HSK 3 · Chapter 12 · 716 characters · Listen: mandarinthewild.com/library/read/the-white-dragon-horse-journey-to-the-west-easy-chinese-12

白龙马

The White Dragon Horse

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这里zhèlǐ是shì蛇盘山，山下shānxià的de河hé叫jiào鹰愁涧。河水héshuǐ又yòu深shēn又yòu冷lěng，鸟niǎo飞fēi到dào这里zhèlǐ，也yě会huì发愁fāchóu。突然tūrán，一yì条tiáo很hěn大dà的de龙lóng从cóng水shuǐ里跳tiào了le出来chūlái，张开zhāngkāi大口dàkǒu，往wǎng唐僧tángsēng这边zhèbiān来lái了le。孙悟空sūnwùkōng马上mǎshàng把bǎ唐僧tángsēng拉lā下马xiàmǎ，带dài他tā上shàng了le山shān。等děng他们tāmen回头huítóu一yí看kàn，白马báimǎ不见bújiàn了le。那nà条tiáo龙lóng把bǎ马mǎ吃chī了le，连lián马上mǎshàng的de东西dōngxī也yě一起yìqǐ吃chī了le！

唐僧tángsēng哭kū了le：“没有méiyǒu马mǎ，我wǒ怎么zěnme去qù西天xītiān啊a？”孙悟空sūnwùkōng说shuō：“别bié哭kū，我wǒ去qù找zhǎo它tā要yào马mǎ！”

他tā站zhàn在zài河边hébiān大dà叫jiào：“坏东西huàidōngxi，快kuài出来chūlái，还huán我wǒ的de马mǎ！”龙lóng从cóng水shuǐ里跳tiào出来chūlái，和hé他tā打dǎ了le很hěn久jiǔ。它tā打dǎ不bù赢yíng孙悟空sūnwùkōng，就jiù回到huídào了le水shuǐ里，怎么zěnme叫jiào也yě不bù出来chūlái。孙悟空sūnwùkōng在zài水shuǐ里没有méiyǒu办法bànfǎ，只能zhǐnéng在zài河边hébiān干着急gānzháojí。

孙悟空sūnwùkōng叫jiào来lái了le这里zhèlǐ的de山神shānshén。山神shānshén说shuō：“它tā是shì观音菩萨guānyīn-púsà放fàng在zài这里zhèlǐ的de，就是jiùshì要yào等děng去qù西天xītiān的de人rén。这zhè件jiàn事shì，得děi请qǐng观音菩萨guānyīn-púsà来lái。”有人yǒurén马上mǎshàng去qù南海nánhǎi，请qǐng来lái了le观音菩萨guānyīn-púsà。

孙悟空sūnwùkōng一yí看见kànjiàn观音菩萨guānyīn-púsà，就jiù生气shēngqì地de说shuō：“你nǐ在zài我wǒ头上tóushang放fàng了le这个zhège金jīn箍gū，师父shīfu一yí念niàn，我wǒ就jiù头疼tóuténg！现在xiànzài你nǐ又yòu让ràng它tā在zài这里zhèlǐ，吃chī我们wǒmen的de马mǎ！”

观音菩萨guānyīn-púsà笑xiào了le：“你nǐ这zhè只zhī猴子hóuzi！没有méiyǒu金jīn箍gū，谁shéi能néng管guǎn你nǐ？它tā是shì西海龙王的de第三dìsān个gè儿子érzi。它tā做错zuòcuò了le一yí件jiàn很hěn大dà的de事shì，差一点儿chàyìdiǎnr就jiù死sǐ了le，是shì我wǒ帮bāng了le它tā，让ràng它tā在zài这里zhèlǐ等děng去qù西天xītiān的de人rén，给gěi唐僧tángsēng做zuò马mǎ。你nǐ问wèn过guò它tā吗ma？你nǐ说shuō过guò你们nǐmen是shì去qù西天xītiān的de吗ma？”孙悟空sūnwùkōng说shuō：“没有méiyǒu……我wǒ一yí见面jiànmiàn就jiù打dǎ了le。”

观音菩萨guānyīn-púsà走zǒu到dào河边hébiān，叫jiào：“小白龙xiǎobáilóng，快kuài出来chūlái，观音菩萨guānyīn-púsà来lái了le！”小白龙xiǎobáilóng听tīng了le，马上mǎshàng从cóng水shuǐ里出来chūlái，变成biànchéng一个yígè年轻人niánqīngrén，拜bài了le拜bài：“菩萨púsà，我wǒ在zài这里zhèlǐ等děng了le很hěn久jiǔ，可是kěshì一直yìzhí没有méiyǒu人rén说shuō‘取经qǔjīng’这zhè两liǎng个gè字zì。”

观音菩萨guānyīn-púsà拿下náxià他tā下巴xiàba下面xiàmiàn的de一yì颗kē明珠míngzhū，又yòu用yòng柳树liǔshù的de小xiǎo枝zhī，从cóng瓶子píngzi里拿出náchū一点yìdiǎn水shuǐ，洒sǎ在zài他tā身上shēnshang，说shuō了le一声yìshēng：“变biàn！”小白龙xiǎobáilóng就jiù变成biànchéng了le一yì匹pǐ白马báimǎ，和hé以前yǐqián那nà匹pǐ马mǎ一样yíyàng。观音菩萨guānyīn-púsà说shuō：“你nǐ带dài着zhe唐僧tángsēng去qù西天xītiān吧ba，以后yǐhòu你nǐ也yě会huì变biàn好hǎo的de。”白龙马báilóngmǎ点diǎn了le点头diǎntóu。

孙悟空sūnwùkōng对duì观音菩萨guānyīn-púsà说shuō：“去qù西天xītiān的de路lù太tài难nán走zǒu了le，我wǒ不bú去qù了le！”观音菩萨guānyīn-púsà说shuō：“别bié怕pà。以后yǐhòu遇到yùdào真的zhēnde大dà问题wèntí，我wǒ会huì来lái帮bāng你nǐ。”她tā拿下náxià三sān片piàn叶子yèzi，变成biànchéng三sān根gēn毛máo，放fàng在zài孙悟空sūnwùkōng的de头tóu后面hòumiàn，说shuō：“它们tāmen能néng在zài最zuì难nán的de时候shíhou帮bāng你nǐ。”

唐僧tángsēng坐zuò上shàng了le白龙马báilóngmǎ，过guò了le河hé。一yí个gè老人lǎorén送给sònggěi他tā一个yígè马鞍mǎ’ān，说shuō完wán就jiù不见bújiàn了le。原来yuánlái，这zhè也yě是shì观音菩萨guānyīn-púsà让ràng人rén送sòng来lái的de。现在xiànzài，他tā有yǒu了le一yì匹pǐ马mǎ、一个yígè徒弟túdi，还有háiyǒu一yí件jiàn比bǐ一yí个gè国家guójiā还hái贵guì的de袈裟jiāshā。可是kěshì，这zhè件jiàn袈裟jiāshā很hěn快kuài就jiù会huì带来dàilái一yì场cháng大火dàhuǒ。

Key words

WordPinyinMeaning
河hériver
突然tūránsuddenly; abruptly; sudden; unexpected
跳tiàoto jump; to leap
山shānmountain; hill
马mǎ(vulgar) mother (used in curses as a stand-in for 妈)
哭kūto cry; to weep
久jiǔlong (time)
办法bànfǎway; method; means
只能zhǐnéngcan only; have no choice but to
放fàngto put; to place
生气shēngqìto get angry; to be mad
见面jiànmiànto meet; to see each other

English (for the teacher)

This was Coiling Snake Mountain, and the river below it was called Eagle Grief Stream. The water was deep and cold, and even birds that flew here grew sad. Suddenly a huge dragon leapt out of the water, opened its great mouth and came at the Tang Monk. Sun Wukong pulled the Tang Monk off the horse at once and took him up the mountain. When they looked back, the white horse was gone. The dragon had eaten it, and everything on its back too!

The Tang Monk cried: "Without a horse, how will I get to the Western Paradise?" Sun Wukong said: "Don't cry. I'll go and make it give the horse back!"

He stood on the bank and shouted: "You wretch, come out and give me back my horse!" The dragon leapt out of the water and fought him for a long time. It couldn't beat Sun Wukong, so it went back into the water and wouldn't come out however much he shouted. Sun Wukong could do nothing in the water, and could only fret on the bank.

Sun Wukong called up the local mountain god. The mountain god said: "Guanyin put it here, to wait for the one going to the Western Paradise. For this, you'll have to ask Guanyin to come." Someone went to the South Sea at once and brought Guanyin back.

As soon as Sun Wukong saw Guanyin, he said angrily: "You put this gold band on my head, and every time Master says the spell my head hurts! And now you've put that thing here to eat our horse!"

Guanyin laughed: "You monkey! Without the gold band, who could ever control you? That is the third son of the Dragon King of the West Sea. He did something very wrong and nearly died; I helped him and had him wait here for the one going to the Western Paradise, to be the Tang Monk's horse. Did you ask him? Did you tell him you were going to the Western Paradise?" Sun Wukong said: "No... I just started fighting as soon as I saw him."

Guanyin went to the bank and called: "Little White Dragon, come out, Guanyin is here!" The little white dragon came straight out of the water, turned into a young man and bowed: "Bodhisattva, I've waited here a long time, but no one ever said the word 'scriptures'."

Guanyin took the pearl from under his chin, dipped a willow twig in the water from her vase, sprinkled it on him and said: "Change!" The little white dragon turned into a white horse, just like the old one. Guanyin said: "Carry the Tang Monk to the Western Paradise, and one day you'll become good too." The White Dragon Horse nodded.

Sun Wukong said to Guanyin: "The road to the Western Paradise is too hard. I'm not going!" Guanyin said: "Don't be afraid. If you ever run into real trouble, I'll come and help you." She took three leaves, turned them into three hairs, set them on the back of Sun Wukong's head and said: "These will help you when things are at their worst."

The Tang Monk mounted the White Dragon Horse and crossed the river. An old man gave him a saddle, and then vanished. It turned out Guanyin had sent this too. Now he had a horse, a disciple and a cassock worth more than a kingdom. But that cassock would soon bring a great fire.