HSK 5 · Chapter 8 · 980 characters · Listen: mandarinthewild.com/library/read/under-the-five-element-mountain-journey-to-the-west-intermediate-chinese-8

五行山下

Under the Five-Element Mountain

Name: ________________ Date: ________

孙悟空sūnwùkōng吃chī了le蟠桃pántáo，又yòu吃chī了le仙丹xiāndān，就jiù连lián太上老君tàishàng-lǎojūn的de炼丹liàndān炉lú也yě烧shāo不bù死sǐ他tā。他tā从cóng炉子lúzi里跳tiào出来chūlái，把bǎ天宫tiāngōng打dǎ得de乱七八糟luànqī-bāzāo。天兵天将tiānbīng-tiānjiàng谁shéi也yě不是búshì他tā的de对手duìshǒu，玉皇大帝yùhuáng-dàdì只好zhíhǎo派pài人rén到dào西天xītiān去qù请qǐng如来rúlái佛祖fózǔ来lái帮忙bāngmáng。

如来rúlái佛祖fózǔ走zǒu到dào孙悟空sūnwùkōng面前miànqián，问wèn他tā：“你nǐ这zhè只zhī猴子hóuzi，为什么wèishénme要yào大闹天宫dànào-tiāngōng？”孙悟空sūnwùkōng一点yìdiǎn也yě不客气búkèqi地de说shuō：“我wǒ是shì花果山huāguǒshān的de齐天大圣qítiān-dàshèng！玉皇大帝yùhuáng-dàdì已经yǐjīng坐zuò了le那么nàme多年duōnián，也yě该gāi换huàn我wǒ坐坐zuòzuo了le。俗话说súhuàshuō得de好hǎo：皇帝huángdì轮流lúnliú做zuò，明年míngnián到dào我家wǒjiā！”

如来rúlái佛祖fózǔ笑道xiàodào：“你nǐ有yǒu什么shénme本领bénlǐng，口气kǒuqì这么zhème大dà？”孙悟空sūnwùkōng得意déyì地de说shuō：“我wǒ学会xuéhuì了le七十二qīshí’èr变biàn，还有háiyǒu筋斗jīndǒu云yún，一个yígè筋斗jīndǒu就是jiùshì十万八千里shíwànbāqiānlǐ。有yǒu这样zhèyàng的de本领bénlǐng，凭什么píngshénme不能bùnéng坐zuò天宫tiāngōng？”

如来佛祖说shuō：“那nà我wǒ跟gēn你nǐ打赌dádǔ。你nǐ要是yàoshì能néng一个yígè筋斗jīndǒu跳出tiàochū我wǒ这zhè右手yòushǒu的de手心shǒuxīn，就算jiùsuàn你nǐ赢yíng，我wǒ请qǐng玉皇大帝yùhuáng-dàdì把bǎ天宫tiāngōng交给jiāogěi你nǐ。要是yàoshì跳不出去tiàobu-chūqù，你nǐ就jiù回到huídào人间rénjiān，再zài好好háohǎo修炼xiūliàn几千jǐqiān年nián，再zài来lái跟gēn我wǒ说话shuōhuà。”

孙悟空sūnwùkōng一yì听tīng，心里xīnli暗暗àn’àn好笑hǎoxiào：“这zhè如来rúlái真zhēn笨bèn！我wǒ一个yígè筋斗jīndǒu能néng翻fān十万八千里shíwànbāqiānlǐ，他tā的de手shǒu那么nàme小xiǎo，怎么zěnme会huì跳不出去tiàobu-chūqù？”他tā连忙liánmáng问wèn：“你nǐ不会búhuì骗piàn我wǒ吧ba？”如来rúlái佛祖fózǔ说shuō：“不bú骗piàn你nǐ，不bú骗piàn你nǐ。”说shuō完wán，伸出shēnchū了le右手yòushǒu。

孙悟空sūnwùkōng跳tiào上shàng佛祖fózǔ的de手心shǒuxīn，喊hǎn着zhe“我wǒ出去chūqù了le”，驾jià起qǐ筋斗jīndǒu云yún就jiù飞fēi了le出去chūqu。他tā飞fēi啊a飞fēi，耳边ěrbiān只有zhíyǒu呼呼hūhū的de风声fēngshēng。忽然hūrán，他tā看见kànjiàn前面qiánmiàn有yǒu五wǔ根gēn肉ròu红色hóngsè的de大dà柱子zhùzi，高高gāogāo地de站zhàn在zài那里nàlǐ。

他tā想xiǎng：“这里zhèlǐ一定yídìng是shì世界shìjiè的de尽头jìntóu了le。不过búguò，我wǒ得děi留下liúxià点diǎn什么shénme，回去huíqù才cái好hǎo说话shuōhuà。”于是yúshì他tā拔bá下xià一yì根gēn毛máo，吹chuī了le口气kǒuqì，把bǎ它tā变成biànchéng一yì支zhī毛笔máobǐ，在zài中间zhōngjiān那nà根gēn柱子zhùzi上shàng写下xiěxià八bā个gè大字dàzì：“齐天大圣qítiān-dàshèng到此一游dàocǐ-yìyóu”。写xiě完wán以后yǐhòu，他tā还hái不bú放心fàngxīn，又yòu在zài第一dìyī根gēn柱子zhùzi下面xiàmiàn撒尿sāniào，这zhè才cái满意mǎnyì地de往回wǎnghuí飞fēi。

他tā站zhàn在zài如来rúlái的de手心shǒuxīn上shàng，得意déyì地de说shuō：“我wǒ已经yǐjīng去qù过guo世界shìjiè的de尽头jìntóu，也yě回来huílái了le，你nǐ快kuài叫jiào玉皇大帝yùhuáng-dàdì把bǎ天宫tiāngōng交给jiāogěi我wǒ吧ba！”如来佛祖骂mà道dào：“你nǐ这个zhège尿niào猴子hóuzi！你nǐ一直yìzhí在zài我wǒ手里shǒuli，根本gēnběn没有méiyǒu离开líkāi过guò。”孙悟空sūnwùkōng不bú信xìn：“我wǒ还hái在zài那里nàlǐ留liú了le字zì呢ne！你nǐ敢不敢gǎnbugǎn跟gēn我wǒ去qù看看kànkan？”如来rúlái说shuō：“不用búyòng去qù，你nǐ低头dītóu看看kànkan。”

孙悟空sūnwùkōng低头dītóu一yí看kàn，只见zhǐjiàn如来rúlái右手yòushǒu的de中指zhōngzhǐ上shàng写xiě着zhe八bā个gè字zì：“齐天大圣qítiān-dàshèng到此一游dàocǐ-yìyóu”，大拇指dàmúzhǐ下面xiàmiàn还有háiyǒu一yì股gǔ猴hóu尿niào的de臭味chòuwèi。原来yuánlái，那nà五wǔ根gēn肉ròu红色hóngsè的de柱子zhùzi，正是zhèngshì如来rúlái的de五wǔ根gēn手指shóuzhǐ！孙悟空sūnwùkōng大吃一惊dàchī-yìjīng：“这zhè不bù可能kěnéng！我wǒ不bú信xìn，我wǒ再zài去qù一次yícì！”

他tā正要zhèngyào再zài飞fēi出去chūqu，如来佛祖却què把bǎ手掌shóuzhǎng一yì翻fān，把bǎ他tā从cóng西天门推tuī了le出去chūqu，又yòu把bǎ五wǔ根gēn手指shóuzhǐ变成biànchéng金jīn、木mù、水shuǐ、火huǒ、土tǔ五wǔ座zuò连lián在zài一起yìqǐ的de大山dàshān，叫做jiàozuò五行wǔxíng山shān，轻轻qīngqīng地de就jiù把bǎ他tā压yā在zài了le下面xiàmiàn。

孙悟空sūnwùkōng还hái想xiǎng往外wǎngwài爬pá，如来rúlái佛祖fózǔ便biàn取出qǔchū一yì张zhāng纸条zhǐtiáo，上面shàngmiàn写xiě着zhe六liù个gè字zì，叫jiào人rén把bǎ它tā贴tiē在zài山shān上shàng。那nà座zuò山shān就jiù再也zàiyě推不动tuībudòng了le。孙悟空sūnwùkōng只zhǐ剩下shèngxia头tóu和hé两liǎng只zhī手shǒu还hái能néng伸shēn在zài外面wàimiàn。

如来rúlái佛祖fózǔ又yòu把bǎ当地dāngdì的de土地公tǔdìgōng叫jiào来lái，对duì他tā说shuō：“他tā饿è了le，就jiù给gěi他tā吃chī铁tiě丸子wánzi；渴kě了le，就jiù给gěi他tā喝hē铜tóng水shuǐ。等děng他tā吃chī够gòu了le苦kǔ，自然zìrán会huì有人yǒurén来lái救jiù他tā。”

就jiù这样zhèyàng，孙悟空sūnwùkōng被bèi压yā在zài大山dàshān底下dǐxia，夏天xiàtiān晒shài着zhe太阳tàiyáng，冬天dōngtiān吹chuī着zhe冷风lěngfēng，一yì年nián又yòu一yì年nián，整整zhéngzhěng等děng了le五百wúbǎi年nián。当年大闹天宫dànào-tiāngōng的de齐天大圣qítiān-dàshèng，如今rújīn却què一yí动dòng也yě不能bùnéng动dòng了le。

他tā不bù知道zhīdào，有yǒu一天yìtiān，一个yígè从cóng东方dōngfāng来lái的de和尚héshang会huì经过jīngguò这zhè座zuò山shān，前往qiánwǎng西天xītiān取经qǔjīng。这zhè个gè和尚héshang，正是zhèngshì他tā等děng了le五百wúbǎi年nián的de那nà个gè人rén。

Key words

WordPinyinMeaning
烧shāoto cook; to roast; to stew (as in 烧鹅, 红烧)
对手duìshǒuopponent; rival
派pàito send; to dispatch
猴子hóuzimonkey
本领bénlǐngskill; ability
翻fānto turn over; to flip
连忙liánmánghastily; at once
骗piànto deceive; to lie to; to cheat; to swindle
根gēnroot (math.)
支zhībranch; offshoot (as in 支流)
毛笔máobǐwriting brush
骂màto scold; to curse; to swear at

English (for the teacher)

Sun Wukong had eaten the peaches of immortality and then the elixir pills, and even Lord Laozi's elixir furnace couldn't burn him to death. He jumped out of the furnace and smashed the palace of heaven to pieces. None of the heavenly soldiers and generals could beat him, so the Jade Emperor had no choice but to send someone to the Western Heaven to ask the Buddha for help.

The Buddha walked up to Sun Wukong and asked him: "You monkey, why are you wreaking havoc in heaven?" Sun Wukong said, without the least bit of politeness: "I am the Great Sage Equal to Heaven from Flower Fruit Mountain! The Jade Emperor has sat on that throne for so many years, it's time I had a turn. As the saying goes: emperors take turns, and next year it's my house!"

The Buddha laughed: "What skills do you have, to talk so big?" Sun Wukong said smugly: "I've mastered the seventy-two transformations, and I have my Somersault Cloud: one somersault takes me a hundred and eight thousand li. With skills like that, why shouldn't I sit on the throne of heaven?"

The Buddha said: "Then let's make a bet, you and I. If you can jump out of the palm of this right hand of mine in one somersault, you win, and I'll ask the Jade Emperor to hand heaven over to you. If you can't jump out, you go back down to the world of men, practise for a few thousand more years, and then come and talk to me."

When Sun Wukong heard this, he laughed to himself: "This Buddha is such a fool! One somersault takes me a hundred and eight thousand li, and his hand is that small. How could I not jump out of it?" He quickly asked: "You're not tricking me, are you?" The Buddha said: "I'm not tricking you, I'm not tricking you." With that, he held out his right hand.

Sun Wukong jumped onto the Buddha's palm, shouted "I'm out of here!" and flew off on his Somersault Cloud. He flew and flew, and all he could hear was the wind whooshing past his ears. Suddenly he saw five huge flesh-pink pillars ahead of him, standing high in the air.

He thought: "This must be the end of the world. But I'd better leave something behind, so I have proof when I get back." So he pulled out one of his hairs, blew on it, turned it into a writing brush, and wrote eight big characters on the middle pillar: "The Great Sage Equal to Heaven was here." When he had finished writing, he still wasn't satisfied, so he peed at the foot of the first pillar, and only then did he fly back, very pleased with himself.

He stood in the Buddha's palm and said smugly: "I've been to the end of the world and come back again, so hurry up and tell the Jade Emperor to hand heaven over to me!" The Buddha scolded him: "You pee-soaked monkey! You've been in my hand the whole time and never left it at all." Sun Wukong didn't believe it: "I even left my name there! Do you dare come and look with me?" The Buddha said: "No need to go. Look down."

Sun Wukong looked down, and there on the middle finger of the Buddha's right hand were eight characters: "The Great Sage Equal to Heaven was here," and at the base of the thumb was a whiff of monkey pee. So the five flesh-pink pillars were the Buddha's five fingers all along! Sun Wukong was stunned: "That's impossible! I don't believe it, I'm going again!"

Just as he was about to fly off again, the Buddha turned his hand over and pushed him out through the West Gate of Heaven, then turned his five fingers into five mountains joined together, metal, wood, water, fire and earth, called the Five-Element Mountain, and pressed him underneath without any effort at all.

Sun Wukong still tried to crawl out, so the Buddha took out a strip of paper with six characters written on it and had someone stick it on the mountain. After that, the mountain could never be pushed again. Only Sun Wukong's head and two hands still stuck out.

The Buddha also called the local earth god and told him: "When he's hungry, give him iron pellets to eat; when he's thirsty, give him melted copper to drink. When he has suffered enough, someone will naturally come to save him."

And so Sun Wukong lay pinned under the mountain, baking in the sun in summer and blown by cold winds in winter, year after year, for a full five hundred years. The Great Sage who once wrecked the palace of heaven now couldn't even move.

He didn't know that one day a monk from the east would pass this mountain on his way to the West to fetch the scriptures. That monk would be the very one he had been waiting five hundred years for.