《Handa's Hen》
Handa’s grandma had one black hen.
Her name was mondi and every morning Handa gave Mondi her breakfast.
Handa的祖母有一只黑色的母鸡。名叫Mondi，每天早晨Handa都会把自己的早餐给它吃。
One day,Mondi didn’t come for her food. “Grandma!”callde handa.”Can you see Mondi?”
“No,”said Grandma.”But I can see your friend.”
“Akeyo!”said handa.”Help me find Mondi.”
Handa and Akeyo hunted round the hen house.
‘Look! Two fluttery butterflies,”said Akeyo.
“But where’s Mondi?”said Handa.
一天早上，Mondi没有来吃饭。
“祖母!”Handa叫道，“您看见Mondi了？”
“没有啊，”祖母说。
“但我看到你的朋友啦！”
“Akeyo！”Handa说道“帮我找找Mondi吧！”
Handa和Akeyo在鸡舍周围找了又找。,
Ayeyo说：“快看，两只毛茸茸的蝴蝶啊！”
Handa说：“但我的Mondi哪里去了呢？”'
They peered under a grain store. “Shh! Three stripy mice,”said Akeyo.
“But where’s Mondi?”said Handa.
她俩蹲在地上瞅了瞅。
“看！三只带条纹的老鼠，”Ayeyo说。
“但Mondi哪去了啊？”Handa说。
They peeped behind some clay pots. “I can see four little lizards,”said Akeyo.
“But where’s Mondi?”said Handa.
她们在瓦罐后面瞥了瞥。
“我看到了四只小蜥蜴，”
“但Mondi哪去了啊？” Handa说。
They searched round some flowering trees.
“Five beautiful sunbirds”said Akeyo.
“But where’s Mondi?”said Handa.
她们在花树周围找了找。"
“是五只美丽的太阳鸟啊！” Akeyo说。
“但是Mondi 在哪里？” Handa说。
They looked in the long,waving grass.“Six jumpy crickets!”said Akeyo.”Let’s catch them.”
“I want to find Mondi,”said Handa.
他们在深长、摇曳的草丛中寻找，
“六只蹦蹦跳跳的蟋蟀，我们抓住他们吧，” Akeyo说。
“我想找到Mondi,” Handa说。
They went all the way down to the water hole. “Baby bullfrogs,”said Akeyo.”There are seven!”
“But where’s…oh look! Footprints!”said Handa.
They followed the footprints and found…
她们沿着池塘一直走。“小牛蛙，有七只，” Akeyo说。
“但是……哦，看，脚印，”Handa说。她们追寻着脚印。
“Only spoonbills,”said Handa.
”Seven…no,eight.But where,oh where is Mondi?”
“I hope she hasn’s been swallowed by a spoonbill or eaten by a lion,”said Akeyo.
“只有篦鹭，” Handa说,"七，不，八只。但是Mondi在哪儿？"
“我希望它没有被篦鹭或狮子吃掉，”Akeyo说。
Feeling sad,they went back towards Grandma’s.
“Nine shiny starlings - over there!”said Akeyo.
“Listen,”said Handa.cheep cheep “What’s that?”cheep cheep cheep cheep cheep cheep cheep cheep “It’s coming from under that bush. Shall we peep?”
（没有找到Mondi）他们觉得很伤心，只得往回走。“九只鲜艳的椋鸟，在那儿！” Akeyo说。
"听,"Handa说。"Cheep,cheep…那是什么声音，是从草丛下传来的。要不要悄悄看看？"
Handa,Akeyo,Mondi and ten chicks hurried and scurried and skipped back to Grandma’s…
哇！Handa, Akeyo,Mondi和10只小鸡快速蹦跳着回奶奶家。
Where they all had a very late breakfast.
虽然，今天的早餐有点迟，但是每个人都非常开心。
