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黑熊精

The Black Bear Demon

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悟空wùkōng一个yígè筋斗jīndǒu来到láidào了le黑风山。他tā正在zhèngzài山shān里找zhǎo路lù，忽然hūrán听见tīngjiàn有yǒu几jǐ个gè人rén坐zuò在zài草地cǎodì上shàng说话shuōhuà。一个yígè黑脸hēiliǎn的de汉子hànzi笑xiào着zhe说shuō：“昨天晚上zuótiān-wǎnshang，我wǒ得到dédào了le一yí件jiàn佛fó衣yī，真是zhēnshì好hǎo东西dōngxī！后天hòutiān是shì我wǒ的de生日shēngrì，我wǒ要yào请qǐng各gè位wèi朋友péngyǒu来lái，开kāi一个yígè‘佛fó衣yī会huì’。”悟空wùkōng一yì听tīng，跳tiào出来chūlái大喊dàhǎn：“原来yuánlái是shì你nǐ偷tōu了le我wǒ的de袈裟jiāshā！快kuài还给huángěi我wǒ！”他tā举起júqǐ金箍棒jīngūbàng，打死dásǐ了le旁边pángbiān一个yígè穿chuān白bái衣服yīfu的de人rén，原来yuánlái是shì一yì条tiáo白花蛇báihuāshé变biàn的de。黑hēi汉子hànzi和hé另lìng一个yígè道士dàoshì吓xià得de赶紧gánjǐn逃走táozǒu了le。

悟空wùkōng追zhuī到dào洞口dòngkǒu，黑熊精拿ná着zhe一yì杆gǎn长枪chángqiāng出来chūlái，和hé他tā打dǎ了le起来qǐlai。两liǎng人rén从cóng洞口dòngkǒu打dǎ到dào山顶shāndǐng，一连yìlián打dǎ了le十几shíjǐ个gè回合huíhé，还是háishi分不出fēnbuchū高低gāodī。到dào了le中午zhōngwǔ，黑熊精说shuō：“等děng我wǒ吃chī了le饭fàn，再zài跟gēn你nǐ打dǎ！”说shuō完wán，他tā就jiù跑pǎo回huí洞dòng里，把bǎ大门dàmén关上guānshàng了le。悟空wùkōng在zài门外ménwài骂mà了le半天bàntiān，他tā就是jiùshì不bù出来chūlái。第二天dì’èrtiān，两liǎng人rén又yòu斗dòu了le一yì整天zhěngtiān，还是háishi谁shéi也yě赢不了yíngbuliǎo谁shéi。

悟空wùkōng想xiǎng：“这zhè妖怪yāoguài本领bénlǐng不bù小xiǎo。观音院是shì观音菩萨guānyīn-púsà的de地方dìfang，这zhè件jiàn事shì，我wǒ得děi去qù找zhǎo她tā。”他tā飞fēi到dào南海nánhǎi，见到jiàndào了le观音guānyīn。观音guānyīn生气shēngqì地de说shuō：“你nǐ这zhè猴子hóuzi，拿ná袈裟jiāshā给gěi人rén看kàn，又yòu放fàng火huǒ烧shāo了le我wǒ的de寺院sìyuàn，现在xiànzài还有háiyǒu脸liǎn来lái找zhǎo我wǒ！”悟空wùkōng赶紧gánjǐn说shuō了le很hěn多duō好话hǎohuà，观音guānyīn才cái答应dāying跟gēn他tā一起yìqǐ去qù黑风山。

两liǎng人rén走zǒu到dào半路bànlù，正好zhènghǎo遇到yùdào那个nàge逃走táozǒu的de道士dàoshì。他tā手里shǒuli拿ná着zhe一个yígè玻璃bōli盘子pánzi，盘子pánzi里放fàng着zhe两liǎng颗kē仙丹xiāndān，正要zhèngyào去qù给gěi黑熊精送sòng生日shēngrì礼物lǐwù。悟空wùkōng举起júqǐ棒子bàngzi，把bǎ他tā打死dásǐ了le，他tā现出xiànchū了le原形yuánxíng，原来yuánlái是shì一yì只zhī灰色huīsè的de狼láng，名叫míngjiào凌虚子。

悟空wùkōng看kàn着zhe仙丹xiāndān，笑xiào了le：“菩萨púsà，我wǒ有yǒu一个yígè好hǎo办法bànfǎ。您nín变成biànchéng这个zhège凌虚子，我wǒ变成biànchéng一yì颗kē仙丹xiāndān，比bǐ那nà颗kē大dà一点儿yìdiǎnr。您nín把bǎ我wǒ送给sònggěi妖怪yāoguài吃chī，等děng我wǒ进jìn了le他tā的de肚子dùzi，就jiù好办hǎobàn了le！”观音guānyīn点diǎn点头diǎntóu，一下子yíxiàzi就jiù变成biànchéng了le凌虚子的de样子yàngzi。

他们tāmen来到láidào洞口dòngkǒu，黑熊精高兴gāoxìng地de出来chūlái迎接yíngjiē：“凌虚子，你nǐ来lái了le，太好了tàihǎole！”观音guānyīn把bǎ盘子pánzi送sòng上去shàngqu，说shuō：“这zhè是shì我wǒ给gěi大王的de生日shēngrì礼物lǐwù，请qǐng大王吃chī一yì颗kē。”黑熊精拿起náqǐ那nà颗kē大dà的de，刚gāng放fàng到dào嘴边zuǐbiān，那nà颗kē仙丹xiāndān就jiù自己zìjǐ滚gǔn进jìn了le他tā的de喉咙hóulong里。

悟空wùkōng一yí进jìn肚子dùzi，就jiù开始kāishǐ打拳dǎquán、踢tī脚jiǎo、翻跟头fāngēntou。黑熊hēixióng精jīng疼téng得de在zài地上dìshang滚来滚去gǔnlái-gǔnqù，大dà叫jiào：“饶命ráomìng！饶命ráomìng！”观音guānyīn变biàn回huí了le自己zìjǐ的de样子yàngzi，说shuō：“快kuài把bǎ袈裟jiāshā交jiāo出来chūlái！”黑熊精连忙liánmáng让ràng人rén把bǎ袈裟jiāshā拿ná了le出来chūlái。悟空wùkōng这zhè才cái从cóng他tā的de鼻子bízi里钻zuān了le出来chūlái。

黑熊精还hái想xiǎng动手dòngshǒu，观音guānyīn把bǎ一个yígè金jīn箍gū扔rēng到dào他tā的de头上tóushang，念niàn起qǐ了le咒语zhòuyǔ。黑熊精头疼tóuténg得de受不了shòubuliǎo，只好zhíhǎo跪下guìxià来lái求饶qiúráo。观音guānyīn就jiù让ràng他tā做zuò了le自己zìjǐ南海nánhǎi岛dǎo上shàng的de守shǒu山神shānshén。她tā对duì悟空wùkōng说shuō：“以后yǐhòu好好háohǎo照顾zhàogu你nǐ师父shīfu，不要búyào再zài给gěi他tā惹麻烦rěmáfan了le。”说shuō完wán，她tā就jiù带dài着zhe黑熊精回huí南海nánhǎi去qù了le。悟空wùkōng捧pěng着zhe袈裟jiāshā，一个yígè筋斗jīndǒu回到huídào了le唐僧tángsēng身边shēnbiān。

袈裟jiāshā回来huílái了le，唐僧tángsēng高兴gāoxìng极了jíle，师徒shītú二èr人rén继续jìxù向xiàng西xī走zǒu去qù。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村子cūnzi。那里nàlǐ有yǒu一yí位wèi老人lǎorén，正zhèng急jí着zhe找zhǎo人rén帮bāng他tā赶走gánzǒu自己zìjǐ的de女婿nǚxu——一yì头tóu猪zhū。

Key words

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
忽然	hūrán	suddenly; all of a sudden
白	bái	white
黑	hēi	black; dark
追	zhuī	to follow (a TV series, a celebrity) (as in 追剧, 追星)
洞	dòng	hole; cave
骂	mà	to scold; to curse; to swear at
本领	bénlǐng	skill; ability
猴子	hóuzi	monkey
烧	shāo	to cook; to roast; to stew (as in 烧鹅, 红烧)
玻璃	bōli	glass
颗	kē	classifier for small round things (grains, pearls, teeth, hearts, stars)
灰色	huīsè	gray

English (for the teacher)

In one somersault Wukong reached Black Wind Mountain. He was looking for the way through the mountain when he heard several people sitting on the grass, talking. A black-faced fellow was laughing: "Last night I got hold of a Buddha's robe. It's a really fine thing! The day after tomorrow is my birthday. I'm going to invite all my friends and hold a 'Buddha's Robe Party'." When Wukong heard that, he leapt out and shouted: "So it was you who stole my cassock! Give it back!" He raised his golden-hooped staff and killed a man in white beside them, who turned out to be a white-spotted snake in disguise. The black fellow and a Taoist with him fled in terror.

Wukong chased them to the mouth of a cave, and the Black Bear Demon came out with a long spear and fought him. They fought from the cave mouth to the top of the mountain, more than ten rounds, and still neither got the upper hand. At noon the Black Bear Demon said: "Wait till I've had my lunch, then I'll fight you again!" With that he ran back into his cave and shut the great door. Wukong stood outside cursing for ages, but the demon simply wouldn't come out. The next day the two of them fought all day long again, and still neither could beat the other.

Wukong thought: "This demon is no weakling. Guanyin Temple is Guanyin's place, so I'd better go to her about this." He flew to the South Sea and found Guanyin. Guanyin said angrily: "You monkey! You showed off the cassock, burned down my temple, and now you have the nerve to come to me!" Wukong hurried to say all sorts of nice things, and only then did Guanyin agree to go to Black Wind Mountain with him.

Halfway there, they happened to meet the Taoist who had fled. He held a glass plate with two magic pills on it, and was on his way to give them to the Black Bear Demon as a birthday present. Wukong raised his rod and killed him, and he showed his true form: a grey wolf named Lingxuzi.

Wukong looked at the pills and smiled: "Bodhisattva, I've got a good idea. You turn into this Lingxuzi, and I'll turn into a pill, a bit bigger than that one. You give me to the demon to eat, and once I'm in his stomach, the rest is easy!" Guanyin nodded, and at once she looked exactly like Lingxuzi.

They came to the cave mouth, and the Black Bear Demon came out happily to greet them: "Lingxuzi, you're here, wonderful!" Guanyin held up the plate and said: "This is my birthday present for Your Majesty. Please, Your Majesty, eat one." The Black Bear Demon picked up the bigger one, and the moment he put it to his lips, the pill rolled down his throat all by itself.

As soon as Wukong was in his stomach, he started punching, kicking and turning somersaults. The Black Bear Demon rolled about on the ground in pain, yelling: "Mercy! Mercy!" Guanyin changed back into her own form and said: "Hand over the cassock, now!" The Black Bear Demon hurriedly had the cassock brought out. Only then did Wukong squeeze out through his nose.

The Black Bear Demon still wanted to fight, so Guanyin threw a golden hoop onto his head and began to recite the spell. His head hurt so much he couldn't stand it, and he had to kneel down and beg for mercy. So Guanyin made him the mountain guardian of her island in the South Sea. She said to Wukong: "Go back and take good care of your master, and don't make any more trouble for him." With that she went back to the South Sea, taking the Black Bear Demon with her. Holding the cassock in both hands, Wukong somersaulted back to the Tang Monk's side.

The cassock was back, the Tang Monk was overjoyed, and master and disciple set off west again. A few days later they came to a village called Gao Village. There an old man was desperately looking for someone to get rid of his son-in-law — a pig.