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Chicken and Millipede

Chicken and Millipede — read, listen to and print this picture book.

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

A chicken and a millipede walking along a road.

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A chicken and a millipede walking along a road.
鸡和千足虫是好朋友，但是它们又互相竞争。有一天，它们决定进行一场足球比赛，看看谁是最棒的球员。
A chicken and a millipede playing football.
它们去了球场，开始比赛。鸡跑得飞快，但是千足虫跑得更快。鸡把球踢得很远，但是千足虫踢得更远。鸡开始有点闷闷不乐。
A chicken standing in front of a football net.
最后，它们决定来一场点球大战。第一轮中，千足虫当守门员，鸡只拿到了一分。然后，在第二轮中，鸡做守门员。
Millipede scoring a goal.
千足虫猛地一踢，球进了。千足虫运球飞快，又进了一球。千足虫跳起来，打了个头球，又得了一分。千足虫一共得了五分。
An angry-looking chicken.
鸡输了，它很生气。千足虫哈哈大笑，因为它的朋友输了球，就无理取闹。
A chicken opening its beak wide to eat the millipede.
鸡生气极了，它张开嘴，一口把千足虫吞了下去。
A chicken walking with a ball under its arm talking to a millipede.
鸡回家的路上，遇到了千足虫妈妈。千足虫妈妈问它：“你看见我的孩子了吗？”鸡什么都没说，千足虫妈妈很担心。
A voice coming from inside a chicken standing next to a millipede.
千足虫妈妈突然听到了一阵微弱的声音：“快帮我，妈妈！”千足虫妈妈看了看周围，仔细地听着，声音是从鸡身体里传出来的。
An ill-looking chicken.
千足虫妈妈大喊道：“快用你神奇的能力！”千足虫会产生一种很难闻的味道，会让鸡觉得很恶心。
A chicken coughing.
鸡打了一个嗝，咕噜咕噜要吐了，又是打喷嚏又是咳嗽。千足虫太恶心了！
A millipede in a puddle of spit.
鸡不停地咳嗽，直到把千足虫从胃里咳了出来。千足虫妈妈和孩子赶紧爬上树，藏了起来。
Two millipedes hiding up a tree and a chicken nearby.
从此以后，鸡和千足虫就变成了敌人。

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Written by
Winny Asara
Illustrated by
Magriet Brink
Translated by
Vicky Liu
Read by
Zhuo Sun
Language
Chinese (Mandarin)
Level
Level 3

Source: African Storybook / Storybooks Canada
Original: Chicken and Millipede from African Storybook
License: CC BY 3.0

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