The Little Bird

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早上zǎo shang,一只yī zhī小鸟xiǎo niǎo来到lái dào院子yuàn zi里lǐ。In the morning, a little bird came to the yard.小猫xiǎo māo看着kàn zhe它tā,小狗xiǎo gǒu也yě看着kàn zhe它tā。The kitten watched it, and the puppy watched it too.

小鸟xiǎo niǎo唱歌chàng gē,很好听hěn hǎo tīng。The bird sang, and it sounded lovely.小狗xiǎo gǒu说shuō:“你好nǐ hǎo,小鸟xiǎo niǎo!”The puppy said, "Hello, little bird!"

小鸟xiǎo niǎo不怕bù pà,唱chàng了le一yī首shǒu歌gē。The bird wasn't afraid and sang a song.然后rán hòu它tā飞fēi上了shàng le天tiān。Then it flew up into the sky.

小猫xiǎo māo说shuō:“明天míng tiān你nǐ还hái来lái吗ma?”The kitten said, "Will you come again tomorrow?"

小鸟xiǎo niǎo在zài天上tiān shàng说shuō:“来lái!”From the sky, the bird said, "Yes!"

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