Learning Chinese Through Stories

This fable story is about whether one should multitask or not. Kitty went fishing with her mom and she failed to get any fish, even the small ones. Her mom concluded that it was because she could not focus on one task at one time. Worksheet questions for this story can be found under the tab "练习题Worksheet" on http://www.learningchinesethroughstories.com 猫妈妈带着小猫在河边钓鱼。 　　一只蜻蜓飞来了，小猫看见了，就去捉蜻蜓。蜻蜓飞走了，小猫空着手回到河边，看见妈妈钓着了一条大鱼。 　　一只蝴蝶飞来了，小猫看见了，又去捉蝴蝶。蝴蝶飞走了，小猫还是空着手回到河边， 　　看见妈妈又钓着了一条大鱼。 　　小猫说：“真气人!我怎么一条小鱼也钓不着。” 猫妈妈看了看小猫说：“钓鱼就钓鱼，不要一会儿捉蜻蜓，一会儿捉蝴蝶。三心二意，怎么能钓到鱼呢？” ——摘自人教版语文课本