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美猴王

The Handsome Monkey King

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很hěn久jiǔ很hěn久jiǔ以前yǐqián，东边dōngbiān的de大海dàhǎi上shàng有yǒu一yí座zuò山shān，叫jiào花果山huāguǒshān。山shān上shàng有yǒu一块yíkuài很hěn大dà的de石头shítou。白天báitiān，它tā看kàn太阳tàiyáng；晚上wǎnshang，它tā看kàn月亮yuèliang。很hěn多duō很hěn多年duōnián过去guòqù了le，这zhè块kuài石头shítou好像hǎoxiàng慢慢mànmàn地de“活huó”了le。

有yǒu一天yìtiān，只zhǐ听tīng“啪pā”的de一声yìshēng，石头shítou开kāi了le！里面lǐmiàn出来chūlái一个yígè石shí蛋dàn。风fēng一yì吹chuī，石shí蛋dàn变成biànchéng了le一yì只zhī石shí猴hóu。这zhè只zhī石猴刚gāng出生chūshēng，就jiù能néng走路zǒulù，也yě能néng爬pá树shù。它tā向xiàng东dōng、南nán、西xī、北běi四sì个gè方向fāngxiàng都dōu拜bài了le拜bài。

突然tūrán，两liǎng道dào金光jīnguāng从cóng它tā的de眼睛yǎnjing里飞fēi出来chūlái，一直yìzhí飞fēi到dào天上tiānshàng。玉皇大帝yùhuáng-dàdì在zài天上tiānshàng看见kànjiàn了le，觉得juéde很hěn奇怪qíguài。他tā马上mǎshàng叫jiào来lái千里眼qiānlíyǎn和hé顺风耳shùnfēng’ěr：“你们nǐmen去qù看看kànkan，那nà是shì什么shénme光guāng？”千里眼qiānlíyǎn的de眼睛yǎnjing看kàn得de很hěn远yuǎn，顺风耳shùnfēng’ěr的de耳朵ěrduo听tīng得de很hěn远yuǎn。他们tāmen看kàn了le一会儿yíhuìr，回来huílái说shuō：“没什么méishénme，只是zhǐshì一yì只zhī石shí猴hóu。等děng它tā吃chī点diǎn东西dōngxī，喝hē点diǎn水shuǐ，金光jīnguāng就jiù会huì慢慢mànmàn不见bújiàn的de。”玉皇大帝yùhuáng-dàdì点diǎn点头diǎntóu：“好hǎo，那nà就jiù不用búyòng担心dānxīn了le。”他tā还hái不bù知道zhīdào，这zhè只zhī石shí猴hóu以后yǐhòu会huì给gěi他tā带来dàilái多大duōdà的de麻烦máfan。

后来hòulái，石shí猴hóu一直yìzhí住zhù在zài花果山huāguǒshān。山shān上shàng有yǒu很hěn多duō猴子hóuzi，它们tāmen都dōu是shì石shí猴hóu的de好hǎo朋友péngyǒu。饿è了le，大家dàjiā就jiù吃chī树shù上shàng的de水果shuíguǒ；累lèi了le，就jiù到dào山洞shāndòng里睡觉shuìjiào。每天měitiān一起yìqǐ爬pá树shù、玩wán水shuǐ，玩wán得de很hěn开心kāixīn。

有yǒu一yì年nián夏天xiàtiān，天气tiānqì特别tèbié热rè。大家dàjiā都dōu跳tiào到dào小河xiǎohé里洗澡xízǎo，玩wán得de很hěn高兴gāoxìng。有yǒu个gè小xiǎo猴子hóuzi问wèn：“这zhè条tiáo河hé的de水shuǐ是shì从cóng哪儿nǎr来lái的de？”大家dàjiā说shuō：“走zǒu，我们wǒmen去qù看看kànkan！”他们tāmen就jiù一直yìzhí往wǎng上shàng走zǒu，走zǒu了le很hěn久jiǔ，看见kànjiàn了le一个yígè很hěn大dà的de瀑布pùbù。水shuǐ从cóng很hěn高gāo的de山shān上shàng下来xiàlái，声音shēngyīn很hěn大dà很hěn大dà。

有yǒu个gè年纪niánjì很hěn大dà的de猴子hóuzi说shuō：“谁shéi敢gǎn跳tiào进去jìnqu，再zài好好háohǎo地de回来huílái，谁shéi就是jiùshì我们wǒmen的de王wáng！”大家dàjiā你nǐ看看kànkan我wǒ，我wǒ看看kànkan你nǐ，谁shéi也yě不bù敢gǎn去qù。这时zhèshí，石猴跳tiào了le出来chūlái，大声dàshēng说shuō：“我wǒ来lái！”他tā闭bì上shàng眼睛yǎnjing，往wǎng前qián一yí跳tiào，就jiù跳进tiàojìn了le瀑布pùbù里。

他tā看kàn了le看kàn，奇怪qíguài，这里zhèlǐ一点儿yìdiǎnr水shuǐ也yě没有méiyǒu！前面qiánmiàn有yǒu一yí座zuò铁tiě桥qiáo。过guò了le桥qiáo，是shì一个yígè很hěn大dà的de石洞shídòng，像xiàng一yí个gè家jiā。里面lǐmiàn有yǒu床chuáng，有yǒu锅guō，有yǒu碗wǎn，都dōu是shì石头shítou做zuò的de，还有háiyǒu很hěn多duō花huā和hé树shù。墙qiáng上shàng写xiě着zhe十shí个gè字zì：“花果山huāguǒshān福地fúdì，水帘洞shuǐliándòng洞天dòngtiān。”他tā高兴gāoxìng地de说shuō：“我们wǒmen大家dàjiā都dōu能néng住zhù在zài这里zhèlǐ！”

他tā又yòu跳tiào了le回去huíqu，笑xiào着zhe对duì大家dàjiā说shuō：“里面lǐmiàn是shì个gè好hǎo地方dìfang，快kuài跟gēn我wǒ来lái！”大家dàjiā一个yígè一个yígè都dōu跳tiào了le进去jìnqu，看kàn了le以后yǐhòu，都dōu高兴gāoxìng得de跳tiào了le起来qǐlai。石猴站zhàn在zài最高zuìgāo的de地方dìfang，问wèn：“你们nǐmen刚才gāngcái说shuō过guò什么shénme，还hái记得jìde吗ma？”大家dàjiā马上mǎshàng一起yìqǐ向xiàng他tā拜bài了le拜bài，说shuō：“您nín是shì我们wǒmen的de王wáng！”最后zuìhòu，石shí猴hóu给gěi自己zìjǐ起qǐ了le一个yígè新xīn名字míngzi：美猴王měihóuwáng。

美猴王měihóuwáng在zài花果山huāguǒshān开开心心kāikāi-xīnxīn地de过guò了le几百jíbǎi年nián。可是kěshì有yǒu一yì天tiān，大家dàjiā正在zhèngzài一起yìqǐ吃饭chīfàn，美猴王měihóuwáng突然tūrán哭kū了le。为什么wèishénme呢ne？他tā看kàn着zhe身边shēnbiān的de朋友péngyǒu一天yìtiān比bǐ一天yìtiān老lǎo，想到xiǎngdào了le一yí件jiàn让ràng他tā害怕hàipà的de事shì。

Key words

WordPinyinMeaning
久jiǔlong (time)
以前yǐqiánbefore; previously; formerly
山shānmountain; hill
一块yíkuàia piece; a lump
太阳tàiyángsun
月亮yuèliangthe moon
风fēngwind
变成biànchéngto change into; to turn into; to become
出生chūshēngto be born; birth
爬páto climb
树shùtree
东dōngeast

English (for the teacher)

A long, long time ago, on the great sea to the east, there was a mountain called Flower Fruit Mountain. On the mountain there was a very big stone. By day it looked at the sun; at night it looked at the moon. Many, many years went by, and the stone slowly seemed to come "alive".

Then one day, with a loud crack, the stone split open! Out came a stone egg. The wind blew, and the stone egg turned into a stone monkey. The stone monkey had only just been born, but it could already walk and climb trees. It bowed to all four directions: east, south, west and north.

Suddenly, two beams of golden light flew out of its eyes, all the way up to the sky. The Jade Emperor saw it up in heaven and thought it very strange. At once he called Thousand-Mile Eye and Wind-Following Ear: "Go and take a look. What is that light?" Thousand-Mile Eye's eyes could see very far, and Wind-Following Ear's ears could hear very far. They looked for a while, then came back and said: "It's nothing, just a stone monkey. Once it eats a little and drinks some water, the golden light will slowly go away." The Jade Emperor nodded: "Good, then there's nothing to worry about." He had no idea how much trouble this stone monkey would bring him one day.

After that, the stone monkey lived on Flower Fruit Mountain. There were lots of monkeys on the mountain, and they were all the stone monkey's good friends. When they were hungry, they ate fruit from the trees; when they were tired, they went to sleep in the caves. Every day they climbed trees and played in the water together, and had a wonderful time.

One summer, the weather was especially hot. Everyone jumped into the little river to bathe and had great fun. A little monkey asked: "Where does the water in this river come from?" Everyone said: "Come on, let's go and see!" So they kept going up and up, walked for a long time, and came to a huge waterfall. The water came down from high on the mountain, and the sound was very, very loud.

A very old monkey said: "Whoever dares to jump in and come back safe and sound will be our king!" Everyone looked at each other, and nobody dared to go. Just then the stone monkey jumped out and shouted: "I'll go!" He closed his eyes, leapt forward, and jumped right into the waterfall.

He looked around: how strange, there wasn't a drop of water here! In front of him was an iron bridge. Across the bridge was a huge stone cave, just like a home. Inside there were beds, pots and bowls, all made of stone, and lots of flowers and trees too. On the wall were ten characters: "Flower Fruit Mountain, blessed land; Water Curtain Cave, heaven in a cave." He said happily: "All of us can live here!"

He jumped back out and said to everyone with a laugh: "It's a great place in there. Quick, follow me!" One by one everyone jumped in, and when they saw it, they jumped for joy. The stone monkey stood in the highest spot and asked: "Do you remember what you said just now?" At once they all bowed to him together and said: "You are our king!" Last of all, the stone monkey gave himself a new name: the Handsome Monkey King.

The Handsome Monkey King lived happily on Flower Fruit Mountain for hundreds of years. But one day, while they were all eating together, the Handsome Monkey King suddenly began to cry. Why? He looked at his friends around him, older every day, and thought of something that frightened him.