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EP2: Nü Wa Creates People (CANTONESE) 睡前故事＿女媧造人 Jan 15, 2021

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Have you ever wondered where people come from? In Chinese mythology, people were made by Nü Wa, the goddess of marriage. After Pan Gu created the world, Nü Wa sculpted people out of mud, gave them marriage so they could be together, and gave them children so they could have families. Why did Nü Wa want to make people, and what happened after she did? Get under the covers, lay your head on your pillow, and enjoy the story of Nü Wa. Sweet dreams!

人類是怎麼出現的呢? 中國古神話中，天神女媧創造了人類，她不僅是創世女神，也是婚姻女神。傳說在盤古創造了這個世界之後，天神女媧用泥土捏出了人類，並讓人們結婚和生孩子。那麼天神女媧為什麼要創造人類呢？她又是怎麼把泥巴捏成人類的呢？拿起你的小毯子，躺在鬆軟軟的枕頭上，讓我們一起來聽聽女媧造人的故事吧～

EP1: Pan Gu Creates the World (CANTONESE) 睡前故事＿盤古開天 Jan 08, 2021

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Have you ever wondered how the world began? A long time ago, the ancient Chinese people believed that in the beginning, the earth was a giant, cosmic egg. Pan Gu was born from this egg, and he created the sky, the mountains, the rivers, the sun, the moon, and everything else in the world. But how did Pan Gu create the world? Who is Pan Gu? What happens to him? Grab your blanket, lay on your pillow, and enjoy the story of Pan Gu. Sweet dreams!

你們有沒有想過世界是怎麼開始的呢？很久很久以前，古代人認為地球是一顆大又混亂的雞蛋，而盤古就在這顆雞蛋裡出生了。盤古在這顆雞蛋裡製造了整個世界，包含天空、山脈、河流、太陽、月亮....等。但是盤古是怎麼創造世界的呢？盤古是誰？他發生了什麼麼事？拿起你的小毯子，躺在鬆軟軟的枕頭上，讓我們一起來聽聽盤古開天的故事吧！

EP1: Pan Gu Creates the World (MANDARIN) 睡前故事＿盤古開天 Jan 06, 2021

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Pilot Episode: Chinese Twelve Zodiac 睡前故事＿十二生肖 Dec 16, 2020

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In China, the Chinese zodiac represents years with 12 animal signs, known as 生肖 or 属相。They always follow this order: Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Sheep, Monkey, Rooster, Dog and Pig. In Chinese, we say 鼠 (shǔ)、牛 (niú)、虎 (hǔ) 、兔 (tù)、龍 (lóng)、蛇 (shé)、馬 (mǎ)、羊 (yáng)、猴 (hóu)、雞 ( jī)、狗 (gǒu)、豬 (zhū)。In this episode, we would talk about the story of the Chinese Zodiac. We hope you enjoy - sweet dreams!

十二生肖，是以十二種動物代表年份，依序是鼠、牛、虎、兔、龍、蛇、馬、羊、猴、雞、狗、豬。本集試播集，我們要來說說十二生肖的故事，希望你們喜歡。祝好夢～