(Kǒng Róng ràng lí)
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Dōnghàn shíhou, yǒu gè jiào Kǒng Róng de rén. Tā xiǎoshíhou hěn cōngming, yǒu wǔ gè gēge, yígè dìdi.
In the Eastern Han Dynasty, there was a person called Kong Rong. He’d been very smart ever since he was a little boy. He had five older brothers and one younger brother.
Yìtiān bàba mǎi le yìxiē lízi, tèyì jiǎnle yí gè zuì dà de gěi Kǒng Róng, Kǒng Róng què yáotóu bú yào, ná le yí gè zuì xiǎo de lí.
One day his father bought some pears, picking one of the largest and giving it to Kong Rong deliberately. But Kong Rong shook his head and picked up the smallest one.
Bàba hen hàoqí, jiùwèn: “Wèishénme ne?”
His dad was very curious, and asked: “Why?”
Kǒng Róng shuō: “Wǒ niánjì xiǎo, wǒ chī xiǎo lí, dà de gěi gēge chī.”
Kong Rong said: “I am younger, so I should eat the smaller pear, and brothers should eat the bigger ones.”
Bàba tīng hòu hěn gāoxìng, yòu wèn: “Nà dìdi bǐ nǐ hái xiǎo ya?”
His dad was very glad after hearing his words, but asked further: “What about your younger brother who is younger than you are?”
Kǒng Róng shuō: “Wǒ bǐ dìdi dà, wǒ shì gēge, wǒ yīnggāi bǎ dà de liú gěi xiǎo dìdi chī.”
Kong Rong said: “I am older than him, so I should leave the bigger one to my little brother.”
Hòulái, Kǒng Róng chéngwéi le yí gè hěn yǒu xuéwèn de rén.
Later, Kong Rong became a great scholar.
1.
is the Chinese character for “pear.”
Tā zuì xǐhuan chī lí le.
She loves to eat pears most.
2. 
(lǐwù) n. Gift.
refers to gift and 
refers to object.
Shēngrì jùhuì shàng, tā shōudào le hěnduō lǐwù.
He receives a lot of gifts at his birthday party.
3. 
(cōngmíng): adj. Smart
4. 
(hàoqí): adj. Curious.
5. 
(yáotóu): v. Shake one’s head.
6. 
(tèyì de): adv. Deliberately.