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Freed from the Mountain

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原来yuánlái，唐僧tángsēng离开líkāi长安cháng’ān以后yǐhòu，在zài山shān里遇到yùdào了le妖怪yāoguài，两liǎng个gè随从suícóng都dōu被bèi吃掉chīdiào了le。还好háihǎo有yǒu一个yígè叫jiào刘伯钦的de猎人lièrén救jiù了le他tā，又yòu一路yílù保护bǎohù他tā，把bǎ他tā一直yìzhí送sòng到dào了le大唐dàtáng最zuì西边xībiān的de地方dìfang。这里zhèlǐ的de那nà座zuò大山dàshān，就是jiùshì五行wǔxíng山shān。

刘伯钦说shuō：“别bié怕pà，这zhè是shì山下shānxià压yā着zhe的de一yì只zhī老lǎo猴子hóuzi，已经yǐjīng压yā了le好几háojǐ百年bǎinián了le。”两liǎng人rén走近zǒujìn一yí看kàn，只见zhǐjiàn石头shítou中间zhōngjiān伸出shēnchū一个yígè猴子hóuzi的de头tóu，头上tóushang长满zhángmǎn了le草cǎo，脸liǎn上shàng全quán是shì土tǔ，两liǎng只zhī眼睛yǎnjing却què还是háishi那么nàme亮liàng。

猴子hóuzi说shuō：“师父shīfu，你nǐ是不是shìbúshì东方dōngfāng大唐dàtáng派pài去qù西天xītiān取经qǔjīng的de人rén？观音菩萨guānyīn-púsà让ràng我wǒ在zài这里zhèlǐ等děng你nǐ。你nǐ救jiù我wǒ出去chūqù，我wǒ就jiù保护bǎohù你nǐ去qù西天xītiān！”唐僧tángsēng听tīng了le很hěn高兴gāoxìng，可是kěshì又yòu问wèn：“我wǒ手里shǒuli什么shénme工具gōngjù也yě没有méiyǒu，怎么zěnme救jiù你nǐ呢ne？”猴子hóuzi说shuō：“不用búyòng工具gōngjù。山顶shāndǐng上shàng有yǒu如来rúlái佛祖fózǔ贴tiē的de一yì张zhāng纸zhǐ，你nǐ只要zhǐyào把bǎ它tā揭jiē下来xiàlai，我wǒ就jiù能néng出来chūlái了le。”

唐僧tángsēng爬pá上shàng山顶shāndǐng，果然guǒrán看见kànjiàn一块yíkuài大dà石头shítou上shàng贴tiē着zhe一yì张zhāng纸zhǐ，上面shàngmiàn写xiě着zhe六liù个gè金色jīnsè的de字zì。他tā跪下guìxià来lái，向xiàng西xī拜bài了le几jǐ拜bài，然后ránhòu轻轻qīngqīng一yì揭jiē，那nà张zhāng纸zhǐ就jiù被bèi一阵yízhèn香xiāng风fēng吹chuī走zǒu了le。

猴子hóuzi在zài山下shānxià大喊dàhǎn：“师父shīfu，你们nǐmen走zǒu远yuǎn一点儿yìdiǎnr，我wǒ要yào出来chūlái了le，别bié吓xià着zhe你们nǐmen！”唐僧tángsēng他们tāmen往回wǎnghuí走zǒu了le好几háojǐ里lǐ路lù，只zhǐ听tīng“轰hōng”的de一yì声shēng巨响jùxiǎng，整zhěng座zuò山shān从cóng中间zhōngjiān分开fēnkāi了le，石头shítou到处dàochù乱飞luànfēi。一yì只zhī猴子hóuzi跳tiào了le出来chūlái，身上shēnshang什么shénme也yě没méi穿chuān，他tā跪guì在zài唐僧tángsēng面前miànqián说shuō：“师父shīfu，我wǒ出来chūlái了le！”

他tā就是jiùshì孙悟空sūnwùkōng。他tā对duì唐僧tángsēng说shuō：“我wǒ就是jiùshì五百wúbǎi年nián前qián大闹天宫dànào-tiāngōng的de齐天大圣qítiān-dàshèng。因为yīnwèi犯fàn了le大dà错cuò，被bèi如来佛祖压yā在zài了le这里zhèlǐ。后来hòulái观音菩萨guānyīn-púsà从cóng这里zhèlǐ经过jīngguò，劝quàn我wǒ跟着gēnzhe取经qǔjīng人rén去qù西天xītiān，将来jiānglái就jiù能néng重新做人chóngxīn-zuòrén。我wǒ已经yǐjīng等děng了le好几háojǐ百年bǎinián了le！”唐僧tángsēng见jiàn他tā是shì真心zhēnxīn的de，就jiù收shōu他tā做zuò了le徒弟túdi，问wèn他tā：“你nǐ叫jiào什么shénme名字míngzi？”悟空wùkōng说shuō：“我wǒ叫jiào孙悟空sūnwùkōng，这zhè个gè名字míngzi是shì我wǒ师父shīfu给gěi我wǒ起qǐ的de。”唐僧tángsēng笑xiào着zhe说shuō：“这zhè个gè名字míngzi很hěn好hǎo。你nǐ走zǒu在zài路上lùshang的de样子yàngzi，很hěn像xiàng一个yígè出家chūjiā修行xiūxíng的de人rén，我wǒ再zài叫jiào你nǐ‘孙行者sūnxíngzhě’吧ba。”刘伯钦看到kàndào唐僧tángsēng有yǒu了le这样zhèyàng一个yígè徒弟túdi，也yě放心fàngxīn地de回家huíjiā去qù了le。

师徒shītú二èr人rén刚gāng走zǒu了le不bù远yuǎn，路边lùbiān忽然hūrán跳出tiàochū一yì只zhī大dà老虎láohǔ。唐僧tángsēng吓xià得de差点儿chàdiǎnr从cóng马背mǎbèi上shàng掉diào下来xiàlai，悟空wùkōng却què高兴gāoxìng地de说shuō：“师父shīfu别bié怕pà，它tā是shì给gěi我wǒ送sòng衣服yīfu来lái的de！”他tā从cóng耳朵ěrduo里取出qǔchū一yì根gēn小xiǎo针zhēn，迎yíng着zhe风fēng晃huàng了le一下yíxià，小xiǎo针zhēn就jiù变成biànchéng了le一yì根gēn碗口wánkǒu那么nàme粗cū的de金箍棒jīngūbàng。他tā举起júqǐ金箍棒jīngūbàng，向xiàng老虎láohǔ的de头tóu打dǎ去qù，老虎láohǔ就jiù倒dǎo在zài地上dìshang，再也zàiyě不bú动dòng了le。

悟空wùkōng又yòu拔bá下xià一yì根gēn毛máo，变成biànchéng一yì把bǎ小刀xiǎodāo，剥bāo下xià了le老虎láohǔ皮pí，做成zuòchéng一yì条tiáo虎皮hǔpí裙qún，围wéi在zài腰yāo上shàng。唐僧tángsēng看kàn着zhe这个zhège新xīn徒弟túdi，心里xīnli高兴gāoxìng极了jíle。有yǒu他tā在zài身边shēnbiān，去qù西天xītiān的de路lù还有háiyǒu什么shénme可怕kěpà的de呢ne？

那天nàtiān晚上wǎnshang，他们tāmen在zài一yí位wèi老人lǎorén的de家里jiālǐ住zhù下xià。悟空wùkōng借jiè来lái针线zhēnxiàn，把bǎ虎皮hǔpí裙qún缝féng好hǎo，唐僧tángsēng又yòu送给sònggěi他tā一yí件jiàn白色báisè的de衣服yīfu。悟空wùkōng穿chuān上shàng新xīn衣服yīfu，跟gēn在zài师父shīfu后面hòumiàn，得意déyì得de不得了bùdeliǎo。

第二天dì’èrtiān早上zǎoshang，师徒shītú二èr人rén刚gāng走进zǒujìn一yí片piàn树林shùlín，忽然hūrán跳出tiàochū六liù个gè人rén，手里shǒuli拿ná着zhe刀dāo，大喊dàhǎn：“站住zhànzhù！把bǎ马mǎ和hé行李xíngli都dōu留下liúxià！”

Key words

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
保护	bǎohù	to protect; to safeguard; protection
座	zuò	constellation; zodiac sign (as in 巨蟹座)
压	yā	to press; to push down; pressure (as in 压力)
全	quán	whole; all; entire; complete; completely; entirely
土	tǔ	soil; earth; dirt
救	jiù	to save; to rescue
一路	yílù	all the way; throughout the journey
猴子	hóuzi	monkey
石头	shítou	stone; rock
派	pài	to send; to dispatch
工具	gōngjù	tool; instrument
贴	tiē	to stick; to paste

English (for the teacher)

After leaving Chang'an, the Tang Monk had run into demons in the mountains, and both his servants had been eaten. Luckily a hunter named Liu Boqin rescued him and guarded him all the way to the westernmost edge of the Tang lands. The great mountain there was Five-Element Mountain.

Liu Boqin said: "Don't be afraid. That's an old monkey pinned under the mountain. He's been there for hundreds of years." The two of them went closer, and there, sticking out between the rocks, was a monkey's head. Grass grew all over it and its face was caked with dirt, but its two eyes were as bright as ever.

The monkey said: "Master, are you the one the great Tang in the East has sent to the West to fetch the scriptures? Guanyin told me to wait here for you. Get me out, and I'll protect you all the way to the West!" The Tang Monk was glad to hear it, but he asked: "I haven't got any tools. How can I get you out?" The monkey said: "You don't need tools. On the top of the mountain there's a strip of paper the Buddha stuck there. Just peel it off, and I can get out."

The Tang Monk climbed to the top and, sure enough, saw a strip of paper stuck on a big rock, with six gold characters written on it. He knelt and bowed several times toward the west, then peeled it off gently, and a fragrant breeze carried the paper away.

The monkey shouted from under the mountain: "Master, go a good way off. I'm coming out, and I don't want to frighten you!" The Tang Monk and the others walked back several li, and then, with a huge boom, the whole mountain split down the middle and rocks flew everywhere. A monkey leapt out without a stitch on, knelt in front of the Tang Monk and said: "Master, I'm out!"

It was Sun Wukong. He said to the Tang Monk: "I'm the Great Sage Equal to Heaven, who wrecked the palace of heaven five hundred years ago. Because I did something very wrong, the Buddha pinned me down here. Later Guanyin passed this way and told me to go west with the pilgrim, so that one day I could start my life again. I've been waiting hundreds of years!" Seeing that he meant it, the Tang Monk took him as his disciple and asked him: "What's your name?" Wukong said: "My name is Sun Wukong. My old teacher gave me that name." The Tang Monk smiled and said: "That's a very good name. And the way you walk, you look just like a wandering monk, so I'll also call you Sun the Pilgrim." Seeing that the Tang Monk now had a disciple like this, Liu Boqin went home with his mind at ease.

Master and disciple had not gone far when a huge tiger suddenly leapt out by the road. The Tang Monk was so frightened he nearly fell off his horse, but Wukong said happily: "Don't be afraid, Master. He's come to bring me some clothes!" He took a tiny needle out of his ear and shook it in the wind, and the needle turned into a golden-hooped staff as thick as a rice bowl. He raised the golden-hooped staff and struck at the tiger's head, and the tiger fell to the ground and never moved again.

Then Wukong pulled out a hair, turned it into a little knife, skinned the tiger and made himself a tiger-skin skirt to wrap around his waist. Looking at his new disciple, the Tang Monk was overjoyed. With him around, what was there to fear on the road to the West?

That night they stayed at an old man's house. Wukong borrowed a needle and thread and sewed up his tiger-skin skirt, and the Tang Monk gave him a white robe. In his new clothes, Wukong walked behind his master, terribly pleased with himself.

The next morning, master and disciple had only just entered a wood when six men jumped out with knives in their hands, shouting: "Stop! Leave the horse and the luggage!"