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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得到dédào了le金箍棒jīngūbàng，花果山huāguǒshān热闹rènao得de像xiàng过年guònián一样yíyàng。这zhè一天yìtiān，他tā请qǐng猴子hóuzi们men和hé朋友péngyǒu们men来lái大吃大喝dàchī-dàhē。酒jiǔ一yì碗wǎn又yòu一yì碗wǎn，孙悟空sūnwùkōng喝hē得de醉醺醺zuìxūnxūn的de。送走sòngzǒu客人kèren以后yǐhòu，他tā靠kào在zài桥qiáo边的de大树dàshù下xià，呼呼hūhū大dà睡shuì。

睡梦shuìmèng中zhōng，他tā看见kànjiàn两liǎng个gè人rén走zǒu过来guòlai，手里shǒuli拿ná着zhe一yì张zhāng纸zhǐ，上面shàngmiàn写xiě着zhe“孙悟空sūnwùkōng”三sān个gè字zì。两liǎng人rén什么shénme也yě不bù说shuō，用yòng绳子shéngzi套tào住zhù他tā，拉lā起来qǐlai就jiù走zǒu。孙悟空sūnwùkōng迷迷糊糊mímí-hūhū地de跟着gēnzhe他们tāmen，一直yìzhí走zǒu到dào一yí座zuò城chéng前qián。他tā抬头táitóu一yí看kàn，城门chéngmén上shàng写xiě着zhe三sān个gè大字dàzì：“幽冥yōumíng界jiè”。

孙悟空sūnwùkōng一下子yíxiàzi醒xǐng了le：“幽冥界不是búshì阎王yánwáng住zhù的de地方dìfang吗ma？我wǒ来lái这儿zhèr干gàn什么shénme？”那nà两liǎng人rén说shuō：“你nǐ的de时间shíjiān到dào了le，我们wǒmen是shì来lái抓zhuā你nǐ的de。”孙悟空sūnwùkōng大怒dànù：“我wǒ孙悟空sūnwùkōng早就zǎojiù学xué过guò长生不老chángshēng-bùlǎo的de本领bénlǐng，阎王yánwáng管不着guǎnbuzháo我wǒ！”他tā从cóng耳朵ěrduo里拿出náchū金箍棒jīngūbàng，迎风yíngfēng一yí晃huàng，变得biànde像xiàng碗口wánkǒu那么nàme粗cū，没méi几jǐ下xià就jiù把bǎ两liǎng个gè人rén打dǎ得de不能bùnéng动dòng了le。

他tā拿ná着zhe金箍棒jīngūbàng，一路yílù打dǎ进城jìnchéng里li。鬼guǐ兵bīng们men吓xià得de四处sìchù乱跑luànpǎo，阎王yánwáng们men连忙liánmáng出来chūlái行礼xínglǐ：“您nín叫jiào什么shénme名字míngzi？”“我wǒ是shì花果山水帘洞的de孙悟空sūnwùkōng！你们nǐmen竟敢jìnggǎn派pài人rén来lái抓zhuā我wǒ？”阎王yánwáng们men笑xiào着zhe说shuō：“您nín别bié生气shēngqì。叫jiào这zhè个gè名字míngzi的de人rén很hěn多duō，恐怕kǒngpà是shì他们tāmen抓zhuā错cuò了le。”

“胡说húshuō！把bǎ生死shēngsǐ簿bù拿来nálái，我wǒ自己zìjǐ查chá！”生死shēngsǐ簿bù上shàng记录jìlù着zhe天下tiānxià所有suóyǒu生命shēngmìng的de寿命shòumìng。阎王yánwáng们men不bù敢gǎn不bù给gěi，连忙liánmáng叫jiào人rén把bǎ那些nàxiē厚厚hòuhòu的de本子běnzi都dōu拿ná了le出来chūlái。孙悟空sūnwùkōng找来找去zhǎolái-zhǎoqù，终于zhōngyú找到zhǎodào了le自己zìjǐ的de名字míngzi：“孙悟空sūnwùkōng，天生tiānshēng石shí猴hóu，能néng活huó三百四十二sānbǎisìshí’èr岁suì。”

“只能zhǐnéng活huó三百四十二sānbǎisìshí’èr岁suì？我wǒ才cái不bú干gàn！”他tā拿起náqǐ笔bǐ来lái，把bǎ自己zìjǐ的de名字míngzi画huà掉diào了le；又yòu把bǎ猴子hóuzi们men的de名字míngzi，能néng找到zhǎodào的de，统统tóngtǒng画huà掉diào。然后ránhòu把bǎ本子běnzi往wǎng地上dìshang一yì扔rēng：“好hǎo了le好hǎo了le！从今以后cóngjīn-yǐhòu，我们wǒmen再也zàiyě不bù归guī你们nǐmen管guǎn了le！”阎王yánwáng们men站zhàn在zài一边yìbiān，谁shéi也yě不bù敢gǎn出声chūshēng。

孙悟空sūnwùkōng又yòu一路yílù打dǎ出chū城chéng去qù，忽然hūrán脚下jiǎoxià一yì滑huá，醒xǐng了le过来guòlai。猴子hóuzi们men正zhèng围wéi在zài他tā身边shēnbiān：“大王喝hē了le那么nàme多duō酒jiǔ，睡shuì了le一yì整夜zhěngyè，怎么zěnme还hái不bù醒xǐng？”孙悟空sūnwùkōng把bǎ梦mèng里的de事shì说shuō了le一遍yíbiàn，大家dàjiā都dōu高兴gāoxìng得de又yòu喊hǎn又yòu跳tiào。从此cóngcǐ，花果山huāguǒshān上shàng的de很hěn多duō猴子hóuzi都dōu不会búhuì老lǎo，因为yīnwèi生死shēngsǐ簿bù上shàng已经yǐjīng没有méiyǒu了le它们tāmen的de名字míngzi。

可是kěshì，孙悟空sūnwùkōng闯chuǎng下xià的de祸huò，很hěn快kuài就jiù传chuán到dào了le天上tiānshàng。先是xiānshì东海dōnghǎi龙王lóngwáng来lái告状gàozhuàng，说shuō他tā抢走qiángzǒu了le龙宫lónggōng的de宝贝bǎobèi；接着jiēzhe，地府dìfǔ的de阎王yánwáng也yě来lái告状gàozhuàng，说shuō他tā打伤dǎshāng了le地府dìfǔ的de人rén，还hái乱luàn改gǎi生死shēngsǐ簿bù。玉皇大帝yùhuáng-dàdì大dà发脾气fāpíqi：“这zhè妖yāo猴hóu是shì从cóng哪里nálǐ来lái的de？派pài谁shéi去qù把bǎ他tā抓zhuā回来huílai？”

这时zhèshí，太白金星走zǒu上shàng前来qiánlái：“陛下bìxià，不如bùrú给gěi他tā一个yígè小xiǎo官guān，把bǎ他tā请qǐng到dào天上tiānshàng来lái。他tā要是yàoshì听话tīnghuà，就jiù好好háohǎo用yòng他tā；要是yàoshì不bù听tīng，再zài抓zhuā他tā也yě不bù迟chí。这样zhèyàng不用búyòng打仗dǎzhàng，事情shìqing就jiù能néng办好bànhǎo。”玉皇大帝yùhuáng-dàdì一yì听tīng，觉得juéde很hěn有yǒu道理dàoli。

孙悟空sūnwùkōng正zhèng想xiǎng上天shàngtiān看看kànkan，便biàn高兴gāoxìng地de跟着gēnzhe太白金星来到láidào天宫tiāngōng。玉皇大帝yùhuáng-dàdì问wèn：“谁shéi是shì孙悟空sūnwùkōng？”他tā也yě不bú跪拜guìbài，只zhǐ站zhàn着zhe答dá了le一yí句jù：“我wǒ就是jiùshì！”大臣dàchén们men吓了一跳xiàle-yítiào，玉皇大帝yùhuáng-dàdì却què没有méiyǒu怪guài他tā，让ràng他tā当dāng了le“弼马温bìmǎwēn”，管理guánlǐ天上tiānshàng的de一千yìqiān匹pǐ天马tiānmǎ。孙悟空sūnwùkōng十分shífēn满意mǎnyì，天天tiāntiān照顾zhàogu这些zhèxiē马mǎ，没多久méiduōjiǔ，就jiù把bǎ它们tāmen养yǎng得de又yòu肥féi又yòu高gāo。他tā一边yìbiān看kàn着zhe马mǎ，一边yìbiān得意déyì地de想xiǎng：“玉皇大帝yùhuáng-dàdì给gěi我wǒ的de这zhè个gè官guān，一定yídìng不bù小xiǎo吧ba？”他tā还hái不bù知道zhīdào，这zhè个gè官guān到底dàodǐ有yǒu多duō“大dà”。

Key words

WordPinyinMeaning
猴子hóuzimonkey
靠kàodamn; shoot (exclamation)
套tàocover; case; sheath (as in 手套)
抓zhuāto pay close attention to; to take charge of (as in 抓紧)
本领bénlǐngskill; ability
一路yílùall the way; throughout the journey
四处sìchùeverywhere; all around
连忙liánmánghastily; at once
记录jìlùrecord; notes; minutes; to record; to take down
滑huáslippery; smooth
围wéito surround; to encircle
传chuánto pass on; to transmit

English (for the teacher)

Sun Wukong had got the golden-hooped staff from the Dragon King of the East Sea, and Flower Fruit Mountain was as lively as at New Year. That day he invited the monkeys and his friends to a great feast. The wine went round bowl after bowl, and Sun Wukong got thoroughly drunk. After seeing his guests off, he leaned against a big tree by the bridge and fell fast asleep, snoring away.

In his dream he saw two people walking towards him, holding a sheet of paper with three characters on it: "Sun Wukong". Without a word, the two of them looped a rope around him, pulled him up and off they went. Half asleep, Sun Wukong followed them all the way to a walled city. He looked up, and over the city gate were three big characters: "The Dark Realm".

Sun Wukong was wide awake at once: "Isn't the Dark Realm where the King of the Underworld lives? What am I doing here?" The two of them said: "Your time is up. We've come to take you." Sun Wukong flew into a rage: "I, Sun Wukong, learned the art of living forever long ago. The King of the Underworld has no say over me!" He took the golden-hooped staff out of his ear, gave it a shake in the wind, and it grew as thick as a rice bowl; a few blows later, the two of them couldn't move.

Staff in hand, he fought his way into the city. The ghost soldiers ran in all directions in fright, and the Kings of the Underworld hurried out to bow to him: "What is your name, sir?" "I am Sun Wukong of the Water Curtain Cave on Flower Fruit Mountain! How dare you send people to arrest me?" The Kings said with a smile: "Please don't be angry. There are many people with that name; I'm afraid they caught the wrong one."

"Nonsense! Bring me the Book of Life and Death. I'll check it myself!" The Book of Life and Death records the life span of every living thing under heaven. The Kings didn't dare refuse, and quickly had the thick volumes brought out. Sun Wukong searched high and low, and at last he found his own name: "Sun Wukong, a stone monkey born of heaven and earth, may live three hundred and forty-two years."

"Only three hundred and forty-two years? No way!" He picked up a brush and crossed out his own name; then every monkey's name he could find, he crossed out too. Then he threw the book on the ground: "There we are! From now on, we're not yours to rule any more!" The Kings stood to one side, and not one of them dared make a sound.

Sun Wukong fought his way back out of the city, then suddenly his foot slipped, and he woke up. The monkeys were gathered around him: "Your Majesty, you drank so much and slept the whole night. Why won't you wake up?" Sun Wukong told them all about his dream, and they shouted and jumped for joy. From then on, many of the monkeys on Flower Fruit Mountain never grew old, because their names were no longer in the Book of Life and Death.

But the trouble Sun Wukong had caused soon reached heaven. First the Dragon King of the East Sea came to complain that he had stolen the treasure of the Dragon Palace; then the Kings of the Underworld came to complain that he had beaten their people and scribbled all over the Book of Life and Death. The Jade Emperor lost his temper: "Where did this demon monkey come from? Whom shall we send to bring him back?"

Just then the Great White Planet stepped forward: "Your Majesty, why not give him a small post and invite him up to heaven? If he behaves, we make good use of him; if he doesn't, it won't be too late to catch him then. That way there's no need to go to war, and the matter is settled." The Jade Emperor listened and thought it made good sense.

Sun Wukong had been wanting to see heaven anyway, so he happily followed the Great White Planet to the Heavenly Palace. The Jade Emperor asked: "Which one is Sun Wukong?" He didn't kneel or bow; he just stood there and answered: "That's me!" The ministers were shocked, but the Jade Emperor didn't blame him, and made him "Keeper of the Heavenly Horses", in charge of heaven's thousand horses. Sun Wukong was very pleased; he looked after the horses every day, and before long they were fat and tall. As he watched the horses, he thought smugly: "This post the Jade Emperor gave me can't be a small one, can it?" He didn't know yet just how "big" this post really was.