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xiǎo xiǎo
小小
zhēn tàn
侦探
pò àn
破案
le
了
The Little Detective Solved the Case
xiǎo měi小美shì是zhēn tàn侦探，xiǎo bǎo小宝shuō说zì jǐ自己yǒu有bù不zài chǎng在场zhèng míng证明，dàn但xiǎo měi小美fā xiàn发现le了zhēn xiàng真相。

小美 is a detective, and 小宝 claims to have an alibi, but 小美 uncovers the truth.

小美
xiǎo bǎo小宝，zhè ge这个qiǎo kè lì巧克力shì是shuí谁chī吃de的？

小宝, who ate this chocolate?

小宝
bú shì不是wǒ我chī吃de的，wǒ我yǒu有bù zài chǎng zhèng míng不在场证明。

It wasn’t me, I have an alibi.

小美
nǐ你shuō说nǐ你zài在nǎ lǐ哪里？

Where do you say you were?

小宝
wǒ我zài在kè tīng客厅kàn看diàn shì电视。

I was in the living room watching TV.

小美
kě shì可是，diàn shì电视shàng上yǒu有qiǎo kè lì巧克力zhǐ wén指纹。

But there are chocolate fingerprints on the TV.

小宝
a啊？zhēn de真的ma吗？

Huh? Really?

小美
shì是de的，hái yǒu还有zhuō zi桌子shàng上yǒu有nǐ你de的bēi zi杯子。

Yes, and there’s also your cup on the table.

小宝
ń嗯……nà那shì是wǒ我hē喝shuǐ水shí时fàng放de的。

Uh… that’s where I put it when I drank water.

小美
suǒ yǐ所以nǐ你qí shí其实zài在qiǎo kè lì巧克力páng biān旁边，duì对ma吗？

So you were actually next to the chocolate, right?

小宝
duì bù qǐ对不起，wǒ我zhēn de真的rěn bú zhù忍不住chī吃le了yì diǎn一点。

Sorry, I really couldn’t resist eating a little.

小美
xià cì下次jì de记得yào要shuō shí huà说实话ó哦，zhēn tàn侦探dōu都huì会fā xiàn发现de的！

Next time remember to tell the truth, detectives always find out!

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