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The Mouse Bride
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Bing Xin Children’s Literature Award Chen Bochui Children’s Literature Award
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Comments Wenxuan Cao Vice Director of Children’s Literature Committee of China Writers’Association Professor of Peking University
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Selected and Editted by Children’s Literature Committee of China Writers’ Association ◎ Consultant Bo Jin ◎ Chief Editor Hongbo Gao
Chinese Original Classic Picture Books
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The Mouse Bride Written by Feng Lu
Illustrated by Yu’an Xu
Chinese Original Classic Picture Books Written by Feng Lu
Illustrated by Yu’an Xu
The Mouse Bride Edited by Children’s Literature Committee of China Writers’ Association Consultant Bo Jin Chief Editor Hongbo Gao
Here clang and there clang, Drums and trumpets are in a throng.
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A wedding in the Rats’ is going on, A daughter is to marry soon.
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To whom should our daughter be married? Rat Mom is asking Rat Dad.
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As an old fool Rat Dad is,
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“Marry whoever has arrogance.� Here his answer comes.
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Dad goes for the Sun, The Sun says: “Once the Cloud comes in front, I’ll be scared to death”.
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Then Dad goes for the Cloud, The Cloud says, “Once the Wind comes to blow, I’ll be scared to death.”
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Then Dad goes for the Wind, The Wind says: “Once the Wall comes to block, I’ll be scared to death.”
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Then Dad goes for the Wall, The Wall says: “Once the Rat makes a hole, I’d be scared to death.”
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The Sun is afraid of the Cloud,
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The Cloud is afraid of the Wind,
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The Wind is afraid of the Wall,
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The Wall is afraid of the Rat,
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Of whom is the Rat afraid?
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Dad is laughing happily: “The Cat is the most arrogant, So our daughter should marry him!�
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Here clang and there clang,
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Drums and trumpets are in a throng.
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In the bridal sedan chair, The daughter is carried to the Cats’.
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Rat Dad and Rat Mom, Are not in a rest, Come to see their daughter the next day,
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Well, our daughter is lost!
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Where is our daughter! Where is our daughter?
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“I’m afraid of her being bullied,” answers the cat, “Ah-Wu!I had her at a mouthful swallow in a haste!” 42
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