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The Monster Comes Out in Spring - 春天妖怪出来了

A hungry monster wakes from hibernation and descends to the market, searching for apples and noodles. But with no money, how will he ever eat?

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春天chūn tiān来lái了le!妖怪yāo guài在zài山shān上shàng睡觉shuì jiào。他tā睁开zhēng kāi眼睛yǎn jing,很hěn饿è。他tā闻到wén dào下面xià miàn有yǒu好吃hǎo chī的de东西dōng xi。

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Spring is here! The monster is sleeping on the mountain. He opens his eyes. He is very hungry. He smells something delicious down below.

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妖怪yāo guài去qù市场shì chǎng。市场shì chǎng在zài山shān下xià。他tā想xiǎng吃chī苹果píng guǒ和hé面条miàn tiáo。他tā看看kàn kan这里zhè lǐ,看看kàn kan那里nà li。苹果píng guǒ呢ne?面条miàn tiáo呢ne?

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The monster goes to the market. The market is at the bottom of the mountain. He wants to eat apples and noodles. He looks here, he looks there. Where are the apples? Where are the noodles?

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妖怪yāo guài问wèn一个yī ge老师lǎo shī:“老师lǎo shī,苹果píng guǒ在zài哪里nǎ lǐ?面条miàn tiáo在zài哪里nǎ lǐ?”老师lǎo shī笑xiào了le,说shuō:“在zài那里nà li!”

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The monster asks a teacher: “Teacher, where are the apples? Where are the noodles?” The teacher smiles and says: “Over there!”

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妖怪yāo guài去qù那里nà li,没有méi yǒu钱qián。一个yī ge小朋友xiǎo péng yǒu叫jiào小明,在zài买mǎi苹果píng guǒ和hé面条miàn tiáo。他tā看见kàn jiàn妖怪yāo guài,给gěi他tā吃chī。妖怪yāo guài很hěn高兴gāo xìng,吃chī了le很hěn多duō。

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The monster goes over there, but he has no money. A child named Xiaoming is buying apples and noodles. He sees the monster and gives him some food. The monster is very happy and eats a lot.

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妖怪yāo guài吃chī完wán了le,说shuō:“谢谢xiè xie你nǐ!”小明问wèn:“你nǐ高兴gāo xìng吗ma?”妖怪yāo guài说shuō:“很hěn高兴gāo xìng!”小明说shuō:“我wǒ也yě很hěn高兴gāo xìng!”

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The monster finishes eating and says: “Thank you!” Xiaoming asks: “Are you happy?” The monster says: “Very happy!” Xiaoming says: “I'm very happy too!”