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Nov 14
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Upper-intermediate | How to Weigh an Ele...

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Chinese children grow up with a story about Cao Cao's son, Cao Chong, and his clever solution to the question of how to weigh an animal as enormous as an elephant. What's that? You've never heard the story? Tune in for a pleasant introduction to Chinese children's stories that have been passed down through the ages. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/1758

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