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Punishment

Punishment — read, listen to and print this picture book.

Suggested age: 7–12岁 · Reading level L2 · 12 illustrated pages

A woman carrying a basket of fruit on her head and three children watching her from a house.

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A woman carrying a basket of fruit on her head and three children watching her from a house.
有一天，妈妈买了很多水果。
A girl and two boys looking at a basket of fruit.
我们都问她：“什么时候可以吃水果？”妈妈说：“等今天晚上再吃。”
A boy eating lots of fruit.
我哥哥拉希姆很贪吃，所有的水果都想尝尝。结果他吃了很多。
A sad-looking boy and girl looking at a half-eaten fruit basket.
弟弟叫着说：“看看拉希姆做了什么！”。我跟着说：“拉希姆很调皮很自私。”
An angry-looking woman standing in front of a half-eaten fruit basket.
妈妈对拉希姆很生气。
An angry-looking boy and girl glaring at another boy.
我们也对拉希姆很生气。可是拉希姆并不感到惭愧。
A woman sitting on a chair knitting and a boy talking to her.
小弟弟问：“拉希姆不是该罚了吗？”
A woman, boy and girl talking to a boy standing in front of them.
妈妈警告说：“拉希姆，你很快就会后悔的。”
An ill-looking boy.
不久，拉希姆果然开始感到恶心起来。
An ill-looking boy holding his tummy standing in front of a woman.
拉希姆小声说：“我肚子很疼。”
An ill-looking boy holding his tummy and covering his mouth leaving a room.
妈妈早料到会发生这样的事情。拉希姆受到了水果的惩罚！
A woman, a boy and a girl putting their arms around another boy.
后来，拉希姆跟我们道歉说：“以后我再也不会贪吃了。”而我们这次都相信他！

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Written by
Adelheid Marie Bwire
Illustrated by
Melany Pietersen
Translated by
dohliam
Read by
Zhuo Sun
Language
Chinese (Mandarin)
Level
Level 2

Source: African Storybook / Storybooks Canada
Original: Punishment from African Storybook
License: CC BY 3.0

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