THE FROG IN THE WELL JING DI ZHI WA 井 底 之 蛙. Not far from the Eastern Sea, there was a well containing shallow water. yì 一. kǒu 口.

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1 THE FROG IN THE WELL JING DI ZHI WA 井 底 之 蛙 Not far from the Eastern Sea, there was a well containing shallow water. A frog had ved there for many years. dōnɡhǎi 东 海 yuǎn 不 远 chù yǒu 处, 有 kǒu 口 kū jǐnɡ jǐnɡ 枯井, 井 yǒu yí 有 ɡè 个 qiǎn qiǎn 浅 浅 wā 洼, zhǐ 只 chánɡnián 常 年 zhù 住 zhè 这 At dusk, the frog would ap onto a rock to enjoy the cool air. When he was in the mood, he would croak a few songs towards the small patch of sky up above. měitiān 每 bànɡwǎn 傍 晚, dōu 都 huì 会 tiào 跳 井口 chénɡánɡ 乘 凉 ; ɡāoxìnɡ 高 兴 shíhou 时候, hái 还 huì 会 duìzhe 对着 井口 lù 露 chū 出 xiǎokuài 块 tiānkōnɡ 空 chànɡ 唱 jǐ 几 shǒu 首 ɡē 歌 When he had nothing to do during the day, the frog ked to float around isurely with his gs drifting and his head propped up by the water. báitiān 白 zhe 着 méishì 没事 sì zhī 四肢 shíhou 时候, tuōzhù, 拖住 pào 泡 miàn jiá 面 颊, rànɡ, 让 lǐ jìn 浸 yóu 游

2 yǒnɡ 泳 At nightfall, the frog sank to the bottom of the well. There was a niche in the wall, just big enough for him to rest in. The frog had turned the niche into a cozy chamber and spt there every night. yí ɡè 个 yè 夜 kū lonɡ, 窟窿, bǎ 把 kū lonɡ 窟窿 当 huí 回 dànɡzuò shēn tǐ 身体 做 jǐnɡ 井 正 dǐ 底 zhènɡhǎo jǐnɡ 井 好 chuánɡ shuì 床, 睡 bì 壁 nénɡ 能 lǐ jǐ 挤 jìn 进 yǒu 有 miàn 面 去 Sometimes, when the frog felt bored, he would ap into the muddy bottom and roll about. The sediment was ep enough to cover his feet, making it a wonrful playground. yǒushíhou 有时候, jué 觉 wúáo 无聊, tiào 跳 jǐnɡ dǐ 井底 ní 泥 dǎ ɡǔn 打滚 jǐnɡ dǐ 井底 ní 泥 kě yǐ 可以 mò 没 jiǎo 脚, zhènɡ 正 ɡòu 够 shuǎ 耍 The tt frog was immensely pased with his tt world. He felt that none of the small bugs or crabs could compare with him, so he became

3 very boastful. xiǎo dōu 都 jué 觉得 bǐ 比 nà 那 duì 对 xiē 些 bu shànɡ 不 zì jǐ 自己 shēnɡhuó 生 xiǎochónɡ zǐ 虫 suǒ, 所 yǐ 以 子 活 经 xiǎotiān yɑ xiǎo 呀 jīnɡchánɡ 常 pánɡxiè 螃 蟹 men 们 mǎn 满意 yɑ nǎ 呀 哪 面 jí 极 yí miànqián 前 ɡè 个 chuī 吹 xū 嘘 zì jǐ 自己 One day, a bird perched on the well s rim for a rest. The frog saw the bird. Litt Bird, he cald out, how boring it is to fly around. Why not come down and visit my home? jiàn 见 tiān, duì, 对 duō 多 méi 没 zhī 只 意 si 思 ɑ 啊 luò 落 shuō xiǎo 说 :, 不 rú 如 井口 niǎo, 整 wǒ 我 jiā 家 xiū 休 zhěnɡtiān xi qīnɡ 息, 青 yī huìr 会 wā 蛙 tiān kàn 看 ba 儿吧! The Bird was about to look into the well, when a stench rose into her nostrils. No, thank you! she said, frowning. Then the bird fw away. tàn 探 ɡǔ 股 chū 出 pū bí 扑鼻 tóu ɡānɡ 头, 刚 yào 要 chòuwèi 臭 wǎnɡ 往 味 jǐnɡ 井 kàn 看 hū rán, 忽然 wén 闻 méitóu 眉头

4 shuō 说 bú 不 yònɡ 用 xièxie, 谢谢 nǐ shuō 你! 说 完 zǒu 走 A few days later, the frog was cmbing on the wall when he saw a group of wild geese flying by. Hi! he cald out. Sister Geese! Where are you going? Why not come to my home and warm up a tt qún 群 jǐ tiān 几 dà 大 yàn 雁 hēi dà yàn 嗨, 大雁 nuǎnhuo 暖 和, jiě jie 姐姐 yí xià 下 nǐ, 你 zhènɡ 正 tóudǐnɡ 头顶, men 们 bɑ 吧! yào 要 去 jǐnɡlán 井栏 ɡǎn jǐn 赶紧 nǎ 哪 cháo 朝? 不 rú 如 kànjiàn, 看见 men 们 hǎn 喊 : wǒ 我 jiā 家 Thank you, Litt Frog, said one of the geese. But it is getting cold. We must fly to the south to spend the winter there. With that, the geese went on with their journey. xièxie 谢谢 南 nánfānɡ 南 nánfānɡ nǐ xiǎo 你, 去 去 tiān! dōnɡ 冬 说 yuèláiyuè 越来越 shuō lěnɡ 冷 dà yànmen 完, 大雁们 wǒmen, 我们 jì xù 继续 yào 要 xiànɡ 向 A tortoise who ved in the Eastern Sea was strolng on the shore

5 when he noticed the well. He crawd over and paused. zhī 只 jǐnɡ 井, zhù 住 zǒu 走 dōnɡhǎi 东 海 井 jǐnɡbiān 边 hǎiɡuī 海龟 tínɡ 停 chū lái 出来 xià lái sàn kàn 散步, 看 下来 kū 枯 Hi! said the frog, then he add with much pri, See? The water, the well, it s all mine. Why not come down and play with me? It s spacious down here. hēi qiáo zhè 嗨! 瞧! 这, 不 rú 如 dé 得 kēnɡ xiàlái 下来 意 坑 shuō 说 zhèkǒu, 这口 b ɑ 吧 lǐ! jǐnɡ dōu 井, 都 miàn 面 宽 shì 是 wǒ 我 kuānchanɡ 敞 yíɡè 个 jí 极 rén 人! The tortoise didn t want to be ru by refusing the invitation, so he started to crawl into the well. But before he could get his ft hind g over, his right one got stuck. Frowning, the tortoise backed off in a hurry. hǎiɡuī 海龟 háiméi 还没 hǎo 不好意 quán 全 部 si 思 shēn 伸 jù 拒 jué 绝 jìn 进去, pá 爬 yòutuǐ, 右腿 xiànɡ 向 kě 井口, 可 bèi 被 jǐnɡlán 井栏 shì 是 qiǎzhù 卡住 zuǒtuǐ 左腿 hǎiɡuī 海龟 méitóu ɡǎnjǐn 眉头, 赶紧 tuì 退 huí 回去

6 Bother Frog, said the tortoise, have you heard of the ocean? In drought or flood, the ocean s pth never changes. Compared with your home, the ocean is much broar and more interesting. shi 是 qǐ 起 hónɡ 洪 nǐ 你 nǐ 弟, 你 tīnɡshuō 听 hǎi, 海 zhèdiǎn 这点 fanɡ 说 dà, 大 shēndù 深度 hǎi 海 dàhǎi 大海 ɡènɡ 更 dōu 都 mɑ 吗 ɡuǎn? 不 méiyǒu 没有 kāikuò 开阔, 更 管 biànhuà ɡènɡ 变化 ɡānhàn 干旱 yǒu 有趣 hái 还 bǐ, 比 ne 呢! The frog stared up with bulging eyes and opened his mouth wi, but no sound came out. It was beyond his wilst imagination that somewhere else could be bigger and better than his home. huà 话 ɡǔ zhe 鼓着 lái 来 他 yǎnjinɡ zhānɡ dà 眼睛, 张 zěnme 怎么 yě 也 不 大 相 zuǐ 嘴 xiānɡxìn ba bàntiān 巴, 半 háiyǒu 信, 还有 bǐ 比 yě 也 他 shuō chū 说不出 zhù 住 fānɡ ɡènɡ dà 更 大 ɡènɡhǎo 更 好 fānɡ!