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Decision

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Suggested age: 4–6岁 · Reading level L2 · 16 illustrated pages

A crowd of people standing around a water tap.

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A crowd of people standing around a water tap.
我的村庄面临很多问题。村里只有一个水龙头，我们每天都要排很长的队伍去接水。
A line of people waiting for food donations.
我们等着别人接济食物给我们吃。
A woman locking her front door.
每天晚上，我们因为害怕有小偷，所以都早早地锁上了门。
A man and woman standing next to a boy outside a school.
中途辍学的孩子也不少。
Two girls dressed as maids walking through a village.
年轻的女孩被迫到别的村庄去做女佣。
Boys roaming around a village and a woman carrying shopping on her head.
年轻的男孩不是成天在村子里游荡，就是到别人的农场里打工。
Gusts of wind blowing waste paper onto trees.
起风的时候，废纸到处乱飞，挂在树梢和篱笆上。
A boy sitting holding his injured foot.
碎玻璃扔得到处都是，很多人都被碎玻璃划伤了。
People standing around a water tap.
终于有一天，水龙头干涸了，人们接不到水了。
A man standing outside a house with two children talking with a woman.
我的爸爸一家一家地劝说，召集村里的居民们开会。
People sitting under a big tree listening to a man speaking.
人们聚到一棵大树下，准备开会。
A man speaking to a crowd of people sitting under a tree.
我爸爸站起来，说：“我们必须团结起来，一起解决我们的问题。”
A boy sitting on a tree trunk raising his hand.
八岁的珠玛坐在树干上，大声说：“我可以帮忙清理村庄。”
A woman suggesting women join her to grow food.
一个女人站起来说：“我可以找一些妇女，一起种庄稼。”
A man suggesting men help to dig a well.
又有一个男人站起来说：“男人们可以帮着打井。”
A crowd of people standing together smiling.
我们异口同声地说：“我们必须改变我们的生活。”从那天开始，大伙儿都齐心协力，解决问题。

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Written by
Ursula Nafula
Illustrated by
Vusi Malindi
Translated by
Vicky Liu
Read by
Zhuo Sun
Language
Chinese (Mandarin)
Level
Level 2

Source: African Storybook / Storybooks Canada
Original: Decision from African Storybook
License: CC BY 4.0

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