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Sakima's song

Sakima's song — read, listen to and print this picture book.

Suggested age: 7–12岁 · Reading level L3 · 18 illustrated pages

A man, a woman, a boy and a girl standing outside a hut and some trees.

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A man, a woman, a boy and a girl standing outside a hut and some trees.
萨可满和他的父母，还有四岁的妹妹住在一起，他们住在一个富人的土地上，他们的茅草屋在一排大树的后面。
A boy thinking about when he was ill in bed.
萨可满三岁的时候，生了一场大病，从此，萨可满就看不见了，其实萨可满是一个非常有天赋的孩子。
A boy talking to three women.
萨可满今年六岁，他会做很多同龄的男孩不会做的事情，比如，萨可满能和村里的老人坐在一起讨论重要的事情。
A boy and girl waving to a man and woman leaving.
萨可满的父母在富人的家里工作。他们每天早出晚归，萨可满就和妹妹呆在家里。
A boy singing to a woman.
萨可满很喜欢唱歌。有一天，他的妈妈问他：“萨可满，你从哪儿学了这些歌？”
A boy talking with a woman.
萨可满回答说：“它们就这样出现在我的脑海里，我想到了这些歌，就把它们唱了出来。”
A boy singing to a girl smiling.
萨可满很喜欢给他的妹妹唱歌，特别是她肚子饿的时候。妹妹听着萨可满唱他最喜欢的歌，跟着甜美的歌声摆动起来。
A boy sitting and a girl standing next to him.
萨可满的妹妹经常求他：“再唱一次吧！”萨可满唱了一遍又一遍。
A sad-looking man and woman sitting with their heads in their hands and a boy and girl next them.
有一天晚上，萨可满的父母回到家以后一句话也不说。萨可满知道一定发生了什么不好的事情。
A boy talking to a man and woman and a girl standing next to them.
萨可满问爸爸妈妈发生了什么事，他这才知道，原来富人的儿子失踪了，富人孤单一人，很伤心。
A boy talking to a woman with her arms crossed and a man.
萨可满对父母说：“我可以给他唱歌，这样他就会高兴起来了。”但是萨可满的父母不喜欢这个主意：“他很有钱，而你只是一个看不见的小男孩。你以为你的歌声会帮到他吗？”
A girl with her hand on her tummy talking to a man, a woman and a boy.
但是萨可满没有放弃，他的妹妹也鼓励他。她说：“萨可满的歌声能赶走饥饿，他肯定也能安慰富人。”
A girl leading a blind boy with a stick through a forest.
第二天，萨可满让他的妹妹带他去富人的房子。
A boy standing outside a building singing to a man looking out of the window, and a girl standing next to him.
他站在一扇大窗户的下面，开始唱他最喜欢的歌。慢慢的，富人的脑袋从窗户里伸出来。
A boy singing outside a building singing to a man looking out of the window, and a girl and some workers standing next to him.
工人们停下了工作。他们仔细地听着萨可满唱歌。有一个人说：“从来没有人能安慰老板，这个看不见的男孩觉得他可以做到吗？”
A man standing outside a building calling a boy and girl walking away.
萨可满唱完了，准备离开。富人跑出来，说：“请再唱一遍吧！”
Two men carrying a boy on a stretcher towards a man standing next to a boy and girl.
就在那时，两个人抬着担架走来了，担架上是富人的儿子！他们发现这个人被打得面目全非，躺在路边。
A man standing between two boys in hospital beds and a girl standing in front of him.
富人很高兴儿子找回来了。为了感谢萨可满安慰他，他把萨可满和他的儿子一起送到了医院，萨可满很快就会恢复视力了。

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Written by
Ursula Nafula
Illustrated by
Peris Wachuka
Translated by
Vicky Liu
Read by
Zhuo Sun
Language
Chinese (Mandarin)
Level
Level 3

Source: African Storybook / Storybooks Canada
Original: Sakima's song 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.