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The Robot That Wanted to Be a Bird

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A young girl, using the wrong instruction manual, accidentally builds a toy robot that behaves like a bird, leading to a surprising and delightful outcome.

Added 7/1/2026 · 203 characters

Story text

15 sentences

  1. àilì
    yǒu
    xīn
    wánjù
    jīqìrén
  2. xiǎng
    zìjǐ
    zǔzhuāng
    zhè
    jīqìrén
  3. dànshì
    zhǎo
    dào
    zhèngquè
    de
    shuōmíngshū
  4. zhī
    zhǎodào
    běn
    guānyú
    xiǎo
    niǎo
    móxíng
    de
    jiù
    shū
  5. àilì
    yòng
    běn
    jiù
    shū
    kāishǐ
    zǔzhuāng
  6. lúnzǐ
    zhuāng
    zài
    jīqìrén
    de
    tóu
    shàng
  7. jīqìrén
    de
    shǒubì
    dàngchéng
    chìbǎng
  8. zuìhòu
    jīqìrén
    kànqǐlái
    xiàng
    zhī
    xiǎo
    niǎo
  9. àilì
    àn
    xià
    kāiguān
    jīqìrén
    dòng
    le
  10. méiyǒu
    zǒulù
    érshì
    zài
    dìshàng
    pāi
    chìbǎng
  11. jīqìrén
    fāchū
    de
    shēngyīn
  12. mànmàn
    fēi
    dào
    le
    zhuōzǐ
    shàng
  13. àilìdebàbà
    kàndào
    le
    xiào
    le
  14. shuō
    zhè
    jīqìrén
    zhēn
    tèbié
  15. àilì
    hěn
    xǐhuān
    de
    xīn
    péngyǒu

Quiz

Reading comprehension

Question 1 of 4

Question 1

How did the assembled robot move when Aili turned it on?

Narration

The Robot That Wanted to Be a Bird