Why is Xiao Ming crying? This simple short story will cover some of the most basic vocabularies that are useful for beginners.
[otw_shortcode_tabslayout tabs=”2″ tab_1_title=”Simplified Chinese” tab_1_content=”妈妈刚买给小明一双新鞋子。小明穿上那双鞋看看。家里的小狗跑了过来，舔一舔小明的鞋子。
刚满了4岁的小明看小狗舔一舔他的一双鞋子，觉得好奇，它是不是也想穿鞋子？小明天真地问：「狗狗，你想穿穿我的鞋子吗？」
虽然小狗没有什么反应，但是小明觉得小狗也想穿他的鞋子，所以把自己的鞋子脱了下来，套在小狗的前脚上。
小狗，穿上了鞋子，感到惊讶，就跑走了。小明看到小狗跑走了，就哭起来。妈妈听到小明哭就跑过来。她还没到小明的房间，就看到了小狗穿了一双鞋子。
「啊，我好像知道为什么小明哭了。」
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媽媽剛買給小明一雙新鞋子。小明穿上那雙鞋看看。家裡的小狗跑了過來，舔一舔小明的鞋子。
剛滿了4歲的小明看小狗舔一舔他的一雙鞋子，覺得好奇，牠是不是也想穿鞋子？小明天真地問：「狗狗，你想穿穿我的鞋子嗎？」
雖然小狗沒有什麼反應，但是小明覺得小狗也想穿他的鞋子，所以把自己的鞋子脫了下來，套在小狗的前腳上。
小狗，穿上了鞋子，感到驚訝，就跑走了。小明看到小狗跑走了，就哭起來。媽媽聽到小明哭就跑過來。她還沒到小明的房間，就看到了小狗穿了一雙鞋子。
「啊，我好像知道爲什麼小明哭了。」
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English translation:
Mom just bought a pair of new shoes for Xiao Ming. Xiao Ming put on the shoes to see. The puppy at home ran over and licked Xiao Ming’s shoes.
Xiao Ming, who was just 4 years old, looked at his puppy licking his shoes and felt curious. Does the puppy want to wear shoes too? The innocent Xiao Ming asked the dog: “Doggy, do you want to wear my shoes?”
Although the puppy did not react, Xiao Ming felt that the puppy wanted to wear his shoes, so he took off his shoes and put them on the puppy’s front feet.
The puppy, being have worn the shoes, was surprised and ran away. Xiao Ming saw the puppy running away and cried. Mother heard Xiao Ming’s cry and ran over. She had not yet arrived in Xiao Ming’s room but saw the puppy wearing a pair of shoes.
“Ah, I think I know why Xiao Ming cried.”
The photo is taken from here.