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Stepping Stones Lesson Five
Three Hundred Taels of Silver
The fifth lesson in the Stepping Stones series uses a story about a man who buried his 300 taels of silver hoping that no one would find it. Unfortunately, he put up a sign leading his neighbor right to it. This lesson introduces sixteen new characters.
此地无银三百两
古时候
有一个人把银子埋在地下。
他怕别人把银子偷走，
就在埋银子的地方立了
“此地无银三百两”的牌子。
邻居有个叫王二的人看见了,
等天黑就把银子偷走了。
王二怕别人知道是他偷的，
就在牌子上加了一句：
“邻家王二不曾偷。”
结果，别人看了后
都知道是王二偷了银子。
To study this lesson, just follow the seven numbered steps in the Study Guide below. Click on the link for each step to find everything you'll need.
Study Guide:
1. Audio immersion - Familiarize yourself with the sound of the story
2. Audio practice - Learn to recite the story, one line at a time
3. Vocabulary study - Learn the sound and meaning of each character and how it is written
4. Vocabulary review - Test yourself on the characters you've learned
6. Reading practice - Read the story in Chinese (you can do this!)
7. Exercises - Apply what you've learned
Once you have completed all of these steps and you can read the story comfortably, you are ready to go on to Lesson 6.
