On the last night of the year, a monster comes out of the sea. The monster’s name is Nian. The monster is hungry! It goes to a village near the sea. It eats the animals in the village. The villagers hide in the mountains.
Mrs. Chen is leaving the village.
“Wait!” says an old man. “Where are you going?”
“The monster Nian is coming!” says Mrs. Chen. “Everyone hides in the mountains. We wait for the new year. Come with me!”
“I can scare the monster away,” says the man. “Can I stay at your house tonight?”
“You may stay here,” says Mrs. Chen. But be careful!”
“I will be fine,” says the man.
He puts red paper on Mrs. Chen’s door. He lights lanterns. He makes the house very bright. He puts on a red coat. He waits for the monster.
That night, Nian walks out of the sea. Nian is very hungry. It looks
around the dark village. It sees the red door of Mrs. Chen’s house. It sees the lanterns. The bright lights hurt Nian’s eyes. It roars loudly!
The man hears the monster. He throws the door open. BANG!
He shouts at the monster. He waves his arms in the air. He
lights firecrackers. POP! POP! POP!
The monster sees the man in the red coat. It hears the loud noises and it sees the fire. The monster is scared! The man shouts, “GO AWAY!” Nian turns and runs back to the sea.
The people come back to the village. Their animals and houses are safe.
They run to Mrs. Chen’s house.
“Nian is gone,” says the man.
“How did you do it?” asks Mrs. Chen.
“It was easy,” says the man. “Nian is scared of fire. It oesn’t like the color red, and it doesn’t like loud noises.”
Now, on the last day of the year, the villagers put up red paper and red lanterns. They light loud firecrackers. They have a party for the new year. They know Nian will never come back!
On the last night of the year, a monster comes out of the sea. The monster’s name is Nian. The monster is hungry! It goes to a village near the sea. It eats the animals in the village. The villagers hide in the mountains.
Mrs. Chen is leaving the village.
“Wait!” says an old man. “Where are you going?”
“The monster Nian is coming!” says Mrs. Chen. “Everyone hides in the mountains. We wait for the new year. Come with me!”
“I can scare the monster away,” says the man. “Can I stay at your house tonight?”
“You may stay here,” says Mrs. Chen. But be careful!”
“I will be fine,” says the man.
He puts red paper on Mrs. Chen’s door. He lights lanterns. He makes the house very bright. He puts on a red coat. He waits for the monster.
That night, Nian walks out of the sea. Nian is very hungry. It looks
around the dark village. It sees the red door of Mrs. Chen’s house. It sees the lanterns. The bright lights hurt Nian’s eyes. It roars loudly!
The man hears the monster. He throws the door open. BANG!
He shouts at the monster. He waves his arms in the air. He
lights firecrackers. POP! POP! POP!
The monster sees the man in the red coat. It hears the loud noises and it sees the fire. The monster is scared! The man shouts, “GO AWAY!” Nian turns and runs back to the sea.
The people come back to the village. Their animals and houses are safe.
They run to Mrs. Chen’s house.
“Nian is gone,” says the man.
“How did you do it?” asks Mrs. Chen.
“It was easy,” says the man. “Nian is scared of fire. It oesn’t like the color red, and it doesn’t like loud noises.”
Now, on the last day of the year, the villagers put up red paper and red lanterns. They light loud firecrackers. They have a party for the new year. They know Nian will never come back!