On her first day in class, Xiao Mei doesn't know anyone. A girl invites her to sit nearby, and they read a book together.
A New Friend
了。小美站在。
Class was starting. Xiao Mei stood in the doorway.
Teacher
来，这是小美，新。
Come on in. This is Xiao Mei, our new classmate.
Xiao Mei
大家好，我叫小美。
Hi everyone, my name is Xiao Mei.
Teacher
小美，你哪儿呢？
Xiao Mei, where would you like to sit?
Reading Together
Xiao Lan
你我这儿吧，来！
Come sit here next to me!
Xiao Mei
谢谢你。我没有……
Thank you. But I don't have a book…
Xiao Lan
，我们看。
No worries, we can share mine.
小美笑了。她不想回家了。
Xiao Mei smiled. She didn't want to go home anymore.