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Mandarin Chinese Kids Story: The Mischievous Little Monkey!

3,216 views · Published 20 November 2016 · 3:13 · Indexed 29 October 2026

Channel: eChineseLearning · 2016 · Education

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2016: Year of the Monkey! An old Chinese story teaches us about a mischievous little Monkey. Read it here: https://goo.gl/Td0bb7

The video lesson also shows us the story of the curious monkey who came down from the mountain to pick some fruits and vegetables. 

The story begins:

Yǒu yìtiān,  xiǎo hóuzi xiàshān lái.
有    一天，  小   猴子  下山     来。
One day, a little monkey came down from the mountain.

However, the story takes a turn, because when we saw a rabbit, he changed his plans.

Learn the story of the unlucky monkey in the video lesson and read along with the full blog lesson as well!

So, what's the lesson of the story. Here is a quiz to check:

A. We shouldn’t be of two minds.
B. Better things are always waiting for us.
C. If we want to get better things we should give up what we have now.

....you check take a longer quiz and check your answers with us here: https://goo.gl/Td0bb7

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