother
问wènto ask
认识rènshito know; to recognize; to be acquainted with
天tiānheaven; God
里liinside; interior
来láito come

English (for the teacher)

It’s raining, and raining hard. My umbrella is red.

School is out. At the school gate, a man is standing in the rain. He has no umbrella.

I say, “Here, take it!”

“What about you?”

“My home is just up ahead!”

I run home. Mum asks, “Where’s your umbrella?”

“I gave it to a man.”

“Do you know him?”

“No.”

Mum laughs. “Then your umbrella isn’t coming home.”

The next day, it doesn’t rain. The day after, it doesn’t rain either.

On Monday, a new teacher comes to our class. He’s holding my red umbrella!

I look at the teacher, and the teacher looks at me. We both smile.

After class, the teacher gives me two umbrellas: “This one is yours. This one is new, and it’s yours too.”

“Both for me?”

“Yes. Next time it rains, you’ll give one away again.”