HSK 5 · Chapter 4 · 1,017 characters · Listen: mandarinthewild.com/library/read/the-dragon-kings-treasure-journey-to-the-west-intermediate-chinese-4

龙宫借宝

The Dragon King’s Treasure

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孙悟空sūnwùkōng翻fān了le个gè筋斗jīndǒu，回到huídào花果山huāguǒshān，一yì群qún小xiǎo猴子hóuzi马上mǎshàng围wéi了le上来shànglai，抱bào着zhe他tā哭kū个ge不停bùtíng。原来yuánlái，他tā离开líkāi的de这些zhèxiē年nián里，北边běibian的de山shān里来lái了le一个yígè混世魔王hùnshì-mówáng，经常jīngcháng来lái花果山huāguǒshān抢qiǎng东西dōngxī，还hái把bǎ不少bùshǎo小xiǎo猴子hóuzi抓zhuā回huí了le自己zìjǐ的de洞dòng里。悟空wùkōng一yì听tīng，气qì得de跳tiào了le起来qǐlai：“竟jìng敢gǎn欺负qīfu我wǒ的de孩子háizi们men！看kàn我wǒ去qù收拾shōushi他tā！”

他tā马上mǎshàng翻fān了le个gè筋斗jīndǒu，很hěn快kuài就jiù到dào了le魔王mówáng的de洞dòng前qián。混世魔王hùnshì-mówáng拿ná着zhe一yì把bǎ大刀dàdāo走zǒu出来chūlái，看kàn了le他tā半天bàntiān，哈哈大笑hāhā-dàxiào：“你nǐ这zhè猴子hóuzi，个子gèzi这么zhème矮ǎi，手里shǒuli连lián件jiàn兵器bīngqì都dōu没有méiyǒu，也yě敢gǎn来lái找zhǎo我wǒ？”两liǎng个gè人rén没méi打dǎ几jǐ下xià，魔王mówáng举起júqǐ大刀dàdāo就jiù打dǎ。悟空wùkōng拔bá下xià一些yìxiē毛máo，放进fàngjìn嘴zuǐ里，往wǎng空中kōngzhōng一yì吹chuī，喊hǎn了le声shēng“变biàn！”那些nàxiē毛máo立刻lìkè变成biànchéng了le两三百liǎngsānbǎi个gè小xiǎo猴子hóuzi，有的yǒude抱bào住zhù他tā，有的yǒude抓zhuā他tā的de头发tóufa，把bǎ魔王mówáng围wéi得de团团转tuántuánzhuàn。悟空wùkōng夺duó过guò大刀dàdāo，一刀yìdāo就jiù结果jiéguǒ了le他tā，救出jiùchū小xiǎo猴子hóuzi们men，一起yìqǐ回huí了le家jiā。

这zhè件jiàn事shì让ràng悟空wùkōng明白míngbai：以后yǐhòu再zài遇到yùdào敌人dírén，猴子hóuzi们men光guāng靠kào两liǎng只zhī手shǒu可kě不行bùxíng，得děi有yǒu真正zhēnzhèng的de兵器bīngqì才cái行xíng。于是yúshì，他tā飞fēi到dào附近fùjìn的de傲来国，吹chuī出chū一yí阵zhèn大风dàfēng，把bǎ城里chénglǐ的de刀枪剑戟dāoqiāng-jiànjǐ全都quándōu带回dàihuí了le花果山huāguǒshān。从此cóngcǐ，猴子hóuzi们men个gè个gè都dōu有yǒu了le真zhēn兵器bīngqì，每天měitiān练liàn得de热火朝天rèhuǒ-cháotiān。

可是kěshì大家dàjiā都dōu有yǒu了le，猴王hóuwáng自己zìjǐ手里shǒuli却què什么shénme也yě没有méiyǒu。那些nàxiē刀dāo拿ná在zài他tā手里shǒuli，轻qīng得de像xiàng玩具wánjù。一yì只zhī年老niánlǎo的de猴子hóuzi说shuō：“大王，咱们zánmen桥qiáo下xià的de水shuǐ，一直yìzhí通tōng到dào东海龙宫。您nín为什么wèishénme不bú去qù找zhǎo东海龙王借jiè一yí件jiàn呢ne？”

悟空wùkōng跳进tiàojìn水shuǐ里，分开fēnkāi海水háishuǐ，一路yílù来到láidào了le东海龙宫。东海龙王连忙liánmáng出来chūlái迎接yíngjiē。悟空wùkōng说shuō：“我wǒ是shì花果山huāguǒshān的de孙悟空sūnwùkōng，是shì你nǐ的de邻居línjū。听说tīngshuō龙宫lónggōng里宝贝bǎobèi很hěn多duō，我wǒ专门zhuānmén来lái借jiè一yí件jiàn兵器bīngqì。”

龙王lóngwáng不好bùhǎo拒绝jùjué，叫jiào人rén抬tái出chū一yì把bǎ大刀dàdāo。悟空wùkōng摇摇yáoyáo头tóu：“我wǒ用不惯yòngbuguàn刀dāo。”龙王lóngwáng又yòu叫jiào人rén抬tái出chū一yí件jiàn三千六百sānqiān-liùbǎi斤jīn的de兵器bīngqì。悟空wùkōng接过jiēguò来lái，随手suíshǒu玩wán了le几jǐ下xià：“这zhè也yě太tài轻qīng了le吧ba！”龙王lóngwáng心里xīnli开始kāishǐ发毛fāmáo，又yòu叫jiào人rén抬tái来lái一yí件jiàn七千二百qīqiān-èrbǎi斤jīn的de。悟空wùkōng玩wán了le一会儿yíhuìr，摇摇yáoyáo头tóu：“这个zhège也yě太tài轻qīng了le吧ba！”

龙王lóngwáng急jí得de满头大汗mǎntóu-dàhàn。这时zhèshí，龙婆从cóng后面hòumiàn走zǒu出来chūlái，小声xiǎoshēng说shuō：“海底háidǐ的de定海神针dìnghǎi-shénzhēn，这几天zhèjǐtiān一直yìzhí在zài发光fāguāng，难道nándào就是jiùshì在zài等děng这zhè只zhī猴子hóuzi？”龙王lóngwáng说shuō：“那nà是shì大禹治水dàyǔ-zhìshuǐ时shí用来yònglái测cè江海jiānghǎi深浅shēnqiǎn的de，又yòu粗cū又yòu重zhòng，谁shéi举得起来jǔde-qǐlái？”龙婆说shuō：“举不起来jǔbu-qǐlái，他tā自己zìjǐ就jiù走zǒu了le。”

到dào了le海底háidǐ，只见zhǐjiàn定海神针dìnghǎi-shénzhēn金光闪闪jīnguāngshánshǎn，有yǒu水桶shuítǒng那么nàme粗cū，两liǎng丈zhàng多duō高gāo。悟空wùkōng抱bào住zhù它tā用力yònglì一yì摇yáo：“太tài大dà了le，要是yàoshì再zài短duǎn一点yìdiǎn、细xì一点yìdiǎn就jiù好hǎo了le。”他tā刚gāng说shuō完wán，它tā竟然jìngrán真的zhēnde短duǎn了le一些yìxiē！他tā又yòu说shuō：“再zài小xiǎo一点yìdiǎn！再zài小xiǎo一点yìdiǎn！”它tā越yuè变biàn越yuè小xiǎo，最后zuìhòu只有zhíyǒu碗口wánkǒu那么nàme粗cū，拿ná在zài手里shǒuli正zhèng合适héshì。两头liǎngtóu各gè有yǒu一个yígè金jīn箍gū，中间zhōngjiān刻kè着zhe几jǐ个gè字zì：“如意rúyì金箍棒jīngūbàng，重zhòng一万三千五百yíwànsānqiānwúbǎi斤jīn。”悟空wùkōng高兴gāoxìng极了jíle：“这zhè才cái是shì我wǒ的de宝贝bǎobèi！”

他tā拿ná着zhe金箍棒jīngūbàng，在zài龙宫lónggōng里打来打去dǎlái-dǎqù，吓xià得de龙王lóngwáng说不出shuōbuchū话huà，虾兵蟹将xiābīng-xièjiàng都dōu躲duǒ了le起来qǐlái。悟空wùkōng却què还hái不bù满意mǎnyì：“有yǒu了le兵器bīngqì，还hái缺quē一yì身shēn盔甲kuījiǎ。你nǐ就jiù再zài送sòng我wǒ一套yítào吧ba！”龙王lóngwáng说shuō：“我wǒ这里zhèlǐ实在shízài没有méiyǒu了le。”悟空wùkōng举起júqǐ金箍棒jīngūbàng：“没有méiyǒu？那nà我wǒ就jiù拿ná它tā跟gēn你nǐ试试shìshi！”

龙王lóngwáng没办法méibànfǎ，只好zhíhǎo敲响qiāoxiǎng了le钟zhōng和hé鼓gǔ，把bǎ南nán、西xī、北běi三sān海hǎi的de龙王lóngwáng兄弟xiōngdì都dōu叫jiào了le过来guòlai。四海sìhǎi龙王lóngwáng找zhǎo了le半天bàntiān，送sòng上shàng了le帽子màozi、盔甲kuījiǎ和hé鞋子xiézi，件件jiànjiàn都dōu是shì宝贝bǎobèi。悟空wùkōng穿戴chuāndài整齐zhěngqí，拿ná着zhe金箍棒jīngūbàng，大摇大摆dàyáo-dàbǎi地de回huí了le花果山huāguǒshān，还hái把bǎ金箍棒jīngūbàng变成biànchéng一yì根gēn针zhēn，放进fàngjìn了le耳朵ěrduo里。

四海龙王一个个yígègè都dōu气qì坏huài了le。东海龙王一yì拍桌子pāizhuōzi：“这zhè只zhī猴子hóuzi无法无天wúfǎ-wútiān！我wǒ马上mǎshàng去qù天宫tiāngōng，向xiàng玉皇大帝yùhuáng-dàdì告gào他tā一yí状zhuàng！”

Key words

WordPinyinMeaning
抱bàoto hold in one's arms; to hug; to embrace
气qìair; gas
收拾shōushito tidy up; to put in order
吹chuīto blow
喊hǎnto shout; to yell
结果jiéguǒas a result; in the end; result; outcome
光guānglight; ray
翻fānto turn over; to flip
群qúngroup; crowd; herd
猴子hóuzimonkey
围wéito surround; to encircle
抢qiǎngto snatch; to grab; to rob

English (for the teacher)

Sun Wukong turned a somersault and landed back on Flower Fruit Mountain, and at once a crowd of little monkeys gathered round him, clinging to him and crying and crying. It turned out that in the years he had been away, a Demon King of Chaos had come to the mountains up north, and he kept coming to Flower Fruit Mountain to steal things, and had even carried lots of little monkeys off to his cave. When Wukong heard this he leapt up in a rage: "How dare he bully my children! Watch me go and sort him out!"

He turned another somersault at once and was soon outside the demon king's cave. The Demon King of Chaos came out holding a broadsword, looked him up and down for a long time, and roared with laughter: "You little monkey, so short, without so much as a weapon in your hands, and you dare come looking for me?" The two of them had barely traded a few blows when the demon king raised his broadsword and swung. Wukong pulled out some hairs, put them in his mouth, blew them into the air and shouted "Change!" At once the hairs turned into two or three hundred little monkeys; some grabbed hold of him, some pulled his hair, and they had the demon king spinning round and round. Wukong snatched the broadsword, finished him off with a single stroke, freed the little monkeys and took them all home.

This taught Wukong a lesson: if enemies came again, the monkeys couldn't rely on their bare hands; they needed real weapons. So he flew to the nearby Aolai Kingdom, blew up a great wind, and carried every blade, spear, sword and halberd in the city back to Flower Fruit Mountain. From then on every monkey had a real weapon, and they drilled every day with tremendous energy.

But although everyone else was armed, the Monkey King himself had nothing in his hands. Those blades felt as light as toys in his grip. An old monkey said: "Your Majesty, the water under our bridge runs all the way to the Dragon Palace of the East Sea. Why not go and borrow one from the Dragon King of the East Sea?"

Wukong jumped into the water, parted the sea, and made his way to the Dragon Palace of the East Sea. The Dragon King of the East Sea hurried out to welcome him. Wukong said: "I'm Sun Wukong of Flower Fruit Mountain, your neighbour. I hear the Dragon Palace is full of treasures, so I've come specially to borrow a weapon."

The Dragon King couldn't very well refuse, and had his men carry out a broadsword. Wukong shook his head: "I'm not used to broadswords." The Dragon King had them carry out a weapon weighing three thousand six hundred jin. Wukong took it and twirled it a few times without effort: "Isn't this way too light?" The Dragon King began to feel uneasy, and had them bring one weighing seven thousand two hundred jin. Wukong played with it for a while and shook his head: "This one's way too light too!"

The Dragon King was so anxious he broke out in a sweat. Just then the Dragon Queen came out from the back and whispered: "The Sea-Calming Needle down on the seabed has been glowing these past few days. Could it be waiting for this monkey?" The Dragon King said: "That's what Yu the Great used to measure the depth of the rivers and seas when he tamed the floods. It's so thick and heavy, who could ever lift it?" The Dragon Queen said: "If he can't lift it, he'll leave on his own."

When they reached the seabed, there stood the Sea-Calming Needle, glittering with golden light, as thick as a water barrel and more than two zhang tall. Wukong wrapped his arms round it and gave it a hard shake: "Too big. If only it were a bit shorter and a bit thinner." The moment he said it, it actually got shorter! He said again: "A bit smaller! A bit smaller!" It got smaller and smaller, until in the end it was only as thick as the rim of a bowl, just right to hold in his hand. There was a golden band at each end, and in the middle were carved the words: "As-You-Will Gold-Banded Staff, weight thirteen thousand five hundred jin." Wukong was overjoyed: "Now this is my treasure!"

Gold-banded staff in hand, he laid about him all over the Dragon Palace, leaving the Dragon King speechless with fright and the shrimp soldiers and crab generals all hiding. But Wukong still wasn't satisfied: "Now I've got a weapon, I still need a suit of armour. Give me a set as well!" The Dragon King said: "I really have none here." Wukong raised the gold-banded staff: "None? Then I'll try this on you!"

The Dragon King had no choice but to sound his bell and drum, and he called over his brothers, the dragon kings of the Southern, Western and Northern Seas. The Dragon Kings of the Four Seas searched for ages and presented a cap, armour and shoes, every piece a treasure. Wukong put everything on, and with the gold-banded staff in hand he swaggered back to Flower Fruit Mountain, where he turned the staff into a needle and tucked it in his ear.

The Dragon Kings of the Four Seas were all absolutely furious. The Dragon King of the East Sea pounded the table: "That monkey respects no law on earth or in heaven! I'm going up to the Palace of Heaven right now to file a complaint against him with the Jade Emperor!"