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Sheep, Wolves, and Fruit: a Riddle

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ID: 0418 Intermediate
True, she’s one of the most downloaded women on the internet, but she also has a wicked sense of humor. In today’s offbeat lesson, Miss Zhu tells an odd, but interesting riddle, in Mandarin Chinese.
Jenny, John
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
草原 cǎoyuán field
一群 yīqún a flock of
羊 yáng sheep
猜 cāi to guess
草原上来了一群羊猜一种水果草莓
cǎoyuán 草原shàng 上lái le 来了yī 一qún 群yáng 羊cāi 猜yīzhǒng 一种shuǐguǒ 水果cǎoméi 草莓
A flock of sheep came to a field. Guess the fruit. (strawberry)
草原上又来了一群狼猜一种水果杨梅
cǎoyuán 草原shàng 上yòu 又lái le 来了yī 一qún 群láng 狼cāi 猜yīzhǒng 一种shuǐguǒ 水果yángméi 杨梅
Then a pack of wolves came to the field. Guess the fruit. (red bayberry)
草原上来了一群狼没吃羊猜一种海洋生物虾
cǎoyuán 草原shàng 上lái le 来了yī 一qún 群láng 狼méi 没chī 吃yáng 羊cāi 猜yīzhǒng 一种hǎiyáng shēngwù 海洋生物xiā 虾
A pack of wolves came to the field, but they didn’t eat the sheep. Guess the marine animal. (shrimp)
草原上来了狼羊惊叫狼还是没吃羊猜一种海洋生物龙虾
cǎoyuán 草原shàng 上lái le 来了láng 狼yáng 羊jīngjiào 惊叫láng 狼hái shì 还是méi 没chī 吃yáng 羊cāi 猜yīzhǒng 一种hǎiyáng shēngwù 海洋生物lóngxiā 龙虾
The wolves came to the field, the sheep bleated in fear, the wolves still didn’t eat the sheep. Guess the marine animal. (lobster)
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