Lǎohǔ yù lǎoshǔ,
老虎 遇 老鼠，
The tiger met the mouse,
Lǎoshǔ yù lǎohǔ,
老鼠 遇 老虎，
The mouse met the tiger,
Lǎohǔ yǎo lǎoshǔ,
老虎 咬 老鼠，
The tiger tried to bite the mouse,
Lǎoshǔ duǒ lǎohǔ,
老鼠 躲 老虎，
The mouse hid itself from the tiger,
Lǎohǔ yǎo bú zhù lǎoshǔ,
老虎 咬 不 住 老鼠，
The tiger failed to bite the mouse,
Lǎoshǔ duǒ guò le lǎohǔ.
老鼠 躲 过 了老虎。
The mouse escaped the tiger.
Vocabulary
1. 老虎 noun lǎohǔ tiger
Wǒ xiǎng qù dòngwù yuán kàn lǎohǔ.
我 想 去 动物 园 看 老虎。
I want to go to the zoo to see the tigers.
2. 老鼠 noun lǎoshǔ mouse
Lucy hàipà lǎoshǔ.
Lucy 害怕 老鼠。
Lucy is scared of the mouse!
3. 咬 verb yǎo bite
Tom de xiǎogǒu yǎo rén.
Tom 的 小狗 咬 人。
Tom’s dog often bites people.
4. 躲 verb duǒ hide
Zhānɡ Mínɡ, nǐ kěyǐ duǒ zài shù hòu miàn.
张 明， 你 可以 躲 在 树 后 面。
Zhang Ming, you can hide behind the tree.
Exercises
1. The correct pronunciation for “tiger” is ____.
A. lǎoshǔ
B. lǎohǔ
C. lǎozhǔ
2. Which of the following is the correct pronunciation for “鼠?”
A. zhǔ
B. hǔ
C. shǔ
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