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Stepping Stones Lesson Six


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2. Audio Practice

Listen to one line of the story, and then repeat it aloud. Follow the characters in the text as you listen--each character corresponds to one syllable. Practice until you can recite the line from memory. Then go on to the next line. Again, don't worry about the meaning for now.


    
shǒu
zhū
dài


      
cóng
qián
yǒu
nóng
fu


       
kàn
jiàn
zhī
zi


        
zhuàng
zài
tián
biān
de
shù
xia,


        
yīn
wéi


        
huā
diǎn
qi


便
物。
        
biàn
huò
shí
wù.



了,
        
cóng
jiù
zài
zhòng
le,



下,
        
měi
tiān
dōu
shǒu
zài
zhè
shù
xia,



子。
        
wàng
néng
zài
jiǎn
dào
zhuàng
de:
zi.



了,
        
zi
tiān
tiān
guò
le,



        
zài
méi
yǒu
zi



下,
        
zhuàng
zài
zhè
shù
xia,



        
nóng
de



        
diǎn
shōu
chéng



了。
        
dōu
méi
yǒu
le.


 

Once you have memorized each line of the story, you are ready to go on to the next step.