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Nozibele and the three hairs

Nozibele and the three hairs — read, listen to and print this picture book.

Suggested age: 7–12岁 · Reading level L3 · 13 illustrated pages

Three girls carrying wood on their heads.

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Three girls carrying wood on their heads.
很久很久以前，有三个女孩，她们一起外出找柴火。
Three girls swimming in a river.
天很热，她们跳下河游了个泳。她们一边游泳，一边嬉戏，溅出很多水花。
A silhouette of three girls carrying wood on their heads at sunset.
突然，她们意识到天已经很晚了，匆匆忙忙赶回村子。
Three girls carrying wood on their heads and one girl putting her hand to her neck.
当她们快到家的时候，诺孜贝儿摸了摸她的脖子：她把项链落在了外面。于是她请求她的朋友们：“和我一起回去找找吧！”但她的朋友们都说太晚了。
Someone picking up a necklace sitting on a rock near a river.
诺孜贝儿一个人回到河边，一找到了项链，就赶忙回家，但天太黑了，她迷路了。
A girl carrying wood on her head at night time and looking at a lit-up hut.
她远远地看见有个小木屋，木屋里有一丝光亮。她跑到木屋门口，敲了敲门。
A dog answering the door to a girl carrying wood on her head.
诺孜贝儿吃了一惊，开门的是一只会说话的狗：“你来干嘛？”诺孜贝儿说：“我迷路了，我要找个地方睡觉。”狗回答说：“进来吧，不然我就咬你！”然后诺孜贝儿就进了屋。
A girl cooking and a dog standing next to her with their arms folded.
狗说：“给我做饭！”诺孜贝儿回答说：“但我从来没有给狗做过饭。”狗说：“快做饭，不然我就咬你。”诺孜贝儿没办法，只能给狗做了一些吃的。
A girl making a bed with a dog standing next to her with their arms folded.
狗说：“给我铺床！”诺孜贝儿回答说：“但我从来没有给狗铺过床。”狗说：“快铺床，不然我就咬你。”诺孜贝儿没办法，只能给狗铺了床。
A dog standing next to an open door talking to a girl and pointing.
诺孜贝儿每天都要给狗做饭，打扫屋子，洗衣服。有一天，狗说：“诺孜贝儿，我今天要出门见朋友。在我回来之前，你要打扫好屋子，做好饭，洗好衣服。”
Someone putting a hair under a bed, behind a door and by a fence.
狗一走，诺孜贝儿就从头上拔了三根头发下来。她把一根头发放在床下，一根放在门背后，还有一根放在篱笆上。然后诺孜贝儿用尽全力跑回了家。
An angry-looking dog.
当狗回到家的时候，它开始找诺孜贝儿：“诺孜贝儿，你在哪里？”第一根头发说：“我在这儿，在床底下。”第二根头发说：“我在这儿，在门背后。”第三根头发说：“我在这儿，在篱笆上。”
Three boys waving sticks and a girl standing behind them.
狗明白了诺孜贝儿耍的花招。它一路跑到诺孜贝儿的村庄，但是诺孜贝儿的兄弟们正拿着棍子等着它呢！狗见状不妙，赶紧跑开了，从此再也没人见过它。

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Written by
Tessa Welch
Illustrated by
Wiehan de Jager
Translated by
Vicky Liu
Read by
Zhuo Sun
Language
Chinese (Mandarin)
Level
Level 3

Source: African Storybook / Storybooks Canada
Original: Nozibele and the three hairs from African Storybook
License: CC BY 3.0

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