The Snail Maiden
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ID: 1935
Intermediate
It's every guy's dream to have his meals catered by a snail that turns into a girl, right? Enjoy this traditional Chinese story (but try to keep your anti-snail inflammatory comments to yourself... she's sensitive.)
John,Jenny
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| SIMPLIFIED | PINYIN | ENGLISH | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 单身汉 | dānshēnhàn | bachelor | |
| 勤劳 | qínláo | industrious | |
| 地 | dì | field | |
| 干活 | gànhuó | to do work |
从前有一位单身汉他非常勤劳每天都去地里干活
cóngqián 从前yǒu 有yī 一wèi 位dānshēnhàn 单身汉tā 他fēicháng 非常qínláo 勤劳měitiān 每天dōu 都qù 去dì 地lǐ 里gànhuó 干活
Once upon a time there was a bachelor. He was very industrious. Every day he went out to work in the fields.
有一次他看到一只大田螺就带回家养在水缸里
yǒuyīcì 有一次tā 他kàndào 看到yī 一zhī 只dà 大tiánluó 田螺jiù 就dài 带huí 回jiā 家yǎng 养zài 在shuǐgāng 水缸lǐ 里
Once he found a large snail. He took it home and raised it in a jar of water.
很快三年过去了有一天他干完活回家发现桌子上摆满了饭菜
hěnkuài 很快sān nián 三年guòqù 过去le 了yǒu yī tiān 有一天tā 他gàn 干wán 完huó 活huíjiā 回家fāxiàn 发现zhuōzi 桌子shàng 上bǎi 摆mǎn 满le 了fàncài 饭菜
Very soon, three years went by. One day when he returned home from work, the bachelor discovered his table full of prepared food.
连续几天都是这样他感到很奇怪就躲起来看是谁做的
liánxù 连续jǐtiān 几天dōu 都shì 是zhèyàng 这样tā 他gǎndào 感到hěn 很qíguài 奇怪jiù 就duǒ 躲qǐlái 起来kàn 看shì 是shéi 谁zuò 做de 的
This continued to happen the next few days. He found it very strange, so he hid to find out who was making it.
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