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Trouble in the Underworld

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孙悟空sūnwùkōng从cóng东海dōnghǎi龙王lóngwáng那里nàlǐ拿到nádào了le金箍棒jīngūbàng，非常fēicháng高兴gāoxìng。回到huídào花果山huāguǒshān，他tā请qǐng大家dàjiā吃饭chīfàn、喝酒hējiǔ。大家dàjiā吃chī了le一天yìtiān，喝hē了le一天yìtiān，孙悟空sūnwùkōng喝hē了le很hěn多duō很hěn多duō酒jiǔ。最后zuìhòu，他tā喝醉hēzuì了le，在zài一yì棵kē大树dàshù下xià睡着shuìzháo了le。

他tā睡shuì得de正zhèng香xiāng，突然tūrán看见kànjiàn两liǎng个gè人rén走zǒu过来guòlai。他们tāmen手里shǒuli拿ná着zhe一yì张zhāng纸zhǐ，纸zhǐ上shàng写xiě着zhe“孙悟空sūnwùkōng”三sān个gè字zì。他们tāmen什么shénme也yě不bù说shuō，拉lā着zhe他tā就jiù走zǒu。

走zǒu了le很hěn久jiǔ，孙悟空sūnwùkōng一yí看kàn，前面qiánmiàn是shì一个yígè很hěn黑hēi的de地方dìfang。这里zhèlǐ是shì地府dìfǔ，人rén死sǐ了le以后yǐhòu才cái会huì来lái的de地方dìfang！他tā问wèn：“我wǒ为什么wèishénme在zài这儿zhèr？”那nà两liǎng个gè人rén说shuō：“你nǐ的de时间shíjiān到dào了le，快kuài跟gēn我们wǒmen走zǒu！”

孙悟空sūnwùkōng很hěn生气shēngqì：“我wǒ早就zǎojiù学xué过guò长生不老chángshēng-bùlǎo，你们nǐmen管不了guǎnbuliǎo我wǒ！”他tā从cóng耳朵ěrduo里拿出náchū金箍棒jīngūbàng，一下yíxià就jiù变得biànde很hěn大dà很hěn大dà。没méi打dǎ几jǐ下xià，那nà两liǎng个gè人rén就jiù躺tǎng在zài地上dìshang，一yí动dòng也yě不能bùnéng动dòng了le。

孙悟空sūnwùkōng拿ná着zhe金箍棒jīngūbàng，一路yílù往wǎng里lǐ打dǎ，一直yìzhí打dǎ到dào地府dìfǔ最zuì大dà的de房子fángzi。十shí个gè阎王yánwáng害怕hàipà极了jíle，赶快gǎnkuài出来chūlái问wèn：“您nín是shì谁shéi？”“我wǒ是shì花果山水帘洞的de孙悟空sūnwùkōng！你们nǐmen为什么wèishénme叫jiào人rén来lái带dài我wǒ走zǒu？”阎王yánwáng们men说shuō：“别bié生气shēngqì，别bié生气shēngqì！叫jiào孙悟空sūnwùkōng的de人rén很hěn多duō，可能kěnéng是shì他们tāmen找zhǎo错cuò人rén了le。”

“胡说húshuō！生死shēngsǐ簿bù呢ne？快kuài拿ná给gěi我wǒ，我wǒ要yào自己zìjǐ看kàn！”生死shēngsǐ簿bù上shàng写xiě着zhe每měi个gè人rén能néng活huó多少duōshao年nián。阎王yánwáng们men不bù敢gǎn不bù听tīng，马上mǎshàng拿来nálái了le好几háojǐ本běn。孙悟空sūnwùkōng找zhǎo啊a找zhǎo，最后zuìhòu找到zhǎodào了le自己zìjǐ的de名字míngzi：“孙悟空sūnwùkōng，石头shítou里出来chūlái的de猴子hóuzi，能néng活huó三百四十二sānbǎisìshí’èr岁suì。”

“三百四十二sānbǎisìshí’èr岁suì？太tài少shǎo了le！”他tā拿起náqǐ笔bǐ，在zài自己zìjǐ的de名字míngzi上shàng一yí画huà，画huà掉diào了le。然后ránhòu，他tā又yòu找到zhǎodào花果山huāguǒshān别的biéde猴子hóuzi的de名字míngzi，一个yígè一个yígè都dōu画huà掉diào了le。他tā把bǎ本子běnzi一yì扔rēng：“好hǎo了le！从cóng今天jīntiān开始kāishǐ，你们nǐmen再也zàiyě管不了guǎnbuliǎo我们wǒmen了le！”阎王yánwáng们men看kàn着zhe他tā，什么shénme也yě不bù敢gǎn说shuō。

孙悟空sūnwùkōng又yòu拿ná着zhe金箍棒jīngūbàng往外wǎngwài打dǎ。突然tūrán，他tā“啊ā”地de叫jiào了le一声yìshēng，醒xǐng了le。猴子hóuzi们men正在zhèngzài旁边pángbiān看kàn着zhe他tā：“大王，你nǐ喝hē了le酒jiǔ，睡shuì了le一个yígè晚上wǎnshang，还hái没méi醒xǐng呢ne！”从cóng那nà以后yǐhòu，花果山huāguǒshān的de猴子hóuzi都dōu活huó得de很hěn长cháng很hěn长cháng。

可是kěshì，玉皇大帝yùhuáng-dàdì很hěn快kuài就jiù知道zhīdào了le这些zhèxiē事shì。先是xiānshì东海dōnghǎi龙王lóngwáng来lái了le：“那nà只zhī猴子hóuzi拿走názǒu了le我wǒ的de宝贝bǎobèi！”然后ránhòu，阎王yánwáng们men也yě来lái了le：“他tā打dǎ了le我们wǒmen的de人rén，还hái画huà掉diào了le生死shēngsǐ簿bù上shàng的de名字míngzi！”玉皇大帝yùhuáng-dàdì很hěn生气shēngqì：“谁shéi去qù把bǎ他tā抓zhuā来lái？”

太白金星笑xiào着zhe说shuō：“不用búyòng跟gēn他tā打dǎ。我们wǒmen给gěi他tā一个yígè小小xiáoxiǎo的de官guān，请qǐng他tā到dào天上tiānshàng来lái。他tā听tīng我们wǒmen的de，就jiù好hǎo；他tā不bù听tīng，到时候dàoshíhou再zài抓zhuā他tā也yě不bù晚wǎn。”玉皇大帝yùhuáng-dàdì点diǎn点头diǎntóu：“好hǎo，就jiù这么zhème办bàn。”

孙悟空sūnwùkōng听说tīngshuō可以kéyǐ上天shàngtiān做官zuòguān，高兴gāoxìng极了jíle。玉皇大帝yùhuáng-dàdì让ràng他tā当dāng弼马温bìmǎwēn，每天měitiān照顾zhàogu天上tiānshàng的de马mǎ。他tā每天měitiān很hěn早zǎo就jiù起床qǐchuáng，很hěn晚wǎn才cái睡shuì，把bǎ马mǎ养yǎng得de又yòu高gāo又yòu胖pàng。他tā觉得juéde自己zìjǐ的de官guān一定yídìng很hěn大dà很hěn大dà。可是kěshì他tā还hái不bù知道zhīdào，弼马温bìmǎwēn到底dàodǐ是shì多大duōdà的de官guān。

Key words

WordPinyinMeaning
酒jiǔalcohol; liquor; wine
最后zuìhòufinally; in the end; last; final
突然tūránsuddenly; abruptly; sudden; unexpected
张zhāngsurname Zhang
纸zhǐpaper
久jiǔlong (time)
地方dìfangplace
以后yǐhòulater; afterwards; in the future
生气shēngqìto get angry; to be mad
耳朵ěrduoear
一直yìzhíalways; all along; continuously
房子fángzihouse; building

English (for the teacher)

Sun Wukong had got the golden-hooped staff from the Dragon King of the East Sea, and he was very happy. Back on Flower Fruit Mountain, he treated everyone to food and drink. They ate all day and drank all day, and Sun Wukong drank lots and lots of wine. In the end he got drunk and fell asleep under a big tree.

He was sleeping soundly when suddenly he saw two people walking towards him. In their hands they held a sheet of paper, and on the paper were three characters: "Sun Wukong". Without a word, they grabbed him and off they went.

After walking a long time, Sun Wukong looked up: ahead of him was a very dark place. This was the Underworld, the place people only come to after they die! He asked: "Why am I here?" The two of them said: "Your time is up. Hurry up and come with us!"

Sun Wukong was furious: "I learned how to live forever long ago. You can't touch me!" He took the golden-hooped staff out of his ear, and in a flash it grew huge. A few blows later, the two of them were lying on the ground, unable to move a muscle.

Staff in hand, Sun Wukong fought his way in, all the way to the biggest hall in the Underworld. The ten Kings of the Underworld were terrified and hurried out to ask: "Who are you?" "I am Sun Wukong of the Water Curtain Cave on Flower Fruit Mountain! Why did you send people to take me away?" The Kings said: "Don't be angry, don't be angry! Lots of people are called Sun Wukong. Maybe they took the wrong one."

"Nonsense! Where's the Book of Life and Death? Hand it over, I want to see for myself!" The Book of Life and Death says how many years each person can live. The Kings didn't dare say no, and at once they brought out several volumes. Sun Wukong searched and searched, and at last he found his own name: "Sun Wukong, a monkey that came out of a stone, can live three hundred and forty-two years."

"Three hundred and forty-two? That's far too few!" He picked up a brush, drew a line through his own name, and crossed it out. Then he found the names of all the other monkeys on Flower Fruit Mountain and crossed them out one by one. He tossed the book aside: "There! From today on, you can never touch us again!" The Kings just stared at him and didn't dare say a thing.

Sun Wukong fought his way back out with his staff. Suddenly he cried out "Ah!" and woke up. The monkeys were beside him, watching him: "Your Majesty, you drank wine and slept all night, and you still haven't woken up!" From then on, the monkeys of Flower Fruit Mountain all lived very, very long lives.

But the Jade Emperor soon heard all about it. First the Dragon King of the East Sea came: "That monkey took my treasure!" Then the Kings of the Underworld came too: "He beat our people and crossed names out of the Book of Life and Death!" The Jade Emperor was angry: "Who will go and catch him?"

The Great White Planet said with a smile: "There's no need to fight him. Let's give him a little job and invite him up to heaven. If he does as we say, good; if he doesn't, it won't be too late to catch him then." The Jade Emperor nodded: "Good, we'll do just that."

When Sun Wukong heard he could go up to heaven and be an official, he was overjoyed. The Jade Emperor made him Keeper of the Heavenly Horses, looking after heaven's horses every day. He got up very early every day and went to bed very late, and he raised the horses tall and fat. He thought his job must be a very, very important one. But he didn't know yet just how big a job Keeper of the Horses really was.