“The Mouse Marries His Daughter” is a story for HSK3+ learners. Stories I shared some are Chinese folk tales, and some are my creations.
According to an old Chinese legend, mice from all over the world get together on the third night of Chinese New Year to celebrate a very special wedding – it’s the night when the Mouse marries off his daughter! People traditionally head to bed early that night to avoid disturbing the mice’s big celebration, as folklore warns that unhappy mice might nibble through your clothes or get into your food. It’s a charming tradition that’s still followed by many Chinese families today.
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但雲正準備答應時，風又吹來了。但云正准备答应时，风又吹来了。
風一下子就把雲給吹走了。风一下子就把云给吹走了。
所以老鼠爸爸又改變了想法，他覺得風才是世界上最強壯的人。所以老鼠爸爸又改变了想法，他觉得风才是世界上最强壮的人。
他問風願不願意跟他回家和他的女兒結婚。他问风愿不愿意跟他回家和他的女儿结婚。
風說：「當然沒問題！我現在就把你吹回家。」风说“当然没问题！我现在就把你吹回家。”
可是吹啊吹啊，風把老鼠爸爸吹到一面牆後就怎麼也吹不動了。可是吹啊吹啊，风把老鼠爸爸吹到一面墙后就怎么也吹不动了。
老鼠爸爸看到很驚訝，原來牆才是世界上最強壯的人。老鼠爸爸看到很惊讶，原来墙才是世界上最强壮的人。
老鼠爸爸問牆，你是不是世界上最強壯的人？老鼠爸爸问墙，你是不是世界上最强壮的人？
牆有一點害羞的說：「我很強壯，但是我怕一個東西——就是你們老鼠。」墙有一点害羞的说 “我很强壮，但是我怕一个东西——就是你们老鼠。”
這時候老鼠爸爸才發現，原來全世界最強壯的人是老鼠。这时候老鼠爸爸才发现，原来全世界最强壮的人是老鼠。
這是臺灣孩子都知道的老鼠嫁女兒的故事。这是台湾孩子都知道的老鼠嫁女儿的故事。
臺灣人相信，大年初三是老鼠結婚的日子。台湾人相信，大年初三是老鼠结婚的日子。
所以這一天你必須早點睡覺，不要打擾到老鼠的婚禮。所以这一天你必须早点睡觉，不要打扰到老鼠的婚礼。
The Mouse Marries His Daughter English Translation
Just as the cloud was about to agree, the wind came and blew it away. The mouse father was surprised and thought, “Ah, the wind must be the strongest!” He then asked the wind, “Will you come home with me and marry my daughter?”
The wind said, “Of course! I’ll blow you home right now!” But as the wind blew, it carried the mouse father all the way to a wall—and suddenly, it couldn’t move him any further. The mouse father was shocked. “So, the wall is the strongest?” He asked the wall, “Are you the strongest in the world?”
The wall blushed and said, “I am strong, but I’m afraid of one thing—mice like you.”
At that moment, the mouse father realized something amazing. The strongest beings in the world were not the sun, the cloud, the wind, or the wall—it was the mice themselves!
This is a well-known Taiwanese folktale called “The Mouse Marries His Daughter.” In Taiwan, people believe that the third day of the Lunar New Year is the day when mice get married. So on that night, everyone should go to bed early and not disturb the mice’s wedding!
