HSK 3 · Chapter 4 · 859 characters · Listen: mandarinthewild.com/library/read/the-dragon-kings-treasure-journey-to-the-west-easy-chinese-4

龙宫借宝

The Dragon King’s Treasure

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孙悟空sūnwùkōng刚gāng回到huídào花果山huāguǒshān，小xiǎo猴子hóuzi们men就jiù哭kū着zhe告诉gàosù他tā：他tā不bú在家zàijiā的de这些zhèxiē年nián，山shān里来lái了le一个yígè混世魔王hùnshì-mówáng。这个zhège魔王mówáng很hěn坏huài，常常chángcháng来lái打dǎ大家dàjiā，拿走názǒu大家dàjiā的de东西dōngxī，还hái带走dàizǒu了le很hěn多duō小xiǎo猴子hóuzi。悟空wùkōng听tīng了le，非常fēicháng生气shēngqì：“他tā住zhù在zài哪儿nǎr？我wǒ现在xiànzài就jiù去qù找zhǎo他tā！”

悟空wùkōng找到zhǎodào了le混世魔王hùnshì-mówáng。魔王mówáng看kàn着zhe他tā，大笑dàxiào起来qǐlai：“你nǐ这么zhème小xiǎo，手里shǒuli什么shénme也yě没有méiyǒu，还hái想xiǎng跟gēn我wǒ打dǎ？”悟空wùkōng说shuō：“我wǒ用yòng手shǒu就jiù可以kéyǐ了le！”两liǎng个gè人rén打dǎ了le起来qǐlai。悟空wùkōng拔bá下xià一些yìxiē毛máo，放进fàngjìn嘴zuǐ里，往前wǎngqián一yì吹chuī，大dà叫jiào一声yìshēng：“变biàn！”这些zhèxiē毛máo马上mǎshàng变成biànchéng了le几百jíbǎi只zhī小xiǎo猴子hóuzi，一起yìqǐ去qù打dǎ魔王mówáng。最后zuìhòu，混世魔王hùnshì-mówáng被bèi打死dásǐ了le，悟空wùkōng带dài着zhe小xiǎo猴子hóuzi们men回huí了le家jiā。

回到huídào家jiā，悟空wùkōng想xiǎng：“以后yǐhòu再zài有yǒu坏人huàirén来lái，怎么办zěnmebàn？大家dàjiā得děi有yǒu自己zìjǐ的de刀dāo才cái行xíng！”他tā飞fēi到dào旁边pángbiān的de一yí个gè国家guójiā，吹chuī了le一口yìkǒu大风dàfēng，把bǎ那里nàlǐ的de刀dāo都dōu带回dàihuí了le花果山huāguǒshān。从cóng那nà以后yǐhòu，大家dàjiā每天měitiān都dōu拿ná着zhe刀dāo练习liànxí，开心kāixīn极了jíle。

可是kěshì悟空wùkōng自己zìjǐ用yòng什么shénme呢ne？那些nàxiē刀dāo他tā都dōu不bù喜欢xǐhuān。一yì只zhī老lǎo猴子hóuzi说shuō：“大王，从cóng桥qiáo下面xiàmiàn的de水shuǐ里，可以kéyǐ一直yìzhí走zǒu到dào东海dōnghǎi。东海龙王有yǒu很hěn多duō宝贝bǎobèi，您nín去qù问问wènwen他tā吧ba！”

悟空wùkōng马上mǎshàng跳进tiàojìn水shuǐ里，一直yìzhí走zǒu到dào了le东海dōnghǎi下面xiàmiàn的de龙宫lónggōng。东海龙王出来chūlái问wèn：“你nǐ是shì谁shéi？来lái做zuò什么shénme？”悟空wùkōng说shuō：“我wǒ是shì花果山huāguǒshān的de孙悟空sūnwùkōng。听说tīngshuō龙宫lónggōng里有yǒu很hěn多duō宝贝bǎobèi，我wǒ也yě想要xiǎngyào一个yígè！”

龙王lóngwáng叫jiào人rén拿来nálái一yì把bǎ大dà刀dāo。悟空wùkōng说shuō：“我wǒ不会búhuì用yòng刀dāo。”龙王lóngwáng又yòu叫jiào人rén拿出náchū一个yígè更gèng重zhòng的de，有yǒu三千六百sānqiān-liùbǎi斤jīn。悟空wùkōng用yòng一yì只zhī手shǒu就jiù拿ná起来qǐlai了le：“太tài轻qīng了le！太tài轻qīng了le！”龙王lóngwáng又yòu叫jiào人rén拿出náchū一个yígè七千二百qīqiān-èrbǎi斤jīn的de。悟空wùkōng还是háishi说shuō：“这zhè也yě太tài轻qīng了le吧ba！”

这时zhèshí，龙王lóngwáng的de妻子qīzi小声xiǎoshēng说shuō：“海底háidǐ下xià不是búshì有yǒu一个yígè定海神针dìnghǎi-shénzhēn吗ma？这几天zhèjǐtiān它tā一直yìzhí很hěn亮liàng，好像hǎoxiàng在zài等děng他tā。”龙王lóngwáng想xiǎng：那么nàme重zhòng的de东西dōngxī，他tā一定yídìng拿不起来nábu-qǐlái，拿不起来nábu-qǐlái他tā就jiù会huì走zǒu了le。所以suóyǐ，他tā就jiù带dài悟空wùkōng去qù看kàn了le。

定海神针dìnghǎi-shénzhēn立lì在zài海hǎi的de最zuì下面xiàmiàn，又yòu高gāo又yòu大dà，亮liàng得de像xiàng太阳tàiyáng。悟空wùkōng走zǒu过去guòqu看kàn了le看kàn，说shuō：“太tài大dà了le，如果rúguǒ小xiǎo一点儿yìdiǎnr就jiù好hǎo了le。”他tā刚gāng说shuō完wán，它tā就jiù真的zhēnde小xiǎo了le一点儿yìdiǎnr！悟空wùkōng高兴gāoxìng极了jíle：“再zài小xiǎo一点儿yìdiǎnr！再zài小xiǎo一点儿yìdiǎnr！”它tā越yuè变biàn越yuè小xiǎo，最后zuìhòu，悟空wùkōng一yì只zhī手shǒu就jiù能néng拿ná住zhù它tā了le。上面shàngmiàn写xiě着zhe：“如意rúyì金箍棒jīngūbàng，一万三千五百yíwànsānqiānwúbǎi斤jīn。”悟空wùkōng笑xiào了le：“好hǎo，就是jiùshì它tā了le！”

悟空wùkōng拿ná着zhe金箍棒jīngūbàng，在zài龙宫lónggōng里打来打去dǎlái-dǎqù，整个zhěnggè龙宫lónggōng都dōu动dòng了le起来qǐlai。龙王lóngwáng害怕hàipà极了jíle，不bù敢gǎn说话shuōhuà。悟空wùkōng笑xiào着zhe说shuō：“金箍棒jīngūbàng真zhēn好用hǎoyòng，谢谢xièxie啦la！可是kěshì，我wǒ还hái没有méiyǒu漂亮piàoliang的de衣服yīfu呢ne。”龙王lóngwáng说shuō：“我wǒ真的zhēnde没有méiyǒu了le！”悟空wùkōng拿起náqǐ金箍棒jīngūbàng：“没有méiyǒu？那nà我们wǒmen用yòng它tā来lái试试shìshi？”

龙王lóngwáng没有méiyǒu办法bànfǎ，就jiù叫jiào来lái了le他tā的de三sān个gè弟弟dìdi。四sì个gè龙王lóngwáng一起yìqǐ给gěi悟空wùkōng找zhǎo来lái了le漂亮piàoliang的de帽子màozi和hé衣服yīfu，还有háiyǒu一双yìshuāng新xīn鞋xié。悟空wùkōng穿chuān上shàng新xīn衣服yīfu，拿ná着zhe金箍棒jīngūbàng，笑xiào着zhe回huí了le花果山huāguǒshān。他tā说shuō了le一声yìshēng“小xiǎo”，金箍棒jīngūbàng就jiù变得biànde像xiàng一yì根gēn针zhēn那么nàme小xiǎo，被bèi他tā放进fàngjìn了le耳朵ěrduo里。

龙王lóngwáng们men看kàn着zhe他tā走zǒu远yuǎn，生气shēngqì极了jíle。东海dōnghǎi龙王lóngwáng说shuō：“这zhè只zhī猴子hóuzi太tài坏huài了le！我wǒ要yào去qù天宫tiāngōng，告诉gàosù玉皇大帝yùhuáng-dàdì！”

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!"