小毛驴 xiao3 mao2 lu2 Little donkey
我有一只小毛驴,我从来也不骑
wo3 you3 yi4 zhi1 xiao3 mao2 lu2,wo3 cong2 lai2 ye3 bu4 qi2
I have a little donkey, but I had never ridden on it.
有一天我心血来潮,骑着去赶集
you3 yi4 tian1 wo3 xin1 xue3 lai2 chao2, qi2 zhe5 qu4 gan3 ji2
One day on a whim, I feel like riding it to the market
我手里拿着小皮鞭,我心里真得意
wo3 shuo3 li5 na2 zhe5 xiao3 pi2 bian1, wo3 xin1 li3 zhen1 de2 yi4
I had a little whip on my hand. I felt so proud of myself.
不知怎么,哗啦啦..,我摔了一身泥
bu4 zhi1 zhen3 me5, hua1 la1 la5, wo3 shuai1 le5 yi4 shen1 ni2
I did not know why; suddenly, I fell into the ground and got muddy all over!
Translated by Shu
This is the melody of Xiao Mao lu played by a traditional Chinese instrument called gu3 zheng1 古筝 zither.