Aladdin and the Magic Lamp · chapter 20 of 25
By the River
水边
Thirty-seven days are left, the lamp is gone, and Aladdin's foot slips on a wet stone at the water's edge.
Read what you hear
- Narrator 水边，阿拉丁在一块大石头上。他没有掉到水里。
Shuǐ biān, Ālādīng zài yí kuài dà shítou shàng. Tā méiyǒu diào dào shuǐ li.
At the water's edge, Aladdin was on a big rock. He had not fallen into the water.
- Aladdin 天哪……我还在！这块大石头，谢谢你！
Tiān na… wǒ hái zài! Zhè kuài dà shítou, xièxie nǐ!
Heavens... I'm still here! Thank you, big rock!
- the Genie of the Ring 主人，你要什么？
Zhǔrén, nǐ yào shénme?
Master, what do you want?
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- Aladdin 你是戒指神！我的戒指在石头上擦了一下！
Nǐ shì Jièzhi Shén! Wǒ de jièzhi zài shítou shàng cā le yíxià!
You're the genie of the ring! My ring rubbed against the rock!
- Aladdin 我还有你！我不是什么都没有了！
Wǒ hái yǒu nǐ! Wǒ bú shì shénme dōu méiyǒu le!
I still have you! I haven't lost everything!
- the Genie of the Ring 主人，你有戒指，我听你的。
Zhǔrén, nǐ yǒu jièzhi, wǒ tīng nǐ de.
Master, you have the ring. I obey you.
- Aladdin 戒指神，我要我的宫殿回来！现在！
Jièzhi Shén, wǒ yào wǒ de gōngdiàn huílái! Xiànzài!
Genie of the ring, I want my palace back! Now!
- the Genie of the Ring 主人，我不能。
Zhǔrén, wǒ bù néng.
Master, I cannot.
- Aladdin 你不能？你是戒指神，怎么不能？
Nǐ bù néng? Nǐ shì Jièzhi Shén, zěnme bù néng?
You can't? You're the genie of the ring. How can you not?
- the Genie of the Ring 主人，宫殿是灯神做的。灯神能做的，我不能做。
Zhǔrén, gōngdiàn shì Dēng Shén zuò de. Dēng Shén néng zuò de, wǒ bù néng zuò.
Master, the genie of the lamp made the palace. What he can do, I cannot.
- Aladdin 灯也不在我这儿。好……
Dēng yě bú zài wǒ zhèr. Hǎo…
And I don't have the lamp either. All right...
- Aladdin 宫殿不能回来……那我去宫殿那儿！我要见公主！
Gōngdiàn bù néng huílái… nà wǒ qù gōngdiàn nàr! Wǒ yào jiàn gōngzhǔ!
The palace can't come back... then I'll go to the palace! I want to see the princess!
- Aladdin 宫殿在哪儿，我要到哪儿去！
Gōngdiàn zài nǎr, wǒ yào dào nǎr qù!
Wherever the palace is, that's where I want to go!
- Aladdin 我要到公主的窗户下边！
Wǒ yào dào gōngzhǔ de chuānghu xiàbian!
I want to be under the princess's window!
- the Genie of the Ring 是，主人。
Shì, zhǔrén.
Yes, master.
- Narrator 戒指神和阿拉丁在天上飞了好几个小时。
Jièzhi Shén hé Ālādīng zài tiān shàng fēi le hǎojǐ gè xiǎoshí.
The genie of the ring and Aladdin flew through the sky for hours.
- Aladdin 我在飞！下边有山，有水，还有很多城……真好看！
Wǒ zài fēi! Xiàbian yǒu shān, yǒu shuǐ, hái yǒu hěn duō chéng… zhēn hǎokàn!
I'm flying! Below there are mountains, water, and so many cities... how beautiful!
- Aladdin 我们去西边吗？很远很远的西边……公主在那儿吗？
Wǒmen qù xībian ma? Hěn yuǎn hěn yuǎn de xībian… gōngzhǔ zài nàr ma?
Are we going west? Far, far away in the west... Is the princess there?
- Narrator 一个大城外边，有他的宫殿。
Yí gè dà chéng wàibian, yǒu tā de gōngdiàn.
Outside a big city stood his palace.
- the Genie of the Ring 主人，到了。
Zhǔrén, dào le.
Master, we are here.
- Aladdin 这么黑……我还是知道，这是我的宫殿！我的窗户，我的门！
Zhème hēi… wǒ háishi zhīdào, zhè shì wǒ de gōngdiàn! Wǒ de chuānghu, wǒ de mén!
So dark... but I still know it. This is my palace! My windows, my door!
- Aladdin 这是公主的窗户。她在上边吗？
Zhè shì gōngzhǔ de chuānghu. Tā zài shàngbian ma?
This is the princess's window. Is she up there?
- the Genie of the Ring 主人，还要什么？
Zhǔrén, hái yào shénme?
Master, do you wish for anything else?
- Aladdin 不要了。谢谢你，戒指神。
Bú yào le. Xièxie nǐ, Jièzhi Shén.
Nothing more. Thank you, genie of the ring.
- the Genie of the Ring 主人不要谢我。
Zhǔrén búyào xiè wǒ.
The master need not thank me.
- Aladdin 我叫她吗？不，现在很晚了，大家都在睡觉。我在这儿睡一下吧。
Wǒ jiào tā ma? Bù, xiànzài hěn wǎn le, dàjiā dōu zài shuìjiào. Wǒ zài zhèr shuì yíxià ba.
Should I call her? No, it's very late now, and everyone is asleep. I'll sleep here for a while.
- Aladdin 公主，我在这儿，你不要怕。明天早上见。
Gōngzhǔ, wǒ zài zhèr, nǐ búyào pà. Míngtiān zǎoshang jiàn.
Princess, I'm here. Don't be afraid. See you in the morning.
- Narrator 阿拉丁在公主的窗户下边睡了。天亮了，窗户开了。
Ālādīng zài gōngzhǔ de chuānghu xiàbian shuì le. Tiān liàng le, chuānghu kāi le.
Aladdin fell asleep under the princess's window. Dawn came, and the window opened.
- Aladdin 公主……我来了……
Gōngzhǔ… wǒ lái le…
Princess... I'm here...
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What changed in the story?
- How does the genie of the ring come to Aladdin?
“我的戒指在石头上擦了一下！”
- Why can't the genie of the ring bring the palace back?
“宫殿是灯神做的。灯神能做的，我不能做。”
- Where does Aladdin ask the genie to take him?
“我要到公主的窗户下边！”
- How does Aladdin know his palace in the dark?
“我还是知道，这是我的宫殿！我的窗户，我的门！”
- What does Aladdin do under the window?
“我在这儿睡一下吧。……阿拉丁在公主的窗户下边睡了。”