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阿凡提的故事

Stories of Afanti — Uyghur folk tales

The wisest fool in the bazaar: Effendi rides his little donkey backwards through thirty-eight tales of greedy landlords outwitted, kings answered, and neighbors helped — graded from HSK 2 to HSK 3, one complete joke or judgment per chapter.

HSK 2–3 38 chapters 7,210 words Pro Narrated
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Chapters

  1. 第一章：阿凡提和他的毛驴read online
  2. 第二章：锅生了（上）Chapter 2: The Pot Gave Birth (Part 1)
  3. 第三章：锅死了（下）Chapter 3: The Pot Died (Part 2)
  4. 第四章：饭的香味Chapter 4: The Smell of the Meal
  5. 第五章：请客Chapter 5: The Invitation
  6. 第六章：数星星Chapter 6: Counting the Stars
  7. 第七章：驴不见了Chapter 7: The Donkey Is Missing
  8. 第八章：谁最忙Chapter 8: Who Is the Busiest
  9. 第九章：借驴Chapter 9: Borrowing the Donkey
  10. 第十章：猫呢？Chapter 10: Where Is the Cat?
  11. 第十一章：汤的汤Chapter 11: The Soup of the Soup
  12. 第十二章：种金子（上）Chapter 12: Planting Gold (Part 1)
  13. 第十三章：种金子（下）Chapter 13: Planting Gold (Part 2)
  14. 第十四章：驴学识字Chapter 14: The Donkey Learns to Read
  15. 第十五章：影子的树Chapter 15: The Tree's Shadow
  16. 第十六章：一样的年纪Chapter 16: The Same Age
  17. 第十七章：最好听的话Chapter 17: The Sweetest Words
  18. 第十八章：挖宝的地方Chapter 18: The Place to Dig for Treasure
  19. 第十九章：帽子和学问Chapter 19: The Hat and Learning
  20. 第二十章：月亮掉进井里（上）Chapter 20: The Moon Fell into the Well (Part 1)
  21. 第二十一章：月亮回天上（下）Chapter 21: The Moon Returns to the Sky (Part 2)
  22. 第二十二章：便宜的驴Chapter 22: The Cheap Donkey
  23. 第二十三章：国王的画像Chapter 23: The King's Portrait
  24. 第二十四章：天平上的猫Chapter 24: The Cat on the Scale
  25. 第二十五章：巴依的合同Chapter 25: The Bay's Contract
  26. 第二十六章：靴子上天Chapter 26: Boots Go to Heaven
  27. 第二十七章：三个问题Chapter 27: Three Questions
  28. 第二十八章：驴背上的口袋Chapter 28: The Sack on the Donkey's Back
  29. 第二十九章：火和锅Chapter 29: Fire and the Pot
  30. 第三十章：谁的功劳Chapter 30: Whose Credit
  31. 第三十一章：一半的钱（上）Chapter 31: Half the Money (Part 1)
  32. 第三十二章：一半的钱（下）Chapter 32: Half the Money (Part 2)
  33. 第三十三章：客人和骆驼Chapter 33: The Guest and the Camel
  34. 第三十四章：金子的声音Chapter 34: The Sound of Gold
  35. 第三十五章：最后一个巴依的计划Chapter 35: The Bay's Last Plan
  36. 第三十六章：法庭上的毛驴Chapter 36: The Donkey in Court
  37. 第三十七章：国王的礼物Chapter 37: The King's Gift
  38. 第三十八章：再见，阿凡提Chapter 38: Goodbye, Effendi
What level is Stories of Afanti in Mandarin Chinese?

It starts at HSK 2 and climbs gradually to HSK 3. Each chapter introduces a little new vocabulary, so you're always reading just above your comfort zone.

How long is it?

38 chapters and about 7,200 words in total, using roughly 450 different word forms.

Is it free?

It's part of ReadNative Pro. The first chapter is free to read here. The first book in every language is free.

Does it have audio?

Yes — the whole book is narrated, with each word highlighted as it is read.

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