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猪八戒

Pigsy Joins

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高老庄有yǒu个gè老人lǎorén叫jiào高gāo太公tàigōng，他tā有yǒu三sān个gè女儿nǚ’ér，最zuì小xiǎo的de叫jiào翠兰。三sān年nián前qián，一个yígè年轻人niánqīngrén来到láidào这里zhèlǐ，做zuò了le翠兰的de丈夫zhàngfu。他tā非常fēicháng会huì干活gànhuó，地dì里的de事shì，别人biéren要yào做zuò很hěn多duō天tiān，他tā一yí个gè人rén一天yìtiān就jiù做zuò完wán了le。

可是kěshì，后来hòulái他tā的de样子yàngzi慢慢mànmàn变biàn了le：长zhǎng鼻子bízi，大dà耳朵ěrduo，最后zuìhòu变成biànchéng了le一yì张zhāng猪zhū脸liǎn！他tā还hái特别tèbié能néng吃chī，一yí顿dùn饭fàn要yào吃chī很hěn多duō很hěn多duō米饭mǐfàn，早上zǎoshang还hái要yào吃chī一百多yìbǎiduō个gè饼bǐng。最近zuìjìn半年bànnián，他tā把bǎ翠兰关guān在zài后面hòumiàn的de房子fángzi里，谁shéi也yě不bú让ràng见jiàn。

高太公哭kū着zhe说shuō：“我wǒ请qǐng了le很hěn多duō人rén来lái抓zhuā他tā，可是kěshì谁shéi也yě打dǎ不bù赢yíng他tā。”孙悟空sūnwùkōng说shuō：“别bié怕pà，今天jīntiān晚上wǎnshang，我wǒ来lái帮bāng你nǐ！”

孙悟空sūnwùkōng让ràng翠兰回到huídào爸爸bàba身边shēnbiān，自己zìjǐ变成biànchéng了le翠兰的de样子yàngzi，坐zuò在zài房间fángjiān里等děng。半夜bànyè，一yí阵zhèn大风dàfēng吹chuī来lái，那个nàge长zhǎng着zhe猪zhū脸liǎn的de人rén走zǒu了le进来jìnlai，想xiǎng抱bào“翠兰”。

孙悟空sūnwùkōng在zài床chuáng上shàng说shuō：“我wǒ今天jīntiān不bù舒服shūfu。我wǒ爸妈bàmā说shuō你nǐ长得zhǎngde太tài难看nánkàn了le，要yào请qǐng人rén来lái抓zhuā你nǐ。”他tā说shuō：“我wǒ不怕búpà！我wǒ会huì很hěn多duō变化biànhuà，还有háiyǒu一把yìbǎ九jiǔ齿chǐ钉耙dīngpá，谁shéi也yě抓不到zhuābudào我wǒ。”孙悟空sūnwùkōng说shuō：“他们tāmen说shuō，要yào去qù请qǐng齐天大圣qítiān-dàshèng孙悟空sūnwùkōng来lái。”他tā一yì听tīng，有点yóudiǎn怕pà了le：“齐天大圣qítiān-dàshèng？听说tīngshuō他tā很hěn厉害lìhai，那nà我wǒ还是háishi走zǒu吧ba！”

孙悟空sūnwùkōng马上mǎshàng变biàn回huí自己zìjǐ的de样子yàngzi，大dà叫jiào：“你nǐ看kàn我wǒ是shì谁shéi！”他tā吓xià了le一yí大dà跳tiào，变成biànchéng了le风fēng，跑pǎo了le。孙悟空sūnwùkōng一直yìzhí追zhuī到dào了le福陵山的de云栈洞。

两liǎng个gè人rén从cóng晚上wǎnshang打dǎ到dào天亮tiānliàng。孙悟空sūnwùkōng问wèn：“你nǐ到底dàodǐ是shì什么shénme妖怪yāoguài？”他tā说shuō：“我wǒ以前yǐqián是shì天上tiānshàng的de天tiān蓬元帅péngyuánshuài，管guǎn着zhe天河tiānhé。有yǒu一次yícì在zài蟠桃pántáo会huì上shàng，我wǒ喝hē多duō了le，去qù找zhǎo月亮yuèliang上shàng的de嫦娥cháng’é，想xiǎng跟gēn她tā好hǎo。玉皇大帝yùhuáng-dàdì很hěn生气shēngqì，把bǎ我wǒ赶gǎn下xià了le天tiān。我wǒ走zǒu错cuò了le路lù，就jiù变成biànchéng了le现在xiànzài这zhè个gè样子yàngzi。”

他tā又yòu说shuō：“观音菩萨guānyīn-púsà让ràng我wǒ在zài这里zhèlǐ等děng一个yígè去qù西天xītiān的de人rén。我wǒ等děng了le好几háojǐ年nián，还hái没méi等到děngdào。”孙悟空sūnwùkōng说shuō：“那个nàge去qù西天xītiān的de人rén，就是jiùshì我wǒ的de师父shīfu啊a！”他tā一yì听tīng，马上mǎshàng把bǎ钉耙dīngpá放fàng在zài地上dìshang，说shuō：“那nà快kuài带dài我wǒ去qù见jiàn师父shīfu！”

他tā见到jiàndào唐僧tángsēng，就jiù拜bài了le又yòu拜bài，说shuō：“观音菩萨guānyīn-púsà给gěi我wǒ起qǐ的de名字míngzi，叫jiào猪zhū悟wù能néng。”唐僧tángsēng听说tīngshuō他tā已经yǐjīng不bù吃chī肉ròu、不bù喝酒hējiǔ了le，很hěn高兴gāoxìng：“我wǒ再zài给gěi你nǐ起qǐ一yí个gè名字míngzi，叫jiào八戒bājiè吧ba。”从cóng这zhè以后yǐhòu，大家dàjiā都dōu叫jiào他tā猪八戒zhūbājiè。

离开líkāi的de时候shíhou，猪八戒zhūbājiè对duì高gāo太公tàigōng说shuō：“爸爸bàba，请qǐng你nǐ好好háohǎo照顾zhàogu我wǒ的de妻子qīzi。要是yàoshì我们wǒmen去不了qùbuliǎo西天xītiān，我wǒ就jiù回来huílái做zuò你nǐ的de女婿nǚxu！”孙悟空sūnwùkōng笑xiào他tā：“别bié说shuō傻话shǎhuà了le，快kuài走zǒu吧ba！”

现在xiànzài，唐僧tángsēng有yǒu了le两liǎng个gè徒弟túdi。可是kěshì，前面qiánmiàn还有háiyǒu一yì条tiáo最zuì宽kuān的de大河dàhé。河hé里住zhù着zhe一yí个gè妖怪yāoguài，脖子bózi上shàng挂guà着zhe很hěn多duō人rén头tóu……

Key words

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
老人	lǎorén	old person; the elderly
别人	biéren	other people; others; someone else
后来	hòulái	afterwards; later
变	biàn	to change; to become; change; transformation
耳朵	ěrduo	ear
最后	zuìhòu	finally; in the end; last; final
变成	biànchéng	to change into; to turn into; to become
张	zhāng	surname Zhang
脸	liǎn	face
干活	gànhuó	to work; to do manual labor
鼻子	bízi	nose
顿	dùn	suddenly; immediately (as in 顿时)

English (for the teacher)

In Gao Village there lived an old man called old Mr Gao, who had three daughters; the youngest was called Gao Cuilan. Three years earlier, a young man had come here and become Cuilan's husband. He was a tremendous worker: a job in the fields that took other people many days, he finished alone in one.

But later his looks slowly changed: a long nose, big ears, and in the end a pig's face! He also ate an enormous amount: heaps and heaps of rice at every meal, and more than a hundred flatbreads for breakfast. For the last six months he had kept Cuilan locked in the back rooms and let no one see her.

Old Mr Gao said in tears: "I've hired many people to catch him, but none of them could beat him." Sun Wukong said: "Don't worry. Tonight I'll help you!"

Sun Wukong sent Cuilan back to her father, turned himself into Cuilan and sat waiting in her room. At midnight a great wind blew, and the man with the pig's face came in and tried to hug "Cuilan".

Sun Wukong said from the bed: "I'm not feeling well today. My mum and dad say you're too ugly, and they're going to get someone to catch you." He said: "I'm not afraid! I know lots of transformations, and I have a nine-toothed rake. No one can catch me." Sun Wukong said: "They say they're going to ask the Great Sage Equal to Heaven, Sun Wukong." When he heard that, he got a little scared: "The Great Sage Equal to Heaven? They say he's really tough. I'd better go!"

Sun Wukong at once turned back into himself and shouted: "Look who I am!" He got the fright of his life, turned into a wind and fled. Sun Wukong chased him all the way to Cloud Path Cave on Fuling Mountain.

The two of them fought from night till dawn. Sun Wukong asked: "What kind of monster are you, anyway?" He said: "I used to be Marshal Tianpeng in heaven, in charge of the River of Heaven. Once at the Peach Banquet I drank too much and went after Chang'e, the Moon Goddess, and tried to flirt with her. The Jade Emperor was furious and threw me out of heaven. I took the wrong road and ended up looking like this."

He went on: "Guanyin told me to wait here for someone going to the Western Paradise. I've waited for years and he still hasn't come." Sun Wukong said: "The one going to the Western Paradise is my master!" When he heard that, he put his rake down on the ground at once and said: "Then take me to the master, quickly!"

When he met the Tang Monk, he bowed again and again and said: "Guanyin gave me the name Zhu Wuneng." The Tang Monk heard that he had already given up meat and wine, and was very pleased: "Let me give you another name: Bajie, Eight Prohibitions." From then on, everyone called him Zhu Bajie, or Pigsy.

As they left, Zhu Bajie said to old Mr Gao: "Father, please take good care of my wife. If we don't make it to the Western Paradise, I'll come back and be your son-in-law again!" Sun Wukong laughed at him: "Stop talking nonsense and come on!"

Now the Tang Monk had two disciples. But ahead lay the widest river yet. In it lived a monster with a necklace of human heads...