HSK 2 · Chapter 6 · 172 characters · Listen: mandarinthewild.com/library/read/was-it-grandpa

是爷爷吗？

Was it Grandpa?

Name: ________________ Date: ________

星期五xīngqīwǔ早上zǎoshang，家里人jiālǐrén都dōu在zài吃chī早饭zǎofàn。妞妞niūniū打开dǎkāi本子běnzi，站zhàn起来qǐlai说shuō：“我wǒ知道zhīdào是shì谁shéi了le！”

她tā看kàn着zhe爷爷yéye：“饺子jiǎozi在zài你nǐ的de门口ménkǒu，鱼头yútóu在zài你nǐ的de门口ménkǒu。晚上wǎnshang，你nǐ的de房间fángjiān里有yǒu声音shēngyīn。今天jīntiān早上zǎoshang，你nǐ拿ná着zhe我wǒ的de红hóng杯子bēizi。爷爷yéye，是shì你nǐ！”

爸爸bàba看kàn着zhe妈妈māma，妈妈māma看kàn着zhe爷爷yéye。

爷爷yéye笑xiào了le：“对duì，是shì我wǒ。饺子jiǎozi是shì我wǒ吃chī的de，鱼yú是shì我wǒ吃chī的de，杯子bēizi是shì我wǒ拿ná的de。我wǒ晚上wǎnshang也yě很hěn喜欢xǐhuān唱歌chànggē。”

爸爸bàba说shuō：“好hǎo了le，小xiǎo侦探zhēntàn，快kuài吃饭chīfàn吧ba。”

妞妞niūniū没有méiyǒu吃chī。她tā看kàn着zhe本子běnzi，想起xiángqǐ了le星期三xīngqīsān晚上wǎnshang。

“爷爷yéye，你nǐ不bù吃chī鱼yú！”

没有méiyǒu人rén说话shuōhuà。

爷爷yéye为什么wèishénme说shuō是shì他tā？他tā在zài帮bāng谁shéi？

Key words

WordPinyinMeaning
早上zǎoshangmorning
吃chīto eat
早饭zǎofànbreakfast
说shuōto speak; to say
知道zhīdàoto know; to be aware of
谁shéiwho
看kànto look at; to see; to watch
饺子jiǎozidumpling (boiled, crescent-shaped)
晚上wǎnshangevening; night
房间fángjiānroom
今天jīntiāntoday
杯子bēizicup; glass; mug

English (for the teacher)

On Friday morning, the whole family was having breakfast. Niuniu opened her notebook, stood up and said, “I know who it is!”

She looked at Grandpa: “The dumpling was by your door, the fish head was by your door. At night, there’s a sound in your room. This morning, you were holding my red cup. Grandpa, it’s you!”

Dad looked at Mum, and Mum looked at Grandpa.

Grandpa smiled: “Yes, it was me. I ate the dumplings, I ate the fish, I took the cup. And I really like singing at night.”

Dad said, “All right, little detective, eat your breakfast.”

Niuniu didn’t eat. She looked at her notebook and remembered Wednesday evening.

“Grandpa, you don’t eat fish!”

Nobody said a word.

Why did Grandpa say it was him? Who was he helping?