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Sheep, Wolves, and Fruit: a Riddle

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ID: 0418 Intermediate
True, she’s one of the most downloaded women on the internet, but she also has a wicked sense of humor. In today’s offbeat lesson, Miss Zhu tells an odd, but interesting riddle, in Mandarin Chinese.
Tue Feb 06 2007 | Jenny, John
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
草原 cǎoyuán field
一群 yīqún a flock of
羊 yáng sheep
猜 cāi to guess
草原上来了一群羊。猜一种水果——草莓。
cǎoyuán shàng lái le yī qún yáng 。cāi yīzhǒng shuǐguǒ ——cǎoméi 。
A flock of sheep came to a field. Guess the fruit. (strawberry)
草原上又来了一群狼。猜一种水果——杨梅。
cǎoyuán shàng yòu lái le yī qún láng 。cāi yīzhǒng shuǐguǒ ——yángméi 。
Then a pack of wolves came to the field. Guess the fruit. (red bayberry)
草原上来了一群狼，没吃羊。猜一种海洋生物——虾。
cǎoyuán shàng lái le yī qún láng ，méi chī yáng 。cāi yīzhǒng hǎiyáng shēngwù ——xiā 。
A pack of wolves came to the field, but they didn’t eat the sheep. Guess the marine animal. (shrimp)
草原上来了狼，羊惊叫，狼还是没吃羊。猜一种海洋生物——龙虾。
cǎoyuán shàng lái le láng ，yáng jīngjiào ，láng hái shì méi chī yáng 。cāi yīzhǒng hǎiyáng shēngwù ——lóngxiā 。
The wolves came to the field, the sheep bleated in fear, the wolves still didn’t eat the sheep. Guess the marine animal. (lobster)
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