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Dad's Flowers Have Withered, and I'm No Longer a Child
爸爸的花儿落了 我也不再是小孩子
A moving coming-of-age reading that follows a young narrator through family memory, change, and emotional growth.
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Difficulty level
Level 1/5 (Beginner)
Sample passage
院子里的花开了又落，我每天放学都要看一眼。爸爸说，花会告诉你时间，也会告诉你长大。
Yuanzi li de hua kai le you luo, wo meitian fangxue dou yao kan yi yan. Baba shuo, hua hui gaosu ni shijian, ye hui gaosu ni zhangda.
The flowers in the yard bloom and fall again; every day after school I take a look. Dad says flowers tell you about time, and they also tell you about growing up.
Vocabulary highlights
- 院子yuanzicourtyard
- 放学fangxueafter school
- 时间shijiantime
- 长大zhangdato grow up
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