The Butterfly in the Garden
ElementaryAnimal
A boy runs to his grandpa to share the exciting news that he caught a butterfly in the garden. His grandpa listens warmly and gently teaches him to let it go.
K
KaiM
MeiK
爷爷，你快看！我抓到了一只蝴蝶！
Yéye, nǐ kuài kàn! Wǒ zhuā dào le yì zhī húdié!
Grandpa, come look quick! I caught a butterfly!
M
哇，真的呀！在哪儿抓到的？
Wā, zhēn de ya! Zài nǎr zhuā dào de?
Wow, really! Where did you catch it?
K
就在花园里，它停在花上。
Jiù zài huāyuán lǐ, tā tíng zài huā shàng.
Right in the garden, it was resting on a flower.
M
它是什么颜色的呀？
Tā shì shénme yánsè de ya?
What color is it?
K
黄色的，翅膀上还有黑点点。
Huángsè de, chìbǎng shàng hái yǒu hēi diǎndiǎn.
It's yellow, and there are little black dots on its wings.
M
真漂亮！你把它放在哪儿了？
Zhēn piàoliang! Nǐ bǎ tā fàng zài nǎr le?
So pretty! Where did you put it?
K
我用手轻轻地捧着它呢。
Wǒ yòng shǒu qīngqīng de pěng zhe tā ne.
I'm holding it gently in my hands.
M
那我们放它走吧，让它回家。
Nà wǒmen fàng tā zǒu ba, ràng tā huí jiā.
Then let's let it go, and let it fly home.