Chinese Class Reading Materials: 小红帽 Little Riding Hood

By Ling-Ling Lisa Shih
From Ling-LingChinese.com

The post includes the following:

  • Videos for Little Red Riding Hood 小红帽 in Chinese.
  • A script modified for my 10th graders’ Chinese Class. (Suitable for  students who have taken at least one year of Chinese.
  • A Vocabulary List for the story
  • Script in Chinese Character and Pinyin and Vocabulary Worksheets

小红帽

from 小红帽 (中国儿童文学网)

 (Simplifed by Ling-Ling Shih)

从前有个可爱的小姑娘,谁见了都喜欢,但最喜欢她的是她的奶奶,她要什么就给她什么。一次,奶奶送给小姑娘一顶小红帽,戴在她的头上正好合适。从此,小红帽再也不愿意戴别的帽子了,所以大家就叫她“小红帽”。
一天,妈妈对小红帽说:“来,小红帽,这里有一块蛋糕和一瓶葡萄酒,快给奶奶送去,奶奶生病了,身子很不好,吃了这些就会好一些的。现在天还不热,快上路吧。在路上要好好走,不要跑,也不要离开大路,不然的话你会找不到奶奶的家,那样奶奶就什么也吃不上了。到奶奶家的时候,别忘了说‘早上好’,也不要一进她的家门就东看西看。”
“我会小心的。妈妈”小红帽对妈妈说,还跟妈妈说她会快去快回,不会在路上玩儿。
奶奶住在村子外面的森林里,离小红帽家有很长一段路。小红帽一边走一边唱歌儿,一走进森林的时候就碰到了一条狼。小红帽不知道狼是一个坏东西,所以一点也不怕它。
“你好,小红帽,”狼说。
“谢谢你,狼先生。”
“小红帽,这么早要到哪里去呀?”
“我要到奶奶家去。”
“你那条裙子下面有什么东西呀?”
“一块蛋糕和一瓶葡萄酒。昨天我们家烤了一些蛋糕,可怜的奶奶生了病,要吃一些好东西才能好起来。”
“你奶奶住在哪里呀,小红帽?”
“进了林子还有一段路呢。她的房子就在三棵大树下。你一定知道的。”小红帽说。
狼在心中想着:“这个小东西看起来很好吃,味道一定比那个老太婆要好。我要好好想出一个好办法,让她俩都逃不出我的手心。”于是它跟小红帽一起走了一会儿,然后对她说:“小红帽,你看这些红红的花多么漂亮啊!你怎么不回头看一看呢?还有这些小鸟,它们唱得多么好听啊!你可能没有看到听到吧?林子里的一切多么美好啊,而你却只知道一直往前走一直走,就像是去上学一样。”
小红帽抬起头来,看到阳光在树木间来回跳荡,鸟儿在树枝上跳来跳去,美丽的花儿在四周开放,就想:“我去看看这里有什么花儿,可以摘一朵漂亮的红花给奶奶,让她高兴高兴。现在天色还早,我一定不会晚到奶奶家的。”所以她就离开大路,走进林子去采花。她每采下一朵花,总觉得前面还有更美丽的花朵,所以不知不觉地就一直走进了林子里了。
就在这个时候,狼跑到奶奶家,敲了敲门。 “是谁呀?” 奶奶问。“是小红帽。”狼回答,“我给你送蛋糕和葡萄酒来了。快开门吧。” “你自己开门进来吧,”奶奶大声说,“我没有力气,起不来。”

狼就自己开门进去了。狼二话没说就冲到奶奶的床前,把奶奶吞进了肚子。然后她穿上奶奶的衣服,戴上她的帽子,躺在奶奶的床上。
可是这时小红帽还正在林子里采花。直到采了很多花以后,她才想起奶奶,才上路去奶奶家。
看到奶奶家的屋门没关,她觉得很奇怪。她一走进屋子就有一种奇怪的感觉,心中便想:“天哪!平常我那么喜欢来奶奶家,今天怎么这样害怕?”她大声叫道:“早上好!”,可是没有听到回答。她走到床前,只见奶奶躺在床上睡觉,样子看起来非常奇怪。
“哎,奶奶,”她说,“你的耳朵怎么这样大呀?”
“为了更好地听你说话呀,乖乖。”
“可是奶奶,你的眼睛怎么这样大呀?”小红帽又问。
“为了能更清楚地看你呀,乖乖。”
“奶奶,你的手怎么这样大呀?”
“可以更好地抱着你呀。”
“奶奶,你的嘴巴这么大呀?”
“可以一口把你吃了!”
狼话一说完,就从床上跳起来,把小红帽吞进了肚子,狼吃了小红帽以后,便躺到床上开始大声呼呼地睡觉了。一位猎人刚好从屋前走过,心想:“这老太太鼾打得好大声啊!我要进去看看她是不是出什么事了。”猎人进了屋,来到床前时却看见一只狼躺在那里。“你这个坏东西,我找了你这么久,真没想到在这里找到你!”他说。他正准备开抢打死狼的时候,突然又想到,这狼很可能把奶奶吞进了肚子,奶奶可能还活着。猎人就没有开枪。他用一把剪刀,开始动手把呼呼大睡的狼的肚子剪了开来。他只剪了两下,就看到了红色的小帽子。他又剪了两下,小红帽便跳了出来,叫道:“吓坏我了!狼肚子里黑漆漆的。”后来,奶奶也活着出来了。小红帽赶快跑去搬来几块大石头,塞进狼的肚子。狼起了床以后就想逃走,可是那些石头太重了,它一站起来就跌倒在地,摔死了。
三个人高兴极了。猎人剥下狼皮,回家去了;奶奶吃了小红帽带来的蛋糕和葡萄酒,就觉得好多了;小红帽在想:“以后我要听妈妈的话,不要一个人自己离开大路,跑进森林了。”

小红帽高高兴兴地回了家,从此再也没有看到会吃人的狼了。

Vocabulary 生词

ID Chinese Trad. Pinyin English Definition
         
1 hóng red
2 mào  hat; cap
3 从前 從前 cóngqián formerly; once upon a time
4 姑娘   niang girl; young woman; young lady;Classifiers:
5 shéi who; also pr.
6 jiàn to see; to meet;
7   dōu all; both; entirely; (used for emphasis)
8 奶奶   nǎi nai (informal) grandma (paternal grandmother); (respectful) mistress of the house; Classifiers: ; (coll.) boobies; breasts
9 送给 送給 sònggěi to send; to give as a present
10 dǐng classifier for headwear, hats, veils etc
11   dài to put on or wear (glasses, hat, gloves etc)
12 tóu head; hair style; the top; end; beginning or end; a stub; classifier for pigs or livestock; Classifiers:
13 合适 合適 shì suitable; fitting; decent; to fit
14 从此 從此 cóng from now on; since then; henceforth
15 愿意 願意 yuàn to wish; to want; ready; willing (to do sth)
16 别的 別的 bié de else; other
17 帽子   mào zi hat; cap; (fig.) label; bad name; Classifiers:
18 duì right; correct; couple; pair; towards; at; for; to face; opposite; to treat (sb a certain way); to match together; to adjust; to fit; to suit; to answer; to reply; classifier: couple
19 kuài lump (of earth); chunk; piece; classifier for pieces of cloth, cake, soap etc; (coll.) classifier for money and currency units
20 蛋糕   dàn gāo cake; Classifiers:
21 葡萄酒   taojiǔ (grape) wine
22   kuài rapid; quick;  soon; to make haste;
23 生病   shēngbìng to fall ill
24 身子   shēn zi body; pregnancy; health
25   xiē some; few; several; measure word indicating a small amount or small number (greater than 1)
26 to warm up; to heat up; hot (of weather); heat; fervent
27 上路   shàng to start on a journey; to be on one’s way
28   zǒu to walk; to go; to run; to move (of vehicle)
29   pǎo to run; to run away
30 离开 離開 kāi to depart; to leave
31 大路   avenue; Classifiers:
32 不然的话 不然的話 ránde huà otherwise
33   wàng to forget; to overlook; to neglect
34 jìn to go forward; to advance; to go in; to enter
35 mén  gate; door; Classifiers:
36 小心   xiǎo xīn to be careful; to take care
37   to go
38 迴, 逥 huí to circle; to go back; to turn around
39 wán to play; to have fun
40   zhù to live; to dwell
41 村子   cūn zi village
42 外面   wàimiàn outside
43 森林   sēn lín forest; Classifiers:
44  to leave; to part from; to be away from; (in giving distances)
45 cháng length; long; forever; always; constantly
46   one; 1; single
47 一段路   yi duàn A section of road

段:paragraph / section / segment / stage (of a process) / classifier for stories, periods of time, lengths of thread etc

48 掽踫 pèng to touch; to meet with; to bump; old variant of
49 tiáo strip; item; article; clause (of law or treaty); classifier for long thin things (ribbon, river, road, trousers etc)
50   láng wolf; Classifiers:
51 知道   zhī dào to know
52 huài bad; spoiled; broken; to break down; (suffix) to the utmost
53 东西 東西 dōng east and west
54   to be afraid; to fear; to dread;
55   it
56 裙子   qún zi skirt; Classifiers:
57 下面   xiàmian below; under; next; the following
58   kǎo to roast; to bake; to broil
59 可怜 可憐 lián pitiful; pathetic; to have pity on
60 林子   lín zi woods; grove; forest
61 房子   fáng zi house; building (single- or two-story); apartment; room; Classifiers:
62   classifier for trees, cabbages, plants etc
63 shù tree; Classifiers: ; to cultivate; to set up
64 一定   dìng surely; certainly; necessarily;  must
65 看起来 看起來 kàn lái seemingly; apparently; looks as if; appear to be; gives the impression that; seems on the face of it to be
66   hěn (adverb of degree); quite; very; awfully
67 味道   wèi dao flavor; smell; hint of
68   Belgium; Belgian; abbr. for 比利时 ; (particle used for comparison and “-er than”); to compare; to contrast; to gesture (with hands); ratio
69 老太婆   lǎo tài old woman (at times contemptuous)
70 办法 辦法 bàn means; method; way (of doing sth); Classifiers:
71 ràng to yield; to permit; to let sb do sth; to have sb do sth; to make sb (feel sad etc)
72 liǎ two (colloquial equivalent of 两个 ); both; some
73   táo to escape; to run away; to flee
74   (negative prefix); not; no
75 chū to go out; to come out
76 手心   shǒuxīn palm (of one’s hand); control (extended meaning from having something in the palm of one’s hand)
77 于是 於是 shì thereupon; as a result; consequently; thus; hence
78 一会儿 一會兒 huì r a moment; a while; in a moment; now…now…; also pr.
79 然后 然後 rán hòu after; then (afterwards); after that; afterwards
80   de of; ~’s (possessive particle); (used after an attribute); (used to form a nominal expression); (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
81 芲, 蘤 huā surname Hua; flower; blossom; Classifiers: ; fancy pattern; florid; to spend (money, time); old variant of ; variant of
82 多么 多麼 duō me how (wonderful etc); what (a great idea etc); however (difficult it may be etc); (in interrogative sentences) how (much etc); to what extent
83 漂亮   piàoliang pretty; beautiful
84 回头 回頭 huí tóu to turn round; to turn one’s head; later; by and by
85 一切   qiè everything; every; all
86 㕁, 卻 què old variant of ; but; yet; however; while; to go back; to decline; to retreat; nevertheless; even though
87 一直   zhí straight (in a straight line); continuously; always; from the beginning of … up to …; all along
88 往前   wǎngqián to move forwards
89   xiàng to resemble; to be like; to look as if; such as; appearance; image; portrait; image under a mapping (math.)
90   tái to lift; to raise; (of two or more persons) to carry
91 阳光 陽光 yángguāng sunshine; Classifiers: 线 ; transparent (open to public scrutiny)
92 树木 樹木 shù trees
93 来回 來回 lái huí to make a round trip; return journey; back and forth; to and fro; repeatedly
94   tiào to jump; to hop; to skip over; to bounce; to palpitate
95 tàng variant of
96 niǎo bird; Classifiers: ;
97 树枝 樹枝 shù zhī branch; twig
98 美丽 美麗 měi beautiful
99 四周   zhōu all around
100 开放 開放 kāi fàng to bloom; to open; to be open (to the public); to open up (to the outside); to be open-minded; unrestrained by convention; unconstrained in one’s sexuality
101   zhāi to take; to borrow; to pick (flowers, fruit etc); to pluck; to select; to remove; to take off (glasses, hat etc)
102 高兴 高興 gāoxìng happy; glad; willing (to do sth); in a cheerful mood
103 天色   tiān color of the sky; time of day, as indicated by the color of the sky; weather
104 不会 不會 huì improbable; unlikely; will not (act, happen etc); not able; not having learned to do sth; (coll.) (Tw) don’t mention it; not at all
105 cǎi to pick; to pluck; to collect; to select; to choose; to gather; color; complexion; looks; variant of
106 zǒng always; to assemble; gather; total; overall; head; chief; general; in every case
107 前面   qiánmiàn ahead; in front; preceding; above
108 不知不觉 不知不覺 zhī jué unconsciously; unwittingly
109 敲门 敲門 qiāomén to knock on a door
110 自己   oneself; one’s own
111 进来 進來 jìn lái to come in
112 大声 大聲 shēng loud voice; in a loud voice; loudly
113 力气 力氣 qi strength; Classifiers:
114 沖, 衝 chōng (of water) to dash against; to mix with water; to infuse; to rinse; to flush; to develop (a film); to rise in the air; to clash; to collide with; thoroughfare; to go straight ahead; to rush; to clash
115   tūn to swallow; to take
116 肚子   zi belly; abdomen; stomach; Classifiers:
117 穿   chuān to wear; to put on; to dress; to bore through; to pierce; to perforate; to penetrate; to pass through; to thread
118 衣服   fu clothes; Classifiers:
119   tǎng to recline; to lie down
120 直到   zhí dào until
121 以后 以後 hòu after; later; afterwards; following; later on; in the future
122 guān  to close; to shut; to turn off
123 奇怪   guài strange; odd; to marvel; to be baffled
124 走进 走進 zǒu jìn to enter
125 屋子   zi house; room; Classifiers:
126 感觉 感覺 gǎn jué to feel; to become aware of; feeling; sense; perception; Classifiers:
127 便   biàn plain; informal; suitable; convenient; opportune; to urinate or defecate; equivalent to : then; in that case; even if; soon afterwards
128 平常   píngcháng ordinary; common; usually; ordinarily
129 害怕   hài to be afraid; to be scared
130 jiào to shout; to call; to order; to ask; to be called; by (indicates agent in the passive mood); variant of
131   dào direction; way; road; path; Classifiers: ; principle; truth; morality; reason; skill; method; Dao (of Daoism); to say; to speak; to talk; classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process; province (of Korea or Japan)
132 回答   huí to reply; to answer; the answer; Classifiers:
133 样子 樣子 yàng zi appearance; manner; pattern; model
134   āi hey!; (interjection used to attract attention or to express surprise or disapprobation)
135 耳朵   ěr duo ear; Classifiers: ; handle (on a cup)
136   guāi (of a child) obedient, well-behaved; clever; shrewd; alert; perverse; contrary to reason; irregular; abnormal
137 眼睛   yǎn jing eye; Classifiers:
138   yòu (once) again; also; both… and…; and yet; (used for emphasis) anyway
139 为了 為了 wèi le in order to; for the purpose of; so as to
140   néng can; to be able to; might possibly; ability; (physics) energy; can; to be able to; might possibly; ability; (physics) energy
141   gèng more; even more; further; still; still more
142 清楚   qīngchu clear; distinct; to understand thoroughly; to be clear about
143   shǒu hand; (formal) to hold; person engaged in certain types of work; person skilled in certain types of work; personal(ly); convenient; classifier for skill; Classifiers:
144   bào to hold; to carry (in one’s arms); to hug; to embrace; to surround; to cherish
145 zhe aspect particle indicating action in progress
146 嘴巴   zuǐ ba mouth; Classifiers:
147   to hold; to contain; to grasp; to take hold of; handle; particle marking the following noun as a direct object; classifier for objects with handle; classifier for small objects: handful
148   wán to finish; to be over; whole; complete; entire
149 开始 開始 kāi shǐ to begin; beginning; to start; initial; Classifiers:
150 呼呼   (onom.) sound of the wind or the breathing of sb who is sound asleep
 
 
         
ID Chinese Trad. Pinyin English Definition
151   de -ly; structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct
152 猎人 獵人 liè rén hunter
153 刚好 剛好 gānghǎo just; exactly; to happen to be
154   hān snore; to snore
155 进去 進去 jìn to go in
156 出事   chū shì to have an accident; to meet with a mishap
157   jiǔ (long) time; (long) duration of time
158 kāi to open; to start; to turn on; to boil; to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc); to operate (a vehicle); carat (gold); abbr. for Kelvin, 开尔文 , book format
159 qiǎng to fight over; to rush; to scramble; to grab; to rob; to snatch
160 突然   rán sudden; abrupt; unexpected
161 可能   néng might (happen); possible; probable; possibility; probability; maybe; perhaps; Classifiers:
162 活着 活著 huó zhe alive
163 剪刀   jiǎn dāo scissors; Classifiers:
164 动手 動手 dòngshǒu to set about (a task); to hit; to punch; to touch
165 红色 紅色 hóng red (color); revolutionary
166   hēi black; dark; sinister; secret; shady; illegal; to hide (sth) away; to vilify; (loanword) to hack (computing); black; dark; sinister; secret; shady; illegal; to hide (sth) away; to vilify; (loanword) to hack (computing)
167   paint; lacquer; Classifiers: ; to paint (furniture, walls etc)
168 gǎn to overtake; to catch up with; to hurry; to rush; to try to catch (the bus etc); to drive (cattle etc) forward; to drive (sb) away; to avail oneself of (an opportunity); until
169   bān to move (i.e. relocate oneself); to move (sth relatively heavy or bulky); to shift; to copy indiscriminately
170 石头 石頭 shí tou stone; Classifiers:
171   sāi Serbia; Serbian; abbr. for 塞尔维亚 ; to stop up; to squeeze in; to stuff; cork; stopper
172   zhòng heavy; serious; to attach importance to
173   zhàn station; to stand; to halt; to stop; branch of a company or organization; website
174 跌倒   diē dǎo to tumble; to fall; fig. to suffer a reverse (in politics or business)
175   shuāi to throw down; to fall; to drop and break
176   to die; impassable; uncrossable; inflexible; rigid; extremely; damned
177 extremely; pole (geography, physics); utmost; top
178 bāo to peel; to skin; to shell; to shuck
179   surname Pi; leather; skin; fur; Classifiers: ; pico- (one trillionth); naughty
180 dài band; belt; girdle; ribbon; tire; area; zone; region; Classifiers: ; to wear; to carry; to take along; to bear (i.e. to have); to lead; to bring; to look after; to raise

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