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What Vusi's sister said

What Vusi's sister said — read, listen to and print this picture book.

Suggested age: 7–12岁 · Reading level L4 · 13 illustrated pages

An old woman thinking of a wedding, giving a boy an egg.

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An old woman thinking of a wedding, giving a boy an egg.
一天早上，福思的奶奶唤他过来说：“福思，你带着这个鸡蛋去你爸妈那儿吧！他们要为你姐姐的婚礼做一个大蛋糕。”
A boy standing between two boys picking fruit and one of them holding a slingshot.
福思带着鸡蛋上了路，他遇到了两个正在采水果的男孩。其中一个男孩抓过鸡蛋，朝着果树扔过去，鸡蛋破了。
A boy telling the fruit pickers about the egg and the wedding.
福思哭了：“你做了什么？那个鸡蛋是用来做蛋糕的，这个蛋糕是送给我姐姐结婚的礼物。没了蛋糕，我姐姐会说什么？”
Two fruit pickers giving a boy a walking stick.
男孩们觉得很抱歉，他们不应该嘲弄福思。其中一个男孩说：“我们没办法帮你做蛋糕，但是我们这儿有一根拐杖，可以送给你姐姐。”福思带上了拐杖，继续上路。
A worried-looking boy standing next to two men building a house. One of the builders is holding a broken stick.
福思在路上碰到了两个造房子的工人。其中一个工人问他：“我们可以借用一下那根木棍吗？”但是木棍不是很结实，它断了。
A boy telling the builders about the egg, the wedding and the walking stick.
福思哭了：“你做了什么？那根木棍是摘水果的人给我的，因为他们打碎了用来做蛋糕的鸡蛋。那个蛋糕是送给我姐姐结婚的礼物。没了鸡蛋，没了蛋糕，没了礼物，我姐姐会说什么？”
Two builders giving a boy some thatch.
造房子的工人觉得很抱歉，因为他们弄断了木棍。其中一个工人说：“我们没办法帮着做蛋糕，但我这儿有一些茅草，可以送给你姐姐。”福思带上茅草，继续上路。
A worried-looking boy standing next to a farmer feeding a cow some thatch.
在路上，福思遇到了一个农民和一头奶牛。奶牛说：“多么美味的茅草啊！我可以尝一尝吗？”但是茅草太美味了，奶牛把茅草全吃光了！
A boy telling the farmer about the egg, the wedding, the walking stick and the thatch.
福思哭了：“你做了什么？那些茅草是给我姐姐的礼物。造房子的工人给了我那些茅草，因为他们弄断了摘水果的人给我的木棍。摘水果的人给了我木棍，因为他们把做蛋糕的鸡蛋打破了。那个蛋糕是给我姐姐结婚的礼物。现在鸡蛋、蛋糕、礼物都没了。我的姐姐会说什么？”
A farmer giving a boy a cow.
奶牛很抱歉，因为它太自私了。农民决定让奶牛跟着福思，作为礼物送给他姐姐。福思继续上路了。
A boy standing next to wedding guests eating.
但是，到了吃晚饭的时候，奶牛跑回农场了，福思也迷路了。他很晚才到姐姐的婚礼上，客人们已经在吃饭了。
A boy telling the wedding guests about the cow, the thatch, the walking stick, the egg and the wedding.
福思哭了：“我该怎么办？奶牛本来是农民送给我的礼物，因为奶牛吃了建筑工人给我的茅草。建筑工人给我茅草，因为他们折断了摘水果的人给我的木棍。摘水果的人给了我木棍，因为他们打破了做蛋糕的鸡蛋。那个蛋糕是给我姐姐结婚的礼物。现在，鸡蛋没了，蛋糕没了，礼物也没了。”
A bride surrounded by wedding guests cheering.
福思的姐姐想了一会儿，她说：“我亲爱的兄弟，我不在乎有没有礼物。我们今天聚在这里，我就很高兴了。穿上你漂亮的衣服，我们一起庆祝吧！”福思就照着她的话做了。

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Written by
Nina Orange
Illustrated by
Wiehan de Jager
Translated by
Vicky Liu
Read by
Zhuo Sun
Language
Chinese (Mandarin)
Level
Level 4

Source: African Storybook / Storybooks Canada
Original: What Vusi's sister said from African Storybook
License: CC BY 3.0

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