This little story shows what happens when a family of three each decides to save the last treat for someone else.
Key vocab
桌子 – zhuōzi – table
上班 – shàngbān – to go to work
上学 – shàngxué – to go to school
一家人 – yìjiārén – the whole family
还 – hái – still
笑 – xiào – to laugh/smile
切开 – qiēkāi – to cut open
一起 – yìqǐ – together
最后一个苹果
桌子上有一个苹果。
早上，妈妈看到了。她想吃，但是她想，让爸爸吃吧。她去上班了。
爸爸看到了。他想吃，但是他想，让孩子吃吧。他去上班了。
孩子看到了。他想吃，但是他想，让妈妈吃吧。他去上学了。
晚上，一家人回来了。苹果还在桌子上。
妈妈说：”你们没有吃？”
爸爸说：”你们没有吃？”
孩子说：”你们没有吃？”
三个人看着苹果，笑了。
然后他们把苹果切开，三个人一起吃了。
The Last Apple
There was an apple on the table.
In the morning, Mom saw it. She wanted to eat it, but she thought, ‘Let Dad eat it.’ She went to work.
Dad saw it. He wanted to eat it, but he thought, ‘Let the child eat it.’ He went to work.
The child saw it. He wanted to eat it, but he thought, ‘Let Mom eat it.’ He went to school.
In the evening, the family came back. The apple was still on the table.
Mom said: ‘You didn’t eat it?’
Dad said: ‘You didn’t eat it?’
The child said: ‘You didn’t eat it?’
The three of them looked at the apple and laughed.
Then they cut the apple open and ate it together.