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Khalai talks to plants

Khalai talks to plants — read, listen to and print this picture book.

Suggested age: 4–6岁 · Reading level L2 · 8 illustrated pages

A girl in a field waving.

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A girl in a field waving.
这是卡莱。她今年七岁。在肯尼亚当地方言里,这个名字是“美好事物”的意思。
A girl talking to an orange tree.
卡莱早上醒来,跟橙子树说:“橙子树啊橙子树,快点长大吧,给我们结好多又大又甜的橙子!”
A girl kneeling on the ground talking to grass.
在卡莱走路去上学的路上,她对草地说:“草地啊草地,你一定要长得绿油油的,别干枯了。”
A girl looking at wild flowers.
卡莱路过了野花,她对野花说:“野花啊野花,你们尽情地开放吧,这样我可以把你们夹在我的头发里。”
A girl next to a tree in a school playground.
在学校,卡莱对操场中间的树说:“小树啊小树,快点长出枝叶吧,这样我们就可以在树荫里读书了。”
A girl talking to a hedge outside a school.
卡莱还对学校附近的灌木丛说:“灌木啊灌木,你们一定要长得壮壮的,这样坏人就进不了学校了。”
A girl next to an orange tree.
当卡莱从学校回到家里,她又去看了看橙子树,问它:“你结橙子了吗?”
A girl next to an orange tree.
卡莱叹了一口气:“橙子还是绿色的,我明天再来看看你吧!或许到了明天你就会给我一只又大又甜的橙子了。”

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

Source: African Storybook / Storybooks Canada
Original: Khalai talks to plants from African Storybook
License: CC BY 4.0

原文与插图未改动;网页布局重新编排。年龄、主题与共读提示为本站编辑建议。 Web and printable layout adapted by Little Leaf. Age and reading-level suggestions are editorial. Original stories and artwork belong to their credited creators. Website narration uses the selected synthetic Voice 7.