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Why hippos have no hair

Why hippos have no hair — read, listen to and print this picture book.

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

A rabbit walking by a riverside.

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A rabbit walking by a riverside.
有一天,兔子在河边散步。
A hippo eating grass by a riverside.
河马也在那儿,一边闲逛,一边找些美味的野草来吃。
A hippo stepping on a rabbit's foot.
河马没有看见兔子,她不小心踩到了兔子的脚。兔子尖叫了一声,朝着河马大喊:“该死的河马!没看到你踩到我的脚了吗?”
A rabbit holding its injured foot looking up at a hippo.
河马赶紧给兔子道歉:“真不好意思,我的朋友!我没看见你!请原谅我!”兔子哪里会听河马的解释,他气极了,朝着河马大吼:“你肯定是故意的!总有一天你会受到惩罚!”
A rabbit jumping next to fire.
兔子找到了火,他对火说:“趁河马从水里出来吃草的时候,朝她放一把火。她竟敢踩我的脚。”火回答说:“没问题,我的朋友!我这就按你说的做。”
A hippo running away from fire.
过了一会儿,河马正在离河岸很远的地方吃草。呼的一声,火突然烧起来了,烧到了河马的身上。
A hippo crying in the river.
河马尖叫着,赶紧跑向河边,但是她的毛发已经全部烧毁了。河马伤心地说:“我的毛都被火烧掉了!你烧了我的毛!它们全都不见了!我美丽的毛!”
A rabbit jumping by the riverside.
兔子终于报了仇,他高兴坏了;直到现在,河马也不敢离河岸太远,因为她害怕又要被火烧。

Creators and open license

Written by
Basilio Gimo, David Ker
Illustrated by
Carol Liddiment
Translated by
Vicky Liu
Read by
Zhuo Sun
Language
Chinese (Mandarin)
Level
Level 2

Source: African Storybook / Storybooks Canada
Original: Why hippos have no hair from African Storybook
License: CC BY 3.0

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.