龙宫借宝
The Dragon King’s Treasure
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孙悟空刚回到花果山，小猴子们就哭着告诉他：他不在家的这些年，山里来了一个混世魔王。这个魔王很坏，常常来打大家，拿走大家的东西，还带走了很多小猴子。悟空听了，非常生气：“他住在哪儿？我现在就去找他！”
悟空找到了混世魔王。魔王看着他，大笑起来：“你这么小，手里什么也没有，还想跟我打？”悟空说：“我用手就可以了！”两个人打了起来。悟空拔下一些毛，放进嘴里，往前一吹，大叫一声：“变！”这些毛马上变成了几百只小猴子，一起去打魔王。最后，混世魔王被打死了，悟空带着小猴子们回了家。
回到家，悟空想：“以后再有坏人来，怎么办？大家得有自己的刀才行！”他飞到旁边的一个国家，吹了一口大风，把那里的刀都带回了花果山。从那以后，大家每天都拿着刀练习，开心极了。
可是悟空自己用什么呢？那些刀他都不喜欢。一只老猴子说：“大王，从桥下面的水里，可以一直走到东海。东海龙王有很多宝贝，您去问问他吧！”
悟空马上跳进水里，一直走到了东海下面的龙宫。东海龙王出来问：“你是谁？来做什么？”悟空说：“我是花果山的孙悟空。听说龙宫里有很多宝贝，我也想要一个！”
龙王叫人拿来一把大刀。悟空说：“我不会用刀。”龙王又叫人拿出一个更重的，有三千六百斤。悟空用一只手就拿起来了：“太轻了！太轻了！”龙王又叫人拿出一个七千二百斤的。悟空还是说：“这也太轻了吧！”
这时，龙王的妻子小声说：“海底下不是有一个定海神针吗？这几天它一直很亮，好像在等他。”龙王想：那么重的东西，他一定拿不起来，拿不起来他就会走了。所以，他就带悟空去看了。
定海神针立在海的最下面，又高又大，亮得像太阳。悟空走过去看了看，说：“太大了，如果小一点儿就好了。”他刚说完，它就真的小了一点儿！悟空高兴极了：“再小一点儿！再小一点儿！”它越变越小，最后，悟空一只手就能拿住它了。上面写着：“如意金箍棒，一万三千五百斤。”悟空笑了：“好，就是它了！”
悟空拿着金箍棒，在龙宫里打来打去，整个龙宫都动了起来。龙王害怕极了，不敢说话。悟空笑着说：“金箍棒真好用，谢谢啦！可是，我还没有漂亮的衣服呢。”龙王说：“我真的没有了！”悟空拿起金箍棒：“没有？那我们用它来试试？”
龙王没有办法，就叫来了他的三个弟弟。四个龙王一起给悟空找来了漂亮的帽子和衣服，还有一双新鞋。悟空穿上新衣服，拿着金箍棒，笑着回了花果山。他说了一声“小”，金箍棒就变得像一根针那么小，被他放进了耳朵里。
龙王们看着他走远，生气极了。东海龙王说：“这只猴子太坏了！我要去天宫，告诉玉皇大帝！”
Key words
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 哭 | kū | to cry; to weep |
| 山 | shān | mountain; hill |
| 常常 | chángcháng | often; frequently |
| 生气 | shēngqì | to get angry; to be mad |
| 用 | yòng | to use; use; usefulness |
| 毛 | máo | surname Mao |
| 嘴 | zuǐ | mouth |
| 变 | biàn | to change; to become; change; transformation |
| 变成 | biànchéng | to change into; to turn into; to become |
| 最后 | zuìhòu | finally; in the end; last; final |
| 带 | dài | belt; band; ribbon |
| 以后 | yǐhòu | later; afterwards; in the future |
English (for the teacher)
Sun Wukong had only just got back to Flower Fruit Mountain when the little monkeys, crying, told him: in all the years he had been away, a Demon King of Chaos had come to the mountain. This demon king was very bad: he often came to beat everyone up, took their things, and even carried off lots of little monkeys. When Wukong heard this he was furious: "Where does he live? I'm going to find him right now!"
Wukong found the Demon King of Chaos. The demon king looked at him and roared with laughter: "You're this small, you've got nothing in your hands, and you still want to fight me?" Wukong said: "My hands are all I need!" The two of them started to fight. Wukong pulled out some hairs, put them in his mouth, blew them forward and shouted: "Change!" At once the hairs turned into hundreds of little monkeys, and they all went for the demon king together. In the end, the Demon King of Chaos was killed, and Wukong took the little monkeys home.
Back home, Wukong thought: "If another bad guy comes one day, what then? Everyone needs a blade of their own!" He flew to a country nearby, blew a great gust of wind, and carried all the blades there back to Flower Fruit Mountain. From then on, everyone practised with their blades every day, and they loved it.
But what would Wukong himself use? He didn't like any of those blades. An old monkey said: "Your Majesty, the water under our bridge goes all the way to the East Sea. The Dragon King of the East Sea has lots of treasures. Why not go and ask him?"
Wukong jumped into the water at once and walked all the way to the Dragon Palace at the bottom of the East Sea. The Dragon King of the East Sea came out and asked: "Who are you? What have you come for?" Wukong said: "I'm Sun Wukong of Flower Fruit Mountain. I hear the Dragon Palace has lots of treasures, and I want one too!"
The Dragon King had someone bring a big broadsword. Wukong said: "I can't use a sword." The Dragon King had them bring something heavier: three thousand six hundred jin. Wukong picked it up with one hand: "Too light! Too light!" The Dragon King had them bring one of seven thousand two hundred jin. Wukong still said: "Isn't this way too light?"
Just then the Dragon King's wife whispered: "Isn't there the Sea-Calming Needle down at the bottom of the sea? These past few days it's been shining, as if it's waiting for him." The Dragon King thought: something that heavy, he'll never be able to lift, and when he can't, he'll go away. So he took Wukong to see it.
The Sea-Calming Needle stood at the very bottom of the sea, tall and huge, as bright as the sun. Wukong went over, took a look and said: "Too big. If only it were a little smaller." The moment he said it, it really did get a little smaller! Wukong was thrilled: "A bit smaller! A bit smaller!" It shrank and shrank, until in the end Wukong could hold it in one hand. On it was written: "As-You-Will Gold-Banded Staff, thirteen thousand five hundred jin." Wukong grinned: "Good, this is the one!"
Holding the gold-banded staff, Wukong swung it this way and that through the Dragon Palace, and the whole Dragon Palace shook. The Dragon King was terrified and didn't dare say a word. Wukong said with a smile: "This staff is really handy, thanks! But I still don't have any nice clothes." The Dragon King said: "I really don't have any more!" Wukong raised the gold-banded staff: "You don't? Then shall we try this on you?"
The Dragon King had no choice, so he called his three younger brothers. The four Dragon Kings together found Wukong a fine hat and fine clothes, and a pair of new shoes too. Wukong put on his new clothes and, staff in hand, went back to Flower Fruit Mountain laughing. He said "Small," and the gold-banded staff turned as small as a needle, and he put it in his ear.
The Dragon Kings watched him go, absolutely furious. The Dragon King of the East Sea said: "This monkey is too much! I'm going to the Palace of Heaven to tell the Jade Emperor!"