Graded reader · HSK 2

十二生肖

shí èr shēng xiào · The Great Zodiac Race

An old fable, retold simply and drawn page by page. Turn the pages with the arrows or your keyboard, and hide the pinyin once a line reads on its own.

Long ago, the king in heaven wanted to choose one animal for each year. He said, “Everyone, come and race!”
十二生肖

很hěn久jiǔ以yǐ前qián，天tiān上shàng的de国guó王wáng想xiǎng给gěi每měi一yì年nián选xuǎn一yí个gè动dòng物wù。他tā说shuō：“大dà家jiā来lái比bǐ赛sài跑pǎo步bù吧ba！”

Long ago, the king in heaven wanted to choose one animal for each year. He said, “Everyone, come and race!”

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