G1节日_DragonBoatFestival端午节
作者:WendyWong
朗读者：AaronSmith
Lexile:370L
难度：相当于美国小学一年级
小男孩刘孔有只狗叫小龙。端午节时，刘孔帮助祖母包完粽子，就带着
小龙去看龙舟比赛，在赛场上买了个粽子。比赛一开始，小龙就挣脱了
刘孔，跳到了第一艘龙舟上。刘孔追着船大喊：“龙！龙！”人们却都以为
他在为龙舟呐喊助威。最后，小龙所在的龙舟取得了胜利，刘孔企图抓
住小龙，但他满手的糯米都粘在了小龙身上。经此一闹，刘孔精疲力
竭，带着小龙回家了。妈妈问：“谁赢了比赛？”你猜刘孔会怎么回答呢？
WelcometoALO7’sPowertoLearn!Today’sstoryisTheSmallest
Dragon,writtenbyWendyWongandnarratedbyAaronSmith.
LiuKongisayoungboy.HehasadogcalledXiaoLong.Itmeans“small
dragon.”XiaoLongissmall,butsheissmartandfierce.
Kong’smotherandgrandmotherareatthekitchentable.Theyhavea
bigbowlofriceandsomelong,greenleaves.
“Mom,”saysKong.“CanIwatchthedragonboatraces?”
“First,helpyourgrandmothertomakethezongzi,”saysMom.“Thenyou
canwatchtheraces.”
“OK,”saysKong.Hesitsatthetable.XiaoLongsitsunderthetable.
Grandmotherpicksupaleaf.Sheputssomericeintheleaf.Sheputs
somebeansintheleaf.Shetiestheleafwithstring.Sheissofast!Kong
triestomakeazongzi.Heputsalittlericeintheleaf.Hedropsalotof
riceonthetable.Grandmothermakessixzongzi.Kongmakesone.
Grandmotherputsthezongziinabigpotofwater.
“Now,wecookthemforsixhours,”saysGrandmother.“Areyouhungry
now?”
“Yes,”saysKong.“AndIwanttowatchtheraces.”
“Takethismoney,”saysMom.“Youcanbuyzongziatthelake.”
“Thanks,Mom!”saysKong.
KongholdsXiaoLong.Hewalkstothelake.Therearealotofdragon
boats.Kongbuysazongzifromawomanatastall.Hetriestoopenit.It
isveryhot.Hegetsalotofstickyriceonhishands.Hetriestoeatthe
zongzi,butXiaoLongtakesitfirst.Shejumpsoutofhisarms!
Thedrummersstartdrumming.Thefirstracestarts.
XiaoLongjumpsintothefirstboat!Theboatismovingfast.The
drummingisloud.Kongrunsaftertheboat.
“Long!”shoutsKong.Peoplethinkheischeeringforthedragonboats.
“Long,long,lon