The Empty Pot

The Empty Pot. Retold by Betty Yee. Illustrated by Jinwoo Kim. Focus Question. What lesson does Chen learn?

《空花盆》。贝蒂·伊改编。金振宇绘。 核心问题：陈学到了什么道理？

A long time ago, a boy named Chen lived in China with his mother.

很久很久以前，有个叫陈的男孩和妈妈一起住在中国。

The emperor of China was an old man who did not have children.

中国的皇帝年事已高，膝下没有子嗣。

The emperor made a plan to choose the next emperor. He said to his people, I will give a flower seed to every child. In a year, come back with your pots.

皇帝想出了一个挑选下一任皇帝的办法。 他对百姓们说：“我会给每个孩子发一粒花种。” 一年之后，带着你们的花盆回来见我。

Chen planted his seed in a small pot. He gave it water. Days went by. The seed did not grow.

陈把种子种在小花盆里， 还给它浇水。 日子一天天过去，种子一点都没发芽。

Chen moved the seed to a bigger pot. Weeks went by. The seed did not grow.

陈把种子移到了更大的花盆里。 几周过去了，种子还是没有发芽。