HSK 3 · Chapter 6 · 848 characters · Listen: mandarinthewild.com/library/read/great-sage-equal-to-heaven-journey-to-the-west-easy-chinese-6

齐天大圣

Great Sage Equal to Heaven

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孙悟空sūnwùkōng在zài天宫tiāngōng做zuò了le弼马温bìmǎwēn，每天měitiān照顾zhàogu天宫tiāngōng的de马mǎ。他tā做zuò得de很hěn认真rènzhēn：早上zǎoshang带dài马mǎ出去chūqù吃chī草cǎo，晚上wǎnshang给gěi马mǎ洗澡xízǎo。半bàn个gè月yuè以后yǐhòu，马mǎ一天yìtiān比bǐ一天yìtiān胖pàng。悟空wùkōng很hěn高兴gāoxìng：“看kàn，我wǒ这zhè个gè官guān做zuò得de多duō好hǎo！”

有yǒu一天yìtiān，大家dàjiā一起yìqǐ喝酒hējiǔ。悟空wùkōng问wèn：“弼马温bìmǎwēn是shì多大duōdà的de官guān？”别人biéren都dōu笑xiào了le：“大官dàguān？在zài天宫tiāngōng里，这zhè是shì最zuì小xiǎo的de官guān，小xiǎo得de都dōu不能bùnéng算suàn官guān！马mǎ再zài胖pàng，也yě没有méiyǒu人rén谢xiè你nǐ；马mǎ要是yàoshì瘦shòu了le，大家dàjiā都dōu来lái骂mà你nǐ。”

悟空wùkōng一yì听tīng，生气shēngqì地de跳tiào了le起来qǐlai：“什么shénme？我wǒ在zài花果山huāguǒshān是shì王wáng，到dào这里zhèlǐ来lái给gěi人rén看kàn马mǎ？我wǒ不bú干gàn了le！”他tā从cóng耳朵ěrduo里拿出náchū金箍棒jīngūbàng，一直yìzhí打dǎ到dào了le南天门nántiānmén，谁shéi也yě拦lán不住búzhù他tā。他tā一下子yíxiàzi就jiù飞fēi回huí了le花果山huāguǒshān。

猴子hóuzi们men看见kànjiàn他tā回来huílái了le，高兴gāoxìng得de又yòu叫jiào又yòu跳tiào：“大王，您nín走zǒu了le十几shíjǐ年nián，在zài天宫tiāngōng做zuò了le什么shénme大官dàguān？”悟空wùkōng很hěn奇怪qíguài：“十几shíjǐ年nián？我wǒ才cái走zǒu了le半bàn个gè月yuè啊a！”天宫tiāngōng的de一yì天tiān，就是jiùshì人间rénjiān的de一yì年nián。悟空wùkōng红hóng着zhe脸liǎn说shuō：“不要búyào说shuō了le，他们tāmen让ràng我wǒ去qù看kàn马mǎ！”大家dàjiā都dōu叫jiào了le起来qǐlai：“您nín这么zhème厉害lìhai，怎么zěnme能néng去qù看kàn马mǎ？”这时zhèshí，两liǎng个gè客人kèren来lái看kàn他tā，说shuō：“大王，您nín应该yīnggāi叫jiào齐天大圣qítiān-dàshèng！”悟空wùkōng一yì听tīng，高兴gāoxìng极了jíle：“好hǎo！齐天大圣qítiān-dàshèng，意思yìsi就是jiùshì我wǒ和hé天tiān一样yíyàng高gāo！”猴子hóuzi们men马上mǎshàng做zuò了le一yí面miàn大旗dàqí，上面shàngmiàn写xiě着zhe四sì个gè大字dàzì：齐天大圣qítiān-dàshèng。

玉皇大帝yùhuáng-dàdì知道zhīdào了le，非常fēicháng生气shēngqì。他tā马上mǎshàng叫jiào托塔李天王和hé他tā的de儿子érzi哪吒nézhā带dài着zhe很hěn多duō人rén，去qù花果山huāguǒshān打dǎ悟空wùkōng。

第一dìyī个gè来lái的de是shì巨灵神jùlíngshén。他tā个子gèzi很hěn高gāo，站zhàn在zài门口ménkǒu大声dàshēng说shuō：“小xiǎo猴子hóuzi，快kuài出来chūlái！”悟空wùkōng笑xiào着zhe说shuō：“大个子dàgèzi，看kàn我wǒ的de！”才cái打dǎ了le几jǐ下xià，巨灵神jùlíngshén的de大dà斧子fǔzi就jiù断duàn了le。他tā害怕hàipà极了jíle，转身zhuǎnshēn就jiù跑pǎo。

后来hòulái，哪吒nézhā来lái了le。他tā看起来kànqilai是shì个gè孩子háizi，可是kěshì非常fēicháng厉害lìhai。他tā大dà叫jiào一声yìshēng：“变biàn！”一下子yíxiàzi就jiù变biàn出chū了le三sān颗kē头tóu、六liù只zhī手shǒu，每měi只zhī手里shǒuli都dōu拿ná着zhe一yí件jiàn武器wǔqì。悟空wùkōng一yí看kàn，也yě大dà叫jiào一声yìshēng：“变biàn！”他tā也yě有yǒu了le三sān颗kē头tóu、六liù只zhī手shǒu，手里shǒuli拿ná着zhe三sān根gēn金箍棒jīngūbàng。两liǎng个gè人rén打来打去dǎlái-dǎqù，打dǎ了le很hěn久jiǔ。最后zuìhòu，悟空wùkōng用yòng一yì根gēn毛máo变biàn出chū一个yígè假jiǎ悟空wùkōng。假jiǎ悟空wùkōng在zài前面qiánmiàn跟gēn哪吒nézhā打dǎ，真zhēn悟空wùkōng来到láidào哪吒nézhā后面hòumiàn，用yòng金箍棒jīngūbàng打中dǎzhòng了le他tā的de左zuǒ胳膊gēbo。哪吒nézhā疼téng得de大dà叫jiào，只好zhíhǎo跑pǎo了le。

李天王没有méiyǒu办法bànfǎ，回huí天宫tiāngōng去qù了le。这时zhèshí，太白金星对duì玉皇大帝yùhuáng-dàdì说shuō：“就jiù让ràng他tā做zuò齐天大圣qítiān-dàshèng吧ba。这zhè个gè官guān只有zhíyǒu名字míngzi，什么shénme事shì也yě管不了guǎnbuliǎo。他tā高兴gāoxìng了le，就jiù不会búhuì再zài打dǎ了le。”玉皇大帝yùhuáng-dàdì点diǎn了le点头diǎntóu。

悟空wùkōng听说tīngshuō天宫tiāngōng同意tóngyì了le，开心kāixīn极了jíle。他tā又yòu来到láidào天宫tiāngōng，还有háiyǒu了le自己zìjǐ的de大房子dàfángzi。他tā每天měitiān什么shénme事shì也yě不用búyòng做zuò，到处dàochù找zhǎo朋友péngyǒu喝酒hējiǔ、聊天liáotiān。

可是kěshì有人yǒurén担心dānxīn：“这zhè只zhī猴子hóuzi每天měitiān没事méishì做zuò，以后yǐhòu一定yídìng会huì出chū问题wèntí。”所以suóyǐ，玉皇大帝yùhuáng-dàdì给gěi了le悟空wùkōng一个yígè新xīn工作gōngzuò：去qù看kàn蟠桃园。蟠桃园里有yǒu很hěn多duō很hěn多duō树shù，树shù上shàng都dōu是shì桃子táozi。看kàn园子yuánzi的de老人lǎorén告诉gàosù他tā：“这里zhèlǐ的de桃子táozi，最zuì快kuài的de也yě要yào三千sānqiān年nián才cái熟一次yícì。吃chī了le，就jiù能néng长生不老chángshēng-bùlǎo！”长生不老chángshēng-bùlǎo？悟空wùkōng不是búshì一直yìzhí想要xiǎngyào长生不老chángshēng-bùlǎo吗ma？他tā看kàn着zhe树shù上shàng又yòu大dà又yòu香xiāng的de桃子táozi，肚子dùzi“咕咕gūgū”地de叫jiào了le起来qǐlai……

Key words

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
照顾	zhàogu	to take care of; to look after
认真	rènzhēn	conscientious; earnest; serious; to take seriously
带	dài	belt; band; ribbon
马	mǎ	(vulgar) mother (used in curses as a stand-in for 妈)
草	cǎo	grass; straw
洗澡	xízǎo	to bathe; to take a bath or shower
以后	yǐhòu	later; afterwards; in the future
胖	pàng	fat; plump
别人	biéren	other people; others; someone else
瘦	shòu	thin; skinny
生气	shēngqì	to get angry; to be mad
跳	tiào	to jump; to leap

English (for the teacher)

Sun Wukong became Keeper of the Heavenly Horses in the Heavenly Palace, and every day he looked after heaven's horses. He worked very hard: in the morning he took the horses out to eat grass, and in the evening he gave them a bath. Half a month later, the horses were getting fatter every day. Wukong was very pleased: "Look, what a great job I'm doing as an official!"

One day, everyone was drinking together. Wukong asked: "How big an official is Keeper of the Heavenly Horses?" The others all laughed: "A big official? In the Heavenly Palace it's the smallest post of all, so small it doesn't even count as an official! However fat the horses get, nobody thanks you; if they get thin, everybody comes to tell you off."

When Wukong heard this, he jumped up in anger: "What? I'm a king on Flower Fruit Mountain, and I came here to look after horses for other people? I quit!" He took his golden-hooped staff out of his ear and fought his way all the way to the Southern Gate of Heaven, and nobody could stop him. In a flash he flew back to Flower Fruit Mountain.

When the monkeys saw him come back, they shouted and jumped for joy: "Your Majesty, you've been gone more than ten years! What big post did you get in the Heavenly Palace?" Wukong was puzzled: "More than ten years? I was only gone half a month!" One day in the Heavenly Palace is one year in the world of people. Wukong said, red in the face: "Don't ask. They had me looking after horses!" Everyone cried out: "You're so amazing, how could you look after horses?" Just then two visitors came to see him and said: "Your Majesty, you should call yourself Great Sage Equal to Heaven!" Wukong was thrilled: "Yes! Great Sage Equal to Heaven means I'm as high as heaven!" At once the monkeys made a big banner with four large characters on it: Great Sage Equal to Heaven.

When the Jade Emperor found out, he was furious. At once he sent Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King Li and his son Nezha with lots of soldiers to Flower Fruit Mountain to fight Wukong.

The first to come was the Giant Spirit God. He was very tall, and he stood at the door and shouted: "Little monkey, come out!" Wukong laughed: "Big guy, watch this!" After only a few blows, the Giant Spirit God's big axe broke. He was terrified, turned and ran.

Then Nezha came. He looked like a child, but he was very powerful. He shouted: "Change!" In a flash he had three heads and six arms, with a weapon in every hand. Wukong took one look and shouted too: "Change!" He also had three heads and six arms, with three golden-hooped staffs in his hands. The two of them fought back and forth for a long time. In the end, Wukong used one of his hairs to make a fake Wukong. The fake Wukong fought Nezha from the front, while the real Wukong came up behind Nezha and hit his left arm with the staff. Nezha howled with pain and had to run away.

Heavenly King Li could do nothing, so he went back to the Heavenly Palace. Then the Great White Planet said to the Jade Emperor: "Just let him be Great Sage Equal to Heaven. The post is only a name, and he won't be in charge of anything. Once he's happy, he won't fight any more." The Jade Emperor nodded.

When Wukong heard that heaven had agreed, he was overjoyed. He went back up to the Heavenly Palace and even got a big house of his own. Every day he had nothing to do, so he went all over the place drinking and chatting with friends.

But someone was worried: "This monkey has nothing to do all day. Sooner or later there will be trouble." So the Jade Emperor gave Wukong a new job: to look after the Peach Garden. In the Peach Garden there were lots and lots of trees, all covered in peaches. The old man who kept the garden told him: "The peaches here take at least three thousand years to ripen. Eat one, and you will live forever!" Live forever? Wasn't living forever exactly what Wukong had always wanted? He looked at the big, sweet-smelling peaches on the trees, and his stomach began to rumble...