HSK 7–9 · Chapter 15 · 906 characters · Listen: mandarinthewild.com/library/read/pigsy-joins-journey-to-the-west-advanced-chinese-15

猪八戒

Pigsy Joins

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却说quèshuō师徒shītú二èr人rén来到láidào高老庄，天色tiānsè已yǐ晚wǎn，正zhèng撞见zhuàngjiàn一个yígè年轻人niánqīngrén急急忙忙jíjí-mángmáng往外wǎngwài走zǒu。悟空wùkōng一把yìbǎ扯chě住zhù他tā，问wèn他tā去qù做zuò什么shénme。原来yuánlái他tā是shì村里cūnlǐ高gāo家jiā的de仆人púrén，正zhèng奉fèng了le主人zhǔrén之zhī命mìng，出去chūqù请qǐng人rén捉妖zhuōyāo。悟空wùkōng笑道xiàodào：“你nǐ运气yùnqi好hǎo，捉妖zhuōyāo正是zhèngshì我wǒ的de本行běnháng！”

高太公把bǎ他们tāmen请qǐng进jìn家jiā中zhōng，诉sù起qǐ苦kǔ来lái：“老汉lǎohàn有yǒu三sān个gè女儿nǚ’ér，小女儿xiáonǚ’ér叫jiào翠兰，三sān年nián前qián招zhāo了le个gè女婿nǚxu。他tā自称zìchēng是shì福陵山人rén，姓xìng猪zhū。起初qǐchū倒dào也yě勤快qínkuai，耕田gēngtián不用búyòng牛niú，收割shōugē不用búyòng刀dāo，一家人yìjiārén都dōu喜欢xǐhuan他tā。谁知shuízhī后来hòulái他tā模样múyàng变biàn了le，长嘴zuǐ大dà耳朵ěrduo，脑后nǎohòu长zhǎng着zhe一片yípiàn鬃毛zōngmáo，活像huóxiàng一yì头tóu猪zhū。他tā饭量fànliàng又yòu大dà，一yí顿dùn要yào吃chī三五sānwǔ斗dǒu米饭mǐfàn，早上zǎoshang的de点心diǎnxin也yě要yào百十bǎishí个gè烧饼shāobǐng。更gèng可恨kěhèn的de是shì，他tā会huì驾云jiàyún，能néng飞沙走石fēishā-zǒushí，把bǎ翠兰关guān在zài后院hòuyuàn，半年bànnián不bú让ràng我们wǒmen见面jiànmiàn！”悟空wùkōng道dào：“这zhè有yǒu何hé难nán？今夜jīnyè我wǒ就jiù替tì你nǐ捉zhuō他tā。”

到dào了le夜里yèlǐ，悟空wùkōng先xiān把bǎ翠兰救jiù出来chūlái，送sòng回huí她tā父亲fùqīn身边shēnbiān，自己zìjǐ摇身一变yáoshēn-yíbiàn，变biàn作zuò翠兰的de模样múyàng，坐zuò在zài房fáng里li等děng着zhe。不多时bùduōshí，一yí阵zhèn狂风kuángfēng刮guā过guò，那nà妖怪yāoguài来lái了le，果然guǒrán是shì个gè长cháng嘴zuǐ大dà耳ěr的de猪精zhūjīng。悟空wùkōng故意gùyì躺tǎng在zài床chuáng上shàng唉声叹气āishēng-tànqì，不bù理睬lícǎi他tā。妖怪yāoguài问wèn：“姐姐jiějie，你nǐ今日jīnrì为何wèihé不bù高兴gāoxìng？”悟空wùkōng叹tàn道dào：“我wǒ爹娘diēniáng嫌xián你nǐ丑chǒu，要yào请qǐng人rén来lái拿ná你nǐ呢ne。”妖怪yāoguài笑道xiàodào：“不怕búpà，我wǒ有yǒu三十六sānshíliù般bān变化biànhuà，又yòu有yǒu九jiǔ齿chǐ钉耙dīngpá，怕pà什么shénme和尚héshang道士dàoshì？我wǒ家jiā住zhù福陵山的de云栈洞，名叫míngjiào猪zhū刚鬣，他们tāmen就是jiùshì知道zhīdào了le，又yòu能néng把bǎ我wǒ怎样zěnyàng？”悟空wùkōng道dào：“他们tāmen说shuō，要yào请qǐng五百wúbǎi年nián前qián大闹天宫dànào-tiāngōng的de齐天大圣qítiān-dàshèng来lái。”那nà妖怪yāoguài一yì听tīng，吓了一跳xiàle-yítiào：“既jì是shì这样zhèyàng，我wǒ还是háishi走zǒu吧ba，这zhè夫妻fūqī做zuò不成bùchéng了le！”

他tā刚gāng要yào出门chūmén，悟空wùkōng一把yìbǎ揪jiū住zhù他tā，现出xiànchū本相běnxiàng，喝道hèdào：“好hǎo妖怪yāoguài，哪里nálǐ走zǒu！你nǐ看看kànkan我wǒ是shì谁shéi！”妖怪yāoguài回头huítóu一yí看kàn，只见zhǐjiàn一yì张zhāng毛máo脸liǎn，一yí副fù雷公léigōng嘴zuǐ，吓xià得de手软shóuruǎn脚麻，挣脱zhèngtuō了le衣裳yīshang，化作huàzuò一yí阵zhèn狂风kuángfēng逃走táozǒu了le。悟空wùkōng记jì着zhe他tā方才fāngcái说shuō的de住处zhùchù，紧追不舍jǐnzhuī-bùshě，一直yìzhí追zhuī到dào福陵山的de云栈洞。

那nà妖怪yāoguài举起júqǐ九jiǔ齿chǐ钉耙dīngpá，与yǔ悟空wùkōng斗dòu在zài一处yíchù，一边yìbiān打dǎ，一边yìbiān说出shuōchū自己zìjǐ的de来历láilì：“我wǒ本běn是shì天河tiānhé里li的de天蓬元帅tiānpéng-yuánshuài，只因zhǐyīn喝醉hēzuì了le酒jiǔ，调戏tiáoxì嫦娥cháng’é，被bèi玉帝yùdì重重责打zédǎ了le两千liǎngqiān下xià，贬biǎn下凡间。谁知shuízhī投胎tóutāi时shí走zǒu错cuò了le路lù，投tóu到dào了le一yì头tóu母猪mǔzhū的de胎tāi里li，才cái变成biànchéng这zhè副fù模样múyàng！”两liǎng人rén从cóng夜里yèlǐ斗dòu到dào天亮tiānliàng，不分胜负bùfēn-shèngfù。

悟空wùkōng骂mà道dào：“你nǐ这zhè妖怪yāoguài，我wǒ是shì保bǎo东土dōngtǔ唐僧tángsēng往wǎng西天xītiān取经qǔjīng的de！”那nà妖怪yāoguài一yì听tīng，“哐kuāng啷lāng”一声yìshēng，把bǎ钉耙dīngpá丢diū在zài地上dìshang，问道wèndào：“那nà取经qǔjīng人rén在zài哪里nálǐ？烦fán你nǐ引yǐn我wǒ见jiàn他tā。观音菩萨guānyīn-púsà劝quàn我wǒ吃斋chīzhāi念佛niànfó，叫jiào我wǒ在zài这里zhèlǐ等děng他tā，已经yǐjīng等děng了le好hǎo多年duōnián了le！”说shuō罢bà，放fàng火烧huǒshāo了le云栈洞，跟着gēnzhe悟空wùkōng回到huídào高老庄，跪guì在zài唐僧tángsēng面前miànqián，拜bài他tā为wéi师shī。

那nà妖怪yāoguài道dào：“菩萨púsà已yǐ给gěi我wǒ起qǐ了le法名fǎmíng，叫jiào猪zhū悟能。”唐僧tángsēng道dào：“好hǎo，好hǎo！你nǐ既然jìrán不bù吃chī荤腥hūnxīng，我wǒ再zài给gěi你nǐ起qǐ个gè名字míngzi，叫作jiàozuò八戒bājiè。”从此cóngcǐ，他tā便biàn叫jiào猪八戒zhūbājiè。

临走línzǒu时shí，八戒bājiè向xiàng高太公唱chàng了le个gè喏rě，说道shuōdào：“丈人zhàngrén，好好háohǎo照顾zhàogù我wǒ老婆lǎopo。万一wànyī我们wǒmen取qǔ不成bùchéng经jīng，我wǒ还hái回来huílái，照旧zhàojiù给gěi你nǐ做zuò女婿nǚxu。”悟空wùkōng喝道hèdào：“呆子dāizi，莫mò胡说húshuō！”众人zhòngrén都dōu笑xiào了le。

如今rújīn唐僧tángsēng有yǒu了le两liǎng个gè徒弟túdì。可是kěshì前面qiánmiàn还有háiyǒu一yì条tiáo最zuì宽kuān的de大河dàhé，河hé里li住zhù着zhe一个yígè脖子bózi上shàng挂guà着zhe骷髅kūlóu的de妖怪yāoguài……

Key words

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
招	zhāo	trick; move (as in 一招)
起初	qǐchū	at first; originally
模样	múyàng	appearance; look
捉	zhuō	to catch; to capture
为何	wèihé	why; for what reason
嫌	xián	to dislike; to mind
不成	bùchéng	won't do; impossible
回头	huítóu	to turn one's head; to look back
吓	xià	to frighten; to scare; to be frightened
引	yǐn	to lead; to guide
跪	guì	to kneel
众人	zhòngrén	everybody; everyone; the crowd

English (for the teacher)

Now, master and disciple came to Gao Village as night was falling, and ran right into a young man hurrying out. Wukong grabbed him and asked where he was going. He turned out to be a servant of the Gao family in the village, sent out on his master's orders to find someone to catch a demon. Wukong laughed: "You're in luck: catching demons is my trade!"

Old Mr Gao invited them into his house and poured out his troubles: "I have three daughters, and three years ago I took a husband for the youngest, Cuilan. He said he came from Fuling Mountain and his surname was Zhu — Pig. At first he was hard-working: he ploughed without an ox and harvested without a sickle, and the whole family liked him. But then his looks changed: a long snout, big ears and a ridge of bristles down the back of his head, just like a pig. He eats an enormous amount too: three to five pecks of rice at a sitting, and a hundred-odd flatbreads just for breakfast. Worse still, he can ride the clouds, and he can send sand flying and rocks rolling, and he's locked Cuilan in the back courtyard, and we haven't seen her for half a year!" Wukong said: "That's no trouble at all. I'll catch him for you tonight."

When night came, Wukong first rescued Cuilan and brought her back to her father, then with a shake of his body he turned into her very image and sat waiting in her room. Before long, a gust of wild wind swept past and the monster arrived: sure enough, a pig spirit with a long snout and big ears. Wukong lay on the bed sighing and moaning on purpose and paid him no attention. The monster asked: "Sweetheart, why are you unhappy today?" Wukong sighed: "My parents can't stand how ugly you are, and they're going to get someone to catch you." The monster laughed: "Don't worry; I have thirty-six transformations and a nine-toothed rake, so why should I fear any monk or Taoist? I live in the Cloud Path Cave on Fuling Mountain and my name is Zhu Ganglie, and even if they find out, what can they do to me?" Wukong said: "They say they're going to ask the Great Sage Equal to Heaven, who wrecked heaven five hundred years ago." The moment the monster heard this, he jumped with fright: "In that case, I'd better go; this marriage is over!"

He was just going out of the door when Wukong grabbed him, showed his real form and shouted: "You monster, where do you think you're going? Take a good look at who I am!" The monster turned and saw a hairy face and a thunder god's beak; he went weak at the knees with fright, wriggled out of his clothes, turned into a wild wind and fled. Remembering where the monster had just said he lived, Wukong chased hard after him, all the way to the Cloud Path Cave on Fuling Mountain.

The monster raised his nine-toothed rake and fought Wukong, telling his story as he fought: "I was once Marshal Tianpeng of the River of Heaven, but because I got drunk and flirted with the Moon Goddess Chang'e, the Jade Emperor had me flogged two thousand times and banished me to the world below. But when I was reborn I took the wrong road and ended up in the belly of a sow, and that's how I came to look like this!" The two of them fought from night till dawn, and neither could win.

Wukong cursed: "You monster, I'm guarding the Tang Monk from the East on his way to fetch the scriptures from the West!" At these words the monster threw his rake to the ground with a clang and asked: "Where is the pilgrim? Please take me to see him. The bodhisattva Guanyin told me to keep a meatless diet and pray to the Buddha and wait for him here, and I've been waiting for years!" With that, he set fire to the Cloud Path Cave, followed Wukong back to Gao Village, knelt before the Tang Monk and took him as his master.

The monster said: "The bodhisattva has already given me a religious name: Zhu Wuneng." The Tang Monk said: "Good, good! Since you don't eat meat or strong-smelling food, I'll give you another name as well: Bajie, Eight Prohibitions." From then on, he was called Zhu Bajie: Pigsy.

As they were leaving, Bajie bowed and said to old Mr Gao: "Father-in-law, take good care of my wife. If we don't manage to get the scriptures, I'll come back and be your son-in-law again just as before." Wukong shouted: "Idiot, stop talking nonsense!" Everyone laughed.

Now the Tang Monk had two disciples. But ahead lay the widest river of all, and in it lived a monster with skulls hanging around his neck…