蒙學漢文初階 第一百七課 Beginning Chinese - Entry Level Lesson #107
某童入隣家 some child enter neighbour family
見院中黃菊 saw courtyard inside yellow chrysanthemum
採其一 pluck of one
廊間有鸚鵡 corridor space has parrot parrot
忽大呼曰 suddenly great cry said
賊來賊來 thief come thief come
某童自此 some child from now
不敢妄取人物 not dare rash take man thing
Some child entered a neighbour's house. He saw in the courtyard some chrysanthemums and plucked one. In the corridor was a parrot which suddenly cried out,
"A thief! A thief!"
This child from then onwards dared not take things from others rashly.
Note: The exact translation of the utterance, "賊來賊來", "A thief comes! A thief comes!". However, this is not how English is expressed. This is cultural preference.