Chinese Mother: Goldilocks, I am going to prepare dinner. Don ’ t go far from home. Goldilocks, 我 (wǒ) 要 (y à o) 准 (zhǔn) 备 (b è i) 晚 (wǎn) 饭 (f à n) 了 (le) ， 不 (b ù ) 要 (y à o) 走 (zǒu) 得 (d é ) 太 (t à i) 远 (yuǎn) 哦 (o) ！

3 Goldilocks (all): Ok, mom. 好 (hǎo) 的 (de) ，妈 (mā) 妈 (ma) ！ 3 Goldilocks (all): Yes, mom. I am going to play. 好 (hǎo) 的 (de) ， 我 (wǒ) 去 (q ù ) 玩 (w á n) 了 (le) 。 Chinese Goldilocks: Look at the peacocks. I would like to play with you. You are so cute! 看 (kàn) ，好 (hǎo) 美 (měi) 丽 (lì) 的 (de) 孔 (kǒng) 雀 (què) 啊 (ā) ！ 我 (wǒ) 要 (yào) 跟 (gēn) 你 (nǐ) 们 (men) 玩 (wán) ！ Chinese Goldilocks: Oh no. I am lost. 哎 (āi) 呀 (ya) ！ 我 (wǒ) 迷 (m í ) 路 (l ù ) 了 (le)!

Chinese Goldilocks: No one is here. Oh, look soup is on the table. 怎 (zěn) 么 (me) 没 (m é i) 人 (r é n) 呢 (ne) ！ 看 (k à n) ！ 桌 (zhuō) 上 (sh à ng) 有 (yǒu) 三 (sān) 碗 (wǎn) 粥 (zhōu) 。 Chinese Goldilocks: Oh my! This soup is too salty. 这 (zh è ) 碗 (wǎn) 粥 (zhōu) 太 (tài) 咸 (xi á n) 了 (le) ！ Chinese Goldilocks: This chair is too hard. I don ’ t like it. 这 (zhè) 个 (gè) 椅 (yǐ) 子 (zǐ) 太 (tài) 硬 (yìng) 了 (le) ， 我 (wǒ) 不 (bù) 喜 (xǐ) 欢 (huān) ！ Chinese Goldilocks: Me, too. 我 (wǒ) 也 (yě) 累 (lèi) 了 (le) ！ Chinese Goldilocks: Oh. This bed is perfect. I am so sleepy. (Goldilocks falls asleep) 哦 (ò), 这 (zh è ) 张 (zhāng) 床 (chu á ng) 正 (zh è ng) 好 (hǎo) ！ 我 (wǒ) 困 (k ù n) 死 (sǐ) 了 (le) ！ Chinese Goldilocks: Let ’ s go! 我 (wǒ) 们 (men) 走 (zǒu) 吧 (ba) ！

Peacocks (2 kids): Thank you Goldilocks. Don ’ t go too far from your house. You are past the apple tree. 谢 (xiè) 谢 (xiè) 你 (nǐ) ， Goldilocks! 不 (bù) 要 (yào) 走 (zǒu) 得 (dé) 太 (tài) 远 (yuǎn) 哦 (o) ！ 你 (nǐ) 已 (yǐ) 经 (jīng) 走 (zǒu) 过 (guò) 苹 (píng) 果 (guǒ) 树 (shù) 了 (le) ！

Chinese bear: My soup is too hot. 我 (wǒ) 的 (de) 粥 (zhōu) 太 (tài) 烫 (tàng) 了 (le) ！ Chinese bear: Let ’ s go for a walk to let the soup cool. 我 (wǒ) 们 (men) 出 (chū) 去 (qù) 散 (sàn) 散 (sàn) 步 (bù) ， 等 (děng) 粥 (zhōu) 凉 (liáng) 一 (yì) 点 (diǎn) 儿 (er) 。 Chinese bear: Somebody has tried my soup. 有 (yǒu) 人 (rén) 喝 (hē) 了 (le) 我 (wǒ) 的 (de) 粥 (zhōu) ！ Chinese bear: Someone has tried my chair. 有 (yǒu) 人 (r é n) 坐 (zuò) 了 (le) 我 (wǒ) 的 (de) 椅 (yǐ) 子 (zi) 。

Chinese bear: Someone has tried my bed. 有 (yǒu) 人 (r é n) 躺 (tǎng) 了 (le) 我 (wǒ) 的 (de) 床 (chu á ng) ！

Chinese chair narrator 1 (2 kids): A: About 1, 500 years ago, the sitting position in Chinese culture was the lotus position. When a person sits in this position, their legs are crossed and they are sitting up straight on the floor or on a sitting mat. B: The earliest images of chairs in China are from the sixth- century. But the practice of sitting in chairs at that time was rare. A: In the seventh century, the chair was introduced to China from India as a form of Buddhist furniture. B: Today in China, it is more common to sit in a chair rather than sitting on the floor. lotus position