The Mouse Marries His Daughter 2

“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dàn雲yún正zhèng準備zhǔnbèi答應dāyìng時shí， 風fēng又yòu吹chuī來lái了le。 但dàn云yún正zhèng准备zhǔnbèi答应dāyìng时shí， 风fēng又yòu吹chuī来lái了le。

風fēng一下子yíxiàzi就jiù把bǎ雲yún給gěi吹chuī走zǒu了le。 风fēng一下子yíxiàzi就jiù把bǎ云yún给gěi吹chuī走zǒu了le。

所以suǒyǐ老鼠lǎoshǔ爸爸bàba又yòu改變gǎibiàn了le想法xiǎngfǎ， 他tā覺得juéde風fēng才cái是shì世界上shìjièshàng最zuì強壯qiángzhuàng的de人rén。 所以suǒyǐ老鼠lǎoshǔ爸爸bàba又yòu改变gǎibiàn了le想法xiǎngfǎ， 他tā觉得juéde风fēng才cái是shì世界上shìjièshang最zuì强壮qiángzhuàng的de人rén。

他tā問wèn風fēng願yuàn不願意búyuànyì跟gēn他tā回家huíjiā和hé他tā的de女兒nǚér結婚jiéhūn。 他tā问wèn风fēng愿yuàn不愿意búyuànyì跟gēn他tā回家huíjiā和hé他tā的de女儿nǚér结婚jiéhūn。

風fēng說shuō： 「 當然dāngrán沒問題méiwèntí！ 我wǒ現在xiànzài就jiù把bǎ你nǐ吹chuī回家huíjiā。 」 风fēng说shuō “ 当然dāngrán没问题méiwèntí！ 我wǒ现在xiànzài就jiù把bǎ你nǐ吹chuī回家huíjiā。 ”

可是kěshì吹chuī啊a吹chuī啊a， 風fēng把bǎ老鼠lǎoshǔ爸爸bàba吹chuī到dào一yí面miàn牆qiáng後hòu就jiù怎麼zěnme也yě吹chuī不動búdòng了le。 可是kěshì吹chuī啊a吹chuī啊a， 风fēng把bǎ老鼠lǎoshǔ爸爸bàba吹chuī到dào一yí面miàn墙qiáng后hòu就jiù怎么zěnme也yě吹chuī不动búdòng了le。

老鼠lǎoshǔ爸爸bàba看到kàndào很hěn驚訝jīngyà， 原來yuánlái牆qiáng才cái是shì世界上shìjièshàng最zuì強壯qiángzhuàng的de人rén。 老鼠lǎoshǔ爸爸bàba看到kàndào很hěn惊讶jīngyà， 原来yuánlái墙qiáng才cái是shì世界上shìjièshang最zuì强壮qiángzhuàng的de人rén。

老鼠lǎoshǔ爸爸bàba問wèn牆qiáng， 你nǐ是不是shìbúshì世界上shìjièshàng最zuì強壯qiángzhuàng的de人rén？ 老鼠lǎoshǔ爸爸bàba问wèn墙qiáng， 你nǐ是不是shìbúshì世界上shìjièshang最zuì强壮qiángzhuàng的de人rén？

牆qiáng有一點yǒuyìdiǎn害羞hàixiū的de說shuō： 「 我wǒ很hěn強壯qiángzhuàng，，但是dànshì我wǒ怕pà一個yíge東西dōngxī—— 就是jiùshì你們nǐmen老鼠lǎoshǔ。 」 墙qiáng有一点yǒuyìdiǎn害羞hàixiū的de说shuō “我wǒ很hěn强壮qiángzhuàng， 但是dànshì我wǒ怕pà一个yíge东西dōngxī—— 就是jiùshì你们nǐmen老鼠lǎoshǔ。 ”

這時候zhèshíhòu老鼠lǎoshǔ爸爸bàba才cái發現fāxiàn， 原來yuánlái全世界quánshìjiè最zuì強壯qiángzhuàng的de人rén是shì老鼠lǎoshǔ。 这时候zhèshíhou老鼠lǎoshǔ爸爸bàba才cái发现fāxiàn， 原来yuánlái全世界quánshìjiè最zuì强壮qiángzhuàng的de人rén是shì老鼠lǎoshǔ。

這zhè是shì臺灣Táiwān孩子háizi都dōu知道zhīdào的de老鼠lǎoshǔ嫁jià女兒nǚér的de故事gùshì。 这zhè是shì台湾Táiwān孩子háizi都dōu知道zhīdào的de老鼠lǎoshǔ嫁jià女儿nǚér的de故事gùshì。

臺灣人Táiwānrén相信xiāngxìn， 大年dànián初三chūsān是shì老鼠lǎoshǔ結婚jiéhūn的de日子rìzi。 台湾人Táiwānrén相信xiāngxìn， 大年dànián初三chūsān是shì老鼠lǎoshǔ结婚jiéhūn的de日子rìzi。

所以suǒyǐ這zhè一天yìtiān你nǐ必須bìxū早點zǎodiǎn睡覺shuìjiào， 不要búyào打擾dǎrǎo到dào老鼠lǎoshǔ的de婚禮hūnlǐ。 所以suǒyǐ这zhè一天yìtiān你nǐ必须bìxū早点zǎodiǎn睡觉shuìjiào， 不要búyào打扰dǎrǎo到dào老鼠lǎoshǔ的de婚礼hūnlǐ。

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!