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Donkey Child

Donkey Child — read, listen to and print this picture book.

Suggested age: 7–12岁 · Reading level L3 · 20 illustrated pages

A girl standing on a rock looking at woman in the distance.

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A girl standing on a rock looking at woman in the distance.
有个女孩最先发现了远处有个奇怪的身影。
A girl standing on a rock and a pregnant woman kneeling down holding her tummy.
那个身影越靠越近，她看清楚了，那是一个快生孩子的妇女。
A pregnant woman surrounded by women hugging her.
女孩有点儿害羞，但她还是勇敢地走上前去。和女孩随行的人们说：“我们必须和她呆在一起，我们必须保护她和她的孩子。”
A woman in labour and other women helping her and bringing her water and blankets.
孩子很快就要降生了。“用力啊！”“快拿毯子来！”“水！”“再用点力！”
A baby donkey.
当他们看到孩子时，所有人都吓了一跳，“一头驴？”
A group of women arguing.
大家七嘴八舌吵起来。一些人说：“我们说过要保护母亲和孩子的，我们必须这样做。”但是还有一些人反驳说：“但是他们会给我们带来厄运。”
A woman holding a donkey in her arms.
妇女发现自己又孤零零一人了。她不知道该拿这个奇怪的孩子怎么办，她也不知道自己该怎么办。
A woman hugging a donkey.
最后，她决定接受这个孩子，做他的妈妈。
A woman with a donkey tied to her back.
如果这个孩子一直这般大小，不长大的话，一切都会变得不一样。但是这个驴孩子越长越大，现在他再也不能趴在妈妈的背上。无论他多么努力，他始终不能像人类一样。他的妈妈累了，放弃了。有时候，她让他做一些动物会做的工作。
A donkey kicking a woman.
驴孩子感到迷茫，也很生气。他这个也不能做，那个也不能做。他不能这样，也不能那样。有一天，他太生气了，一脚把他的妈妈踹到地上。
A donkey running away.
驴孩子羞愧极了，他逃跑了，跑得越远越好。
A donkey sleeping.
当他停下来的时候，天已经黑了，驴孩子迷路了。他在黑暗里哼哼，“咴咴”，黑暗中传来了回声，“咴咴”。他孤零零的一个人，卷成了一团，心中充满烦恼，沉沉地睡去。
A man dressed in a fur coat staring down at a donkey.
驴孩子醒了，他发现有个老人低头盯着他。他看着老人的眼睛，感觉到了一丝希望。
A man carrying a donkey.
驴孩子和老人住在一起，老人教会他很多生存的本领。驴孩子认真地听着，学得很快。老人也学了很多。他们互相帮助，遇到开心的事情就一起哈哈大笑。
A man sitting on a donkey walking up a mountain.
一天早上，老人让驴孩子带他到山顶。
A donkey and a man sleeping on the top of a mountain surrounded by clouds. The donkey dreaming of a woman.
他们登上山顶，环绕在云雾中，睡着了。驴孩子梦到他的妈妈生病了，正在呼唤他，然后他就醒了……
A donkey sitting on the top of a mountain with the sun shining on him.
……云雾消失了，他的朋友——那个老人——也消失了。
A donkey running.
驴孩子终于知道要做什么了。
A sad-looking woman standing amongst some trees and a donkey looking at her.
驴孩子找到了他的妈妈，她孤零零一个人，正在为走失的孩子伤心。他们互相打量了很久，然后紧紧地抱在了一起。
A woman sitting on top of a donkey near adults and children.
驴孩子和妈妈住在一起，慢慢长大，学会了如何共同生活。渐渐的，其他的家庭也搬到他们附近，住了下来。

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Written by
Lindiwe Matshikiza
Illustrated by
Meghan Judge
Translated by
Vicky Liu
Read by
Zhuo Sun
Language
Chinese (Mandarin)
Level
Level 3

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

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