小番茄 in English

A little tomato was young and green

His friends all had a bright red sheen

Every day, he looked in the mirror

He dreamed of growing red and bigger

He wracked his brain, tried lots of things

And hoped to see change happening

He drank some water, stretched lots too

Sunbathed all day and slept till noon

But nothing seemed to work at all

“Aiyaya!” he yelled, then bawled

He alarmed a pepper, who was nearby

“What’s going on, why the loud cry?”

The tomato hid his sorry face

“How rude of me to shout at your place.”

His blush became a bright red hue

And just like that his dream came true!

The rest of him was set ablaze

And sparkled like his ruby face

Now that he was fiery red
He smiled joyfully instead

He rushed to cheer his green friends on
“Fast or slow, your time will come!”

Vocabulary

番茄 (fān qié) - tomato

脸蛋 (liǎn dàn) - face

伙伴 (huǒ bàn) - buddy

装扮 (zhuāng bàn) - to be dressed as

镜子 (jìng zi) - mirror

盼着 (pànzhe) - look forward to

动脑筋 (dòng nǎo jīn) - use one's brain

办法 (bàn fǎ) - idea, method

伸伸腰 (shēn shēn yāo) - stretch

晒太阳 (shài tàiyáng) - sunbathe

没见效 (méi jiànxiào) - did not work

惊动 (jīngdòng) - alarm

大呼小叫 (dà hū xiǎo jiào) - yelling

脸掩 (liǎn yǎn) - cover face

抱歉 (bàoqiàn) - sorry

害羞 (hàixiū) - shy

梦 (mèng) - dream

红彤彤 (hóngtōngtóng) - bright red

隔壁 (gébì) - nearby