Benny and the Boomerang

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本尼běn ní在zài爷爷yé ye的de棚子péng zi里lǐ找到zhǎo dào一个yī ge回力镖huí lì biāo。Benny found a boomerang in Grandpa’s shed.它tā是shì棕色zōng sè的de,弯弯wān wān的de。It was brown and curved.“这zhè是shì什么shén me?”本尼běn ní问wèn。“What is it?” Benny asked.

“这是zhè shì回力镖huí lì biāo。”爷爷yé ye说shuō。“It’s a boomerang,” Grandpa said.

“你nǐ把bǎ它tā扔出去rēng chū qù,它tā会huì回来huí lai。”“Throw it, and it comes back.”

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