The legend of Hua Mulan, who disguises herself as a man to take her ailing father's place in the army, serving bravely for twelve years before anyone discovers the truth.
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从前，有一位聪明勇敢的姑娘，名叫花木兰。
有一天，皇帝下令，每家每户都要派一名男子去当兵打仗。木兰家里，父亲年纪大了，身体又不好，家中也没有成年的兄长可以代替。
木兰看着父亲发愁的样子，心里做了一个大胆的决定：女扮男装，代父从军！
她换上盔甲，骑上战马，悄悄告别了家人，跟着队伍出发了。
在军营里，木兰和男兵们一起训练、一起打仗，一待就是十二年。她武艺高强，作战勇敢，没有一个人发现，这位英勇的战士竟然是位姑娘。
战争终于结束了，木兰立下了赫赫战功。皇帝要封她做大官，木兰却摇摇头，只请求皇帝准许她回家，与家人团聚。
回到家乡，木兰脱下盔甲，换上了自己原来的衣裳，梳好头发，走出门去见曾经一起打仗的伙伴们。
伙伴们全都惊呆了——一起出生入死十二年的战友，竟然是一位姑娘！
花木兰替父从军讲的是木兰女扮男装、代替父亲去打仗的故事。这个故事告诉我们，木兰既孝顺父亲，又聪明勇敢，是中国历史上最受人喜爱的女英雄之一。
Once upon a time, there was a clever, brave young woman named Hua Mulan.
One day, the emperor ordered that one man from every family must join the army. In Mulan's family, her father was old and unwell, and there was no grown son to take his place.
Watching her father worry, Mulan made a bold decision: she would disguise herself as a man and go in his place.
She put on armor, mounted a horse, quietly said goodbye to her family, and set off with the army.
In camp, Mulan trained and fought alongside the male soldiers for twelve years. She was skilled and brave in battle, and not a single person discovered that this fearless soldier was actually a woman.
When the long war finally ended, Mulan had earned great honor. The emperor wanted to give her an important government position — but Mulan simply asked to be allowed to go home to her family instead.
Back home, Mulan took off her armor, put on her own clothes again, and did her hair — then went out to greet the comrades she had fought beside for so many years.
Her fellow soldiers were completely astonished — the brave warrior who had survived twelve years of battle beside them had been a woman all along!
Hua Mulan Joins the Army is a story about love for family combined with real courage and cleverness. Mulan is one of the most beloved heroines in Chinese history — someone who quietly did something extraordinary out of love, and asked for nothing in return.
