A very short children’s story about a bear’s search for a new home.
小熊一家住在山洞里。熊爷爷对小熊说,“你去造间木头房子住吧!”
春天，小熊走进树林。树上长满了绿叶，他舍不得砍。
夏天，小熊又走进了树林。树上开满了鲜花，小熊舍不得砍。
秋天，小熊走进树林，树上挂满了果实。小熊舍不得砍。
冬天，小熊走进了树林。树上站着许多小鸟，小熊舍不得砍。
一年又一年，小熊没有砍树造房子，还是高高兴兴地住在山洞里……
树林里的小动物非常感谢小熊，他们送给小熊一束束美丽的鲜花.
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| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 小 | xiǎo | small; tiny; few; young |
| 熊 | xiōng | bear; a scolding; surname Xiong |
| 一家 | yī jiā | the whole family; the same family; the family ... (when preceded by a family name); group |
| 住 | zhù | to live; to reside; to stay; to stop; to cease; (result complement indicating firmness or a stable achieved state) |
| 在 | zài | to exist; to be alive; (of sb or sth) to be (located) at; (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) |
| 山 | Shān | surname Shan |
| 洞 | dǒng | cave; zero (unambiguous spoken form when spelling out numbers) |
| 里 | lǐ | variant of 裡|里[li3]; lining; interior; inside; internal; also written 裏|里[li3]; surname Li |
| 爷爷 | yé ye | (coll.) paternal grandfather; grandpa |
| 对 | duì | right; correct; towards; at; for; concerning; regarding; to treat (sb a certain way); to face; (bound form) opposite; facing; matching; to match together; to adjust; to fit; to sui… |
| 说 | shuì | to persuade; variant of 說|说[shuo1] |
| 你 | nǐ | you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您[nin2]); you (Note: In Taiwan, 妳 is used to address females, but in mainland China, it is not commonly used. Instead, 你 is used to address both males and females.) |
| 去 | qù | to go; to go to (a place); (of a time etc) last; just passed; to send; to remove; to get rid of; to reduce; to be apart from in space or time; to die (euphemism); to play (a part);… |
| 造 | zǎo | to make; to manufacture; to fabricate; party (in a lawsuit or legal agreement); classifier for crops |
| 间 | jiān | between; among; within a definite time or space; room; section of a room or lateral space between two pairs of pillars; classifier for rooms |
| 木 | Mù | surname Mu |
| 头 | tóu | head; hair style; the top; end; beginning or end; a stub; remnant; chief; boss; side; aspect; first; leading; classifier for pigs or livestock; CL:個|个[ge4] |
| 房子 | fáng zi | house; building (single- or two-story); apartment; room; CL:棟|栋[dong4],幢[zhuang4],座[zuo4],套[tao4],間|间[jian1] |
| 吧 | bā | bar (loanword) (serving drinks, or providing Internet access etc); to puff (on a pipe etc); (onom.) bang; abbr. for 貼吧|贴吧[tie1 ba1] |
| 春天 | chūn tiān | spring (season); CL:個|个[ge4] |
| 走进 | zǒu jìn | to enter; to step into |
| 树林 | Shù lín | Shulin city in New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4], Taiwan |
| 树 | shù | tree; CL:棵[ke1]; to cultivate; to set up |
| 上 | shǎng | used in 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1] |
| 长 | cháng | long; (bound form) length; (bound form) strong point; forte; (bound form) to be good at; (literary) surplus; spare (Taiwan pr. [zhang4]) |
| 满 | Mǎn | Manchu ethnic group |
| 了 | le | (completed action marker); (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now); (modal particle intensifying preceding clause); (bound form) clear in one's mind; to understand clearly |
| 绿叶 | lu:4 yè | green leaf; (fig.) actor playing a supporting role |
| 他 | tā | (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his; (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日[ta1 ri4] and 他人[ta1 ren2]) |
| 舍不得 | shě bu de | to hate to do sth; to hate to part with; to begrudge |
| 砍 | kán | to chop; to throw sth at sb |
| 夏天 | xià tiān | summer; CL:個|个[ge4] |
| 又 | yòu | (once) again; also; both... and...; and yet; (used for emphasis) anyway |
| 开 | kāi | to open (transitive or intransitive); (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start; to turn on; to put in operation; to operate; to run; to boil; to write out (a prescription, check, … |
| 鲜花 | xiān huā | flower; fresh flowers; CL:朵[duo3] |
| 秋天 | qīu tiān | autumn; CL:個|个[ge4] |
| 挂 | guà | to hang; to suspend (from a hook etc); to hang up (the phone); (of a line) to be dead; to be worried; to be concerned; (dialect) to make a phone call; to register (at a hospital); … |
| 果 | guǒ | fruit; result; resolute; indeed; if really |
| 实 | shí | real; true; honest; really; solid; fruit; seed; definitely |
| 冬天 | dōng tiān | winter |
| 站 | zhàn | station; to stand; to halt; to stop; branch of a company or organization; website |
| 着 | zhāo | variant of 著|着[zhao1]; a move in chess (Taiwan pr. [zhuo2]); trick; tactic; (dialect) okay; all right; (dialect) to put in; to add |
| 许多 | xǔ duō | many; a lot of; much |
| 小鸟 | xiǎo niǎo | small bird; young bird (hatchling, nestling, fledgling, chick); (fig.) penis (kiddie term); (golf) birdie |
| 一 | yī | one; single; a (article); as soon as; entire; whole; all; throughout; "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1); also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out … |
| 年 | Nián | surname Nian; grain; harvest (old); variant of 年[nian2] |
| 没有 | méi yǒu | haven't; hasn't; doesn't exist; to not have; to not be |
| 还是 | hái shi | still (as before); had better; unexpectedly; or |
| 高 | Gāo | surname Gao |
| 高兴 | gāo xìng | happy; glad; willing (to do sth); in a cheerful mood |
| 兴 | Xīng | surname Xing |
| 地 | de | -ly; structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct |
| 的 | de | of; ~'s (possessive particle); (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun); (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis); (used after a noun, verb or adjective to… |
| 动物 | dòng wù | animal |
| 非常 | fēi cháng | very; really; unusual; extraordinary |
| 感 | gǎn | to feel; to move; to touch; to affect; feeling; emotion; (suffix) sense of ~ |
| 谢 | Xiè | surname Xie |
| 们 | men | plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals |
| 送 | sòng | to send; to deliver; to transmit; to give (as a present); to see (sb) off; to accompany; to go along with |
| 给 | gěi | to; for; for the benefit of; to give; to allow; to do sth (for sb); (grammatical equivalent of 被); (grammatical equivalent of 把); (sentence intensifier) |
| 束 | Shù | surname Shu |
| 美 | Měi | (bound form) the Americas (abbr. for 美洲[Mei3 zhou1]); (bound form) USA (abbr. for 美國|美国[Mei3 guo2]) |
| 丽 | lǐ | used in place names, notably 高麗|高丽[Gao1 li2] and 麗水|丽水[Li2 shui3] |
Little bear lived in a mountain cave. Grandfather bear said to Little Bear: “Go and build a wooden house to live in!”
In spring, little bear went into the forest. The trees were full of green leaves, and he couldn’t bear to cut them down.
In summer, little bear again went into the forest. The trees were full of fresh flowers, and he couldn’t bear to cut them down.
In autumn, little bear went into the forest. The trees were full of hanging fruit, and he couldn’t bear to cut them down.
In winter, little bear went into the forest. Many little birds were living in the trees, and he couldn’t bear to cut them down.
Years passed, and little bear still hadn’t made a home out of the trees. He was still living happily in his mountain cave.
The little forest animals thanked Little Bear very much, and they gave him a bunch of beautiful fresh flowers.