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紧箍咒

The Tightening Spell

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六liù个gè人rén站zhàn在zài路lù中间zhōngjiān，大dà叫jiào：“和尚héshang，别bié走zǒu！把bǎ马mǎ和hé东西dōngxī都dōu留下liúxià，就jiù让ràng你们nǐmen过去guòqu！”唐僧tángsēng吓xià得de从cóng马上mǎshàng掉diào了le下来xiàlai。

孙悟空sūnwùkōng笑xiào着zhe走zǒu过去guòqu，说shuō：“好hǎo啊a。你们nǐmen以前yǐqián从cóng别人biéren那里nàlǐ拿ná的de钱qián，也yě分给fēngěi我wǒ一yí份fèn吧ba！”六liù个gè人rén很hěn生气shēngqì，拿ná刀dāo往wǎng他tā头上tóushang打dǎ，一共yígòng打dǎ了le七八十qībāshí下xià。可是kěshì孙悟空sūnwùkōng一点yìdiǎn事shì也yě没有méiyǒu。

孙悟空sūnwùkōng说shuō：“够gòu了le吧ba？现在xiànzài该gāi我wǒ了le！”他tā拿出náchū金箍棒jīngūbàng，一下yíxià一个yígè，六liù个gè人rén都dōu死sǐ了le。

唐僧tángsēng很hěn生气shēngqì：“你nǐ怎么zěnme能néng杀人shārén呢ne？他们tāmen是shì坏人huàirén，可是kěshì你nǐ也yě不能bùnéng打死dásǐ他们tāmen啊a！我们wǒmen连lián一yì只zhī小xiǎo虫子chóngzi都dōu不能bùnéng杀shā。”他tā说shuō了le很hěn久jiǔ很hěn久jiǔ，一直yìzhí说shuō个ge不停bùtíng。

孙悟空sūnwùkōng最zuì不bù喜欢xǐhuān别人biéren一直yìzhí说shuō他tā。他tā说shuō：“你nǐ觉得juéde我wǒ做不了zuòbuliǎo和尚héshang，去不了qùbuliǎo西天xītiān，那nà我wǒ走zǒu了le！”他tā一个yígè筋斗jīndǒu，一下子yíxiàzi就jiù不见bújiàn了le。唐僧tángsēng没有méiyǒu办法bànfǎ，一yí个gè人rén慢慢mànmàn往前wǎngqián走zǒu。

孙悟空sūnwùkōng飞fēi到dào了le东海dōnghǎi，去qù见jiàn东海龙王。龙王lóngwáng请qǐng他tā喝茶hēchá。孙悟空sūnwùkōng看见kànjiàn墙qiáng上shàng有yǒu一yì张zhāng画huà：一yí个gè老人lǎorén坐zuò在zài桥qiáo上shàng，把bǎ鞋xié扔rēng到dào桥qiáo下xià，一个yígè年轻人niánqīngrén去qù给gěi他tā拿ná回来huílai。

龙王lóngwáng说shuō：“这个zhège年轻人niánqīngrén叫jiào张良zhāngliáng。老人lǎorén三次sāncì把bǎ鞋xié扔rēng到dào桥qiáo下xià，张良zhāngliáng就jiù去qù拿ná了le三次sāncì，一点儿yìdiǎnr也yě不bù生气shēngqì。最后zuìhòu，老人lǎorén送给sònggěi他tā一yì本běn书shū，后来hòulái张良zhāngliáng做zuò了le很hěn大dà的de事shì。大圣dàshèng，你nǐ不bù跟着gēnzhe唐僧tángsēng去qù西天xītiān，不bù听话tīnghuà，就jiù永远yóngyuǎn只能zhǐnéng做zuò一yí个gè妖怪yāoguài。”孙悟空sūnwùkōng想xiǎng了le很hěn久jiǔ，说shuō：“好hǎo，我wǒ回去huíqù！”

这时zhèshí，唐僧tángsēng在zài路上lùshang见到jiàndào了le一yí个gè老人lǎorén。老人lǎorén给gěi了le他tā一yí件jiàn衣服yīfu和hé一个yígè花huā帽子màozi，说shuō：“你nǐ的de徒弟túdi回来huílái了le，就jiù让ràng他tā戴dài上shàng。我wǒ再zài教jiāo你nǐ几jǐ句jù话huà，叫jiào紧箍咒jǐngūzhòu。他tā不bù听话tīnghuà，你nǐ就jiù念niàn。”说shuō完wán，老人lǎorén就jiù飞fēi上shàng了le天tiān，往wǎng东边dōngbiān去qù了le。原来yuánlái，她tā就是jiùshì观音菩萨guānyīn-púsà。

孙悟空sūnwùkōng回来huílái的de时候shíhou，唐僧tángsēng正zhèng坐zuò在zài路边lùbiān，一yí句jù话huà也yě不bù说shuō。孙悟空sūnwùkōng说shuō：“师父shīfu，你nǐ饿è了le吧ba？我wǒ给gěi你nǐ拿ná吃chī的de。”他tā打开dǎkāi包bāo，看见kànjiàn里面lǐmiàn有yǒu一个yígè好看hǎokàn的de花huā帽子màozi，就jiù问wèn：“这zhè是shì什么shénme？”唐僧tángsēng说shuō：“这zhè是shì我wǒ小时候xiǎoshíhou的de东西dōngxī。你nǐ喜欢xǐhuān，就jiù给gěi你nǐ吧ba。”孙悟空sūnwùkōng高高兴兴gāogāo-xìngxìng地de把bǎ它tā放fàng在zài了le头上tóushang。

唐僧tángsēng马上mǎshàng小声xiǎoshēng念niàn起qǐ了le紧箍咒jǐngūzhòu。孙悟空sūnwùkōng大dà叫jiào：“头疼tóuténg！头疼tóuténg！”他tā两liǎng只zhī手shǒu放fàng在zài头上tóushang，在zài地上dìshang动来动去dònglái-dòngqù。他tā想xiǎng把bǎ它tā拿ná下来xiàlai，可是kěshì它tā已经yǐjīng变成biànchéng了le一个yígè金jīn箍gū，长zhǎng在zài头上tóushang了le。他tā用yòng金箍棒jīngūbàng打dǎ，也yě打不开dǎbukāi。

唐僧tángsēng一yì停tíng，头tóu就jiù不bù疼téng了le；唐僧tángsēng一yí念niàn，头tóu又yòu疼téng了le。孙悟空sūnwùkōng知道zhīdào这zhè是shì观音菩萨guānyīn-púsà教唐僧tángsēng的de，很hěn生气shēngqì，想xiǎng去qù南海nánhǎi打dǎ她tā。唐僧tángsēng说shuō：“她tā能néng教我wǒ，自己zìjǐ也yě会huì念niàn。”孙悟空sūnwùkōng一yì听tīng，就jiù不bù敢gǎn去qù了le。孙悟空sūnwùkōng只好zhíhǎo跪下guìxià来lái说shuō：“师父shīfu，别bié念niàn了le！我wǒ的de头tóu好hǎo疼téng啊a！我wǒ以后yǐhòu一定yídìng听话tīnghuà！”

从cóng这zhè以后yǐhòu，孙悟空sūnwùkōng听话tīnghuà多duō了le。几jǐ天tiān以后yǐhòu，他们tāmen来到láidào了le一yì条tiáo很hěn深shēn的de河边hébiān。突然tūrán，水shuǐ里有yǒu个gè很hěn大dà的de东西dōngxī，慢慢mànmàn地de出来chūlái了le……

Key words

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
马	mǎ	(vulgar) mother (used in curses as a stand-in for 妈)
以前	yǐqián	before; previously; formerly
别人	biéren	other people; others; someone else
生气	shēngqì	to get angry; to be mad
一共	yígòng	altogether; in total
久	jiǔ	long (time)
一直	yìzhí	always; all along; continuously
不见	bújiàn	not to see
办法	bànfǎ	way; method; means
张	zhāng	surname Zhang
老人	lǎorén	old person; the elderly
鞋	xié	shoe

English (for the teacher)

The six men stood in the middle of the road and shouted: "Monk, stop right there! Leave the horse and all your things, and we'll let you pass!" The Tang Monk was so frightened he fell off his horse.

Sun Wukong walked over smiling and said: "All right. But first give me a share of the money you've taken from other people!" The six men were furious and hacked at his head with their knives, seventy or eighty times in all. But Sun Wukong wasn't hurt at all.

Sun Wukong said: "Had enough? Now it's my turn!" He took out his golden-hooped staff, one blow each, and all six men were dead.

The Tang Monk was angry: "How could you kill people? They were bad men, but you still can't kill them! We mustn't even kill a little insect." He went on and on, and wouldn't stop.

Sun Wukong couldn't stand being nagged. He said: "If you think I can't be a monk and can't get to the Western Paradise, then I'm leaving!" One somersault, and he was gone. The Tang Monk had no choice but to walk on slowly by himself.

Sun Wukong flew to the East Sea to see the Dragon King of the East Sea. The Dragon King gave him tea. Sun Wukong saw a painting on the wall: an old man sitting on a bridge threw his shoe off it, and a young man went to fetch it for him.

The Dragon King said: "That young man is Zhang Liang. Three times the old man threw his shoe off the bridge, and three times Zhang Liang fetched it, without getting angry at all. In the end the old man gave him a book, and later Zhang Liang did great things. Great Sage, if you don't go west with the Tang Monk and do as you're told, you'll only ever be a demon." Sun Wukong thought for a long time, then said: "All right, I'll go back!"

Meanwhile, on the road, the Tang Monk met an old woman. She gave him a robe and a flowered cap and said: "When your disciple comes back, have him put it on. I'll also teach you a few words, called the Tightening Spell. When he won't listen, say it." With that, she flew up into the sky and went off to the east. It was Guanyin.

When Sun Wukong came back, the Tang Monk was sitting by the road, not saying a word. Sun Wukong said: "Master, you must be hungry. I'll get you something to eat." He opened the bag, saw a pretty flowered cap inside and asked: "What's this?" The Tang Monk said: "That's something from when I was little. If you like it, it's yours." Sun Wukong happily put it on his head.

At once the Tang Monk quietly began the Tightening Spell. Sun Wukong cried: "My head! My head!" He held his head in both hands and writhed on the ground. He tried to take the cap off, but it had already become a gold band, grown fast to his head. He hit it with his golden-hooped staff, but it wouldn't open.

When the Tang Monk stopped, the pain went away; when he started again, it came back. Sun Wukong knew Guanyin had taught it to the Tang Monk, and he was so angry he wanted to go to the South Sea and hit her. The Tang Monk said: "If she could teach it to me, she can say it herself." When Sun Wukong heard that, he didn't dare go. Sun Wukong had no choice but to kneel and say: "Master, stop! My head hurts so much! From now on I'll do as I'm told!"

After that, Sun Wukong was much better behaved. A few days later they came to a deep river. Suddenly, something huge slowly rose out of the water...