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妈妈不在家
Māma Bú Zài Jiā
While Mum's Away
Mum has to go to Beijing for ten days, and Dad has never cooked a meal or done a plait. She leaves a list of twenty things on the fridge. Ten days: a burnt breakfast, banana plaits, a pink wash, a fever in the night -- and Team Mum's Away slowly learning what she does.
HSK 110 chapters
Chapter 1妈妈走了Māma Zǒu leMum Leavesabout 373 charactersRead
Chapter 2早饭ZǎofànBreakfastabout 351 charactersRead
Chapter 3头发TóufaHairabout 401 charactersRead
Chapter 4粉红色FěnhóngsèPinkabout 395 charactersRead
Chapter 5买菜Mǎi CàiThe Marketabout 386 charactersRead
Chapter 6发烧FāshāoA Feverabout 381 charactersRead
Chapter 7家长会JiāzhǎnghuìThe Parents' Meetingabout 412 charactersRead
Chapter 8大雨DàyǔThe Rainstormabout 335 charactersRead
Chapter 9奶奶的电话Nǎinai de DiànhuàGrandma on the Phoneabout 378 charactersRead
Chapter 10妈妈回来了Māma Huílái leMum Comes Homeabout 406 charactersRead- More chapters of Māma Bú Zài Jiā are being written.