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黑熊精

The Black Bear Demon

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孙悟空sūnwùkōng来到láidào黑风山。他tā在zài草cǎo里听见tīngjiàn黑熊精正在zhèngzài和hé朋友péngyǒu说话shuōhuà。黑熊精说shuō：“我wǒ昨天晚上zuótiān-wǎnshang得到dédào了le一yí件jiàn宝贝bǎobèi衣服yīfu。过guò几jǐ天tiān是shì我wǒ的de生日shēngrì，我wǒ要yào请qǐng大家dàjiā来lái开kāi一个yígè‘佛衣会huì’，一起yìqǐ看看kànkan这zhè件jiàn衣服yīfu！”

孙悟空sūnwùkōng跳tiào出来chūlái，大dà叫jiào：“坏huài熊xióng，快kuài还huán我wǒ的de袈裟jiāshā！”黑熊精拿起náqǐ一yì根gēn黑色hēisè的de长枪chángqiāng，和hé他tā打dǎ了le起来qǐlai。从cóng早上zǎoshang打dǎ到dào中午zhōngwǔ，谁shéi也yě打dǎ不bù赢yíng谁shéi。黑熊精说shuō：“我wǒ饿è了le，吃chī完wán饭fàn再zài来lái！”说shuō完wán就jiù回到huídào洞dòng里，关上guānshàng了le门mén。

第二天dì’èrtiān，两liǎng个gè人rén又yòu打dǎ了le起来qǐlai，还是háishi谁shéi也yě赢不了yíngbuliǎo谁shéi。孙悟空sūnwùkōng想xiǎng：“这样zhèyàng下去xiàqu不行bùxíng，我wǒ得děi去qù找zhǎo观音菩萨guānyīn-púsà。观音院是shì她tā的de地方dìfang，这zhè件jiàn事shì她tā不能bùnéng不管bùguǎn！”

他tā飞fēi到dào南海nánhǎi，见到jiàndào了le观音菩萨guānyīn-púsà。观音菩萨guānyīn-púsà说shuō：“你nǐ这zhè只zhī猴子hóuzi！你nǐ要是yàoshì不bù拿出náchū好hǎo东西dōngxī给gěi人rén看kàn，会huì有yǒu这些zhèxiē事shì吗ma？”孙悟空sūnwùkōng不好意思bùhǎoyìsi地de笑xiào了le。可是kěshì，观音菩萨guānyīn-púsà还是háishi和hé他tā一起yìqǐ去qù了le黑风山。

在zài山下shānxià的de路上lùshang，他们tāmen看见kànjiàn一yí个gè人rén，手里shǒuli拿ná着zhe一yí个gè盘子pánzi，盘子pánzi里有yǒu两liǎng个gè仙丹xiāndān。孙悟空sūnwùkōng拿起náqǐ金箍棒jīngūbàng，一下yíxià就jiù把bǎ他tā打死dásǐ了le。他tā死sǐ了le以后yǐhòu，变成biànchéng了le一yì只zhī大灰狼dàhuīláng。原来yuánlái，他tā是shì黑熊精的de朋友péngyǒu凌虚子，正要zhèngyào去qù给gěi黑熊精送sòng生日shēngrì礼物lǐwù。

孙悟空sūnwùkōng想xiǎng了le想xiǎng，有yǒu了le一yí个gè办法bànfǎ：“菩萨púsà，您nín变成biànchéng这个zhège凌虚子，我wǒ变成biànchéng一个yígè仙丹xiāndān，比bǐ另lìng一个yígè大dà一点yìdiǎn。您nín把bǎ我wǒ送给sònggěi黑熊精，他tā把bǎ我wǒ吃chī了le，我wǒ就jiù在zài他tā的de肚子dùzi里打dǎ他tā！”观音菩萨guānyīn-púsà说shuō：“好hǎo办法bànfǎ。”

观音菩萨guānyīn-púsà变成biànchéng了le凌虚子，拿ná着zhe盘子pánzi，走进zǒujìn了le黑熊精的de洞dòng。黑熊精很hěn高兴gāoxìng：“朋友péngyǒu，你nǐ来lái了le！”“凌虚子”说shuō：“这zhè是shì我wǒ送sòng你nǐ的de生日shēngrì礼物lǐwù，请qǐng吃chī吧ba。”她tā把bǎ大dà的de那nà一个yígè给gěi了le黑熊精。

黑熊精刚gāng把bǎ它tā拿到nádào嘴边zuǐbiān，它tā就jiù自己zìjǐ进jìn了le他tā的de肚子dùzi里。孙悟空sūnwùkōng在zài里面lǐmiàn打来打去dǎlái-dǎqù，黑熊hēixióng精jīng疼téng得de在zài地上dìshang动来动去dònglái-dòngqù，大dà叫jiào：“疼téng死sǐ我wǒ了le！”

观音菩萨guānyīn-púsà变biàn回huí了le自己zìjǐ，说shuō：“快kuài把bǎ袈裟jiāshā拿ná出来chūlái！”黑熊精马上mǎshàng说shuō：“我wǒ给gěi！我wǒ给gěi！”孙悟空sūnwùkōng这zhè才cái从cóng他tā的de鼻子bízi里跳tiào了le出来chūlái。

黑熊精还hái想xiǎng打dǎ，观音菩萨guānyīn-púsà就jiù拿出náchū一个yígè金jīn箍gū，放fàng在zài他tā头上tóushang，念niàn了le几jǐ句jù话huà。黑熊精头疼tóuténg得děi不行bùxíng，只好zhíhǎo跪guì了le下来xiàlai。观音菩萨guānyīn-púsà说shuō：“你nǐ跟gēn我wǒ回huí南海nánhǎi，给gěi我wǒ看kàn山shān吧ba。”黑熊精点diǎn点头diǎntóu，跟着gēnzhe观音菩萨guānyīn-púsà走zǒu了le。

孙悟空sūnwùkōng拿ná着zhe袈裟jiāshā，高高兴兴gāogāo-xìngxìng地de回去huíqù见jiàn唐僧tángsēng。唐僧tángsēng看见kànjiàn袈裟jiāshā，也yě高兴gāoxìng极了jíle。

他们tāmen两liǎng个gè人rén又yòu往wǎng西xī走zǒu。几jǐ天tiān以后yǐhòu，他们tāmen来到láidào了le一个yígè叫jiào高老庄的de地方dìfang。那里nàlǐ有yǒu一yí个gè老人lǎorén，正在zhèngzài到处dàochù找zhǎo人rén，想xiǎng赶走gánzǒu他tā女儿nǚ’ér的de丈夫zhàngfu。他tā女儿nǚ’ér的de丈夫zhàngfu，是shì一yì头tóu猪zhū。

Key words

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
过	guò	(particle) marks a past experience: have ever
生日	shēngrì	birthday
草	cǎo	grass; straw
得到	dédào	to get; to obtain; to receive
跳	tiào	to jump; to leap
饿	è	hungry
不行	bùxíng	won't do; not allowed
地方	dìfang	place
盘子	pánzi	plate; dish; tray
以后	yǐhòu	later; afterwards; in the future
变成	biànchéng	to change into; to turn into; to become
礼物	lǐwù	gift; present

English (for the teacher)

Sun Wukong came to Black Wind Mountain. Hiding in the grass, he heard the Black Bear Demon talking with his friends. The Black Bear Demon said: "Last night I got hold of a treasure, a robe. In a few days it's my birthday. I'm going to invite everyone to a 'Buddha Robe Party' so we can all admire it!"

Sun Wukong jumped out and shouted: "You wicked bear, give me back my cassock!" The Black Bear Demon picked up a long black spear and they began to fight. They fought from morning till noon, and neither could beat the other. The Black Bear Demon said: "I'm hungry. I'll be back after lunch!" With that he went back into his cave and shut the door.

The next day they fought again, and still neither could win. Sun Wukong thought: "This won't do. I have to go to Guanyin. Guanyin Temple is her temple; she can't just stay out of this!"

He flew to the South Sea and found Guanyin. Guanyin said: "You monkey! If you hadn't shown off your treasure, would any of this have happened?" Sun Wukong grinned sheepishly. But Guanyin still went with him to Black Wind Mountain.

On the road below the mountain they saw a man carrying a plate, and on the plate were two magic pills. Sun Wukong raised his golden-hooped staff and killed him with one blow. When he died, he turned into a big grey wolf. He was the Black Bear Demon's friend Lingxuzi, on his way to bring the Black Bear Demon a birthday present.

Sun Wukong thought for a moment and had an idea: "Bodhisattva, you turn into this Lingxuzi, and I'll turn into a pill, a little bigger than the other one. You give me to the Black Bear Demon, he eats me, and I fight him from inside his stomach!" Guanyin said: "A good plan."

Guanyin turned into Lingxuzi and, carrying the plate, walked into the Black Bear Demon's cave. The Black Bear Demon was delighted: "My friend, you've come!" "Lingxuzi" said: "Here's my birthday present for you. Please, eat." She gave the Black Bear Demon the bigger one.

The moment the Black Bear Demon lifted it to his lips, it rolled down into his stomach by itself. Sun Wukong punched and kicked inside, and the Black Bear Demon writhed on the ground, howling: "It hurts! It's killing me!"

Guanyin turned back into herself and said: "Bring out the cassock, now!" The Black Bear Demon said at once: "I'll give it back! I'll give it back!" Only then did Sun Wukong jump out through his nose.

The Black Bear Demon still wanted to fight, so Guanyin took out a gold band, put it on his head and said a few words. His head hurt so much that he had to kneel down. Guanyin said: "Come back to the South Sea with me and guard my mountain." The Black Bear Demon nodded and followed Guanyin away.

Sun Wukong took the cassock and went happily back to the Tang Monk. When the Tang Monk saw the cassock, he was overjoyed too.

The two of them headed west again. A few days later they came to a place called Gao Village. There an old man was searching everywhere for someone to get rid of his daughter's husband. His daughter's husband was a pig.