Morning Feeding Time (Part 1)

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早上zǎo shang七点qī diǎn,小xiǎo慧huì走进zǒu jìn动物园dòng wù yuán。At seven in the morning, Xiao Hui walked into the zoo.她tā今天jīn tiān很早hěn zǎo到dào,因为yīn wèi她tā不想bù xiǎng让ràng动物dòng wù们men等děng太tài久jiǔ。She arrived early today, because she didn't want the animals to wait too long.

长颈鹿cháng jǐng lù看到kàn dào她tā来lái,就jiù不停bù tíng地de摇头yáo tóu。When the giraffes saw her coming, they kept bobbing their heads.小xiǎo慧huì笑着xiào zhe说shuō:“别bié急jí,我wǒ不会bù huì忘记wàng jì你们nǐ men的de早餐zǎo cān。”Xiao Hui smiled and said, "Don't rush — I won't forget your breakfast."她tā把bǎ叶子yè zi放在fàng zài高高的gāo gāo de架子jià zi上shàng,长颈鹿cháng jǐng lù吃chī得很de hěn开心kāi xīn。She placed leaves on the tall stand, and the giraffes ate happily.

接着jiē zhe,她tā去qù猴子hóu zi区qū。Next, she went to the monkey area.猴子们hóu zi men一直yī zhí叫jiào个gè不停bù tíng,好像hǎo xiàng不想bù xiǎng等děng。The monkeys kept chattering nonstop, as if they didn't want to wait.小xiǎo慧huì分给fēn gěi它们tā men水果shuǐ guǒ,说shuō:“不可以bù kě yǐ抢qiǎng,大家dà jiā都有dōu yǒu。”Xiao Hui handed out fruit and said, "No grabbing — everyone gets some."

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