Bird's Adventure - 鳥の冒険

A curious bird finds and brings home a glittering treasure.

Pre-N5 stories use only basic sentence structures, survival vocabulary (greetings, numbers, simple questions), and the most foundational grammar. The shortest pieces in the library — perfect for your very first reads.

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Bird's Adventure - 鳥の冒険 — page 1 (JLPT Pre-N5)

小ちいさい鳥とりが飛とびます。食たべ物ものを探さがします。下もとを見みます。何なんかキラキラ光ひかります!

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A small bird flies. It looks for food. It looks down. Something is shining!

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Bird's Adventure - 鳥の冒険 — page 2 (JLPT Pre-N5)

鳥とりは下もとへ降ふります。地面じめんに何なんがありますか?小ちいさいコインです!

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The bird descends downward. What is on the ground? It's a small coin!

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Bird's Adventure - 鳥の冒険 — page 3 (JLPT Pre-N5)

鳥とりはコインを見みます。「きれい!」鳥とりはくちばしでコインを取とります。

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The bird looks at the coin. "Pretty!" the bird takes the coin with its beak.

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Bird's Adventure - 鳥の冒険 — page 4 (JLPT Pre-N5)

鳥とりはまた飛とびます。巣すへ帰かえります。コインを持もって飛とびます。

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The bird flies again. It returns to the nest. It flies while holding the coin.

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Bird's Adventure - 鳥の冒険 — page 5 (JLPT Pre-N5)

鳥とりは巣すにコインを入いれます。キラキラの宝物たからものです。鳥とりはとても嬉うれしいです。

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The bird puts the coin in the nest. It's a shiny treasure.The bird is very happy.

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