Aladdin and the Magic Lamp · chapter 5 of 5
The Flying Palace
会飞的宫殿
The genie must obey whoever holds the lamp, and now the magician holds it. Can Aladdin find a palace that has flown to the other side of the world?
Read what you hear
- Narrator 那天晚上，魔法师拿出神灯，擦了一下。
Nà tiān wǎnshang, mófǎshī ná chū shén dēng, cā le yíxià.
That night, the magician took out the magic lamp and gave it a rub.
- The Genie of the Lamp 我是灯神！谁拿着神灯，我就听谁的……啊？怎么是你？
Wǒ shì Dēng Shén! Shéi názhe shén dēng, wǒ jiù tīng shéi de… Á? Zěnme shì nǐ?
I am the Genie of the Lamp! Whoever holds the lamp, I obey… Huh? You?
- The Magician 就是我！灯神，把这个宫殿和公主，都带到非洲去！
Jiù shì wǒ! Dēng Shén, bǎ zhège gōngdiàn hé gōngzhǔ, dōu dài dào Fēizhōu qù!
Yes, me! Genie, carry this palace and the princess off to Africa!
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- The Genie of the Lamp 是……主人。
Shì… zhǔrén.
Yes… Master.
- Narrator 第二天早上，国王打开窗户，大叫了一声。
Dì èr tiān zǎoshang, guówáng dǎkāi chuānghu, dà jiào le yì shēng.
The next morning, the king opened his window and let out a great cry.
- The King 宫殿呢？我的女儿呢？阿拉丁！阿拉丁在哪儿？
Gōngdiàn ne? Wǒ de nǚ'ér ne? Ālādīng! Ālādīng zài nǎr?
Where's the palace? Where's my daughter? Aladdin! Where is Aladdin?
- Aladdin 陛下，我昨天不在家，我也不知道啊！
Bìxià, wǒ zuótiān bú zài jiā, wǒ yě bù zhīdào a!
Your Majesty, I wasn't home yesterday. I don't know what happened either!
- The King 给你四十天！找不回我的女儿，你就别回来！
Gěi nǐ sìshí tiān! Zhǎo bù huí wǒ de nǚ'ér, nǐ jiù bié huílái!
I'll give you forty days! If you can't bring my daughter back, don't come back at all!
- Aladdin 神灯没有了，宫殿没有了，公主也没有了……我怎么办？
Shén dēng méiyǒu le, gōngdiàn méiyǒu le, gōngzhǔ yě méiyǒu le… wǒ zěnme bàn?
The lamp is gone, the palace is gone, the princess is gone… what am I going to do?
- Narrator 阿拉丁在河边洗手，手上的戒指擦了一下。
Ālādīng zài hé biān xǐ shǒu, shǒu shang de jièzhi cā le yíxià.
Aladdin knelt by a river to wash his hands, and the ring on his finger got a rub.
- The Genie of the Ring 我是戒指神！谁戴着这个戒指，我就听谁的。主人，你要什么？
Wǒ shì Jièzhi Shén! Shéi dàizhe zhège jièzhi, wǒ jiù tīng shéi de. Zhǔrén, nǐ yào shénme?
I am the Genie of the Ring! Whoever wears this ring, I obey. Master, what is your wish?
- Aladdin 戒指神！我都忘了你了！快，把我的宫殿带回来！
Jièzhi Shén! Wǒ dōu wàng le nǐ le! Kuài, bǎ wǒ de gōngdiàn dài huílái!
Genie of the Ring! I forgot all about you! Quick, bring my palace back!
- The Genie of the Ring 对不起，主人，这个我做不了。宫殿是灯神的事，不是我的事。
Duìbuqǐ, zhǔrén, zhège wǒ zuò bù liǎo. Gōngdiàn shì Dēng Shén de shì, bú shì wǒ de shì.
Terribly sorry, Master, but that I cannot do. Palaces are the Lamp Genie's business, not mine.
- Aladdin 那……你带我去我的宫殿那儿！
Nà… nǐ dài wǒ qù wǒ de gōngdiàn nàr!
Then… take me to wherever my palace is!
- The Genie of the Ring 这个我会！
Zhège wǒ huì!
That I can do!
- Narrator 很快，阿拉丁就到了非洲，站在自己的宫殿下面。
Hěn kuài, Ālādīng jiù dào le Fēizhōu, zhàn zài zìjǐ de gōngdiàn xiàmiàn.
In no time, Aladdin was in Africa, standing below his own palace.
- The Princess 阿拉丁！真的是你！
Ālādīng! Zhēn de shì nǐ!
Aladdin! It's really you!
- Aladdin 公主，别怕！神灯在哪儿？
Gōngzhǔ, bié pà! Shén dēng zài nǎr?
Don't be afraid, Princess! Where's the lamp?
- The Princess 对不起，是我换了那盏旧灯。那个老人天天带着它，还要我和他结婚！
Duìbuqǐ, shì wǒ huàn le nà zhǎn jiù dēng. Nàge lǎorén tiāntiān dàizhe tā, hái yào wǒ hé tā jiéhūn!
I'm so sorry, I'm the one who traded the old lamp. That old man carries it everywhere, and he wants me to marry him!
- Aladdin 别哭。我去买让人睡觉的药。今天晚上，你请他喝酒，把药放在他的杯子里！
Bié kū. Wǒ qù mǎi ràng rén shuìjiào de yào. Jīntiān wǎnshang, nǐ qǐng tā hē jiǔ, bǎ yào fàng zài tā de bēizi lǐ!
Don't cry. I'll go and buy a medicine that puts people to sleep. Tonight, invite him to drink with you, and slip it into his cup!
- Narrator 那天晚上，公主穿上了最漂亮的衣服。
Nà tiān wǎnshang, gōngzhǔ chuān shàng le zuì piàoliang de yīfu.
That evening, the princess put on her most beautiful clothes.
- The Princess 老人家，今天晚上，我们一起喝一杯吧！
Lǎorénjia, jīntiān wǎnshang, wǒmen yìqǐ hē yì bēi ba!
Sir, let's have a drink together tonight!
- The Magician 公主请我喝酒？太好了！……这个酒真好喝……我好想睡觉……
Gōngzhǔ qǐng wǒ hē jiǔ? Tài hǎo le! … Zhège jiǔ zhēn hǎohē… wǒ hǎo xiǎng shuìjiào…
The princess wants to drink with me? Wonderful! … This wine is delicious… I'm so sleepy…
- Aladdin 他睡了！神灯拿回来了！我来擦一擦！
Tā shuì le! Shén dēng ná huílái le! Wǒ lái cā yi cā!
He's asleep! The lamp is ours again! Now for a rub!
- The Genie of the Lamp 主人！是你！太好了！这个宫殿真大，我的头没事！
Zhǔrén! Shì nǐ! Tài hǎo le! Zhège gōngdiàn zhēn dà, wǒ de tóu méi shì!
Master! It's you! Hooray! And this palace is so big, my head is fine!
- The Princess 太好了！我们可以回家了！
Tài hǎo le! Wǒmen kěyǐ huí jiā le!
Wonderful! We can go home!
- Aladdin 灯神，带我们回家！那个魔法师……就让他在沙子上睡吧！
Dēng Shén, dài wǒmen huí jiā! Nàge mófǎshī… jiù ràng tā zài shāzi shang shuì ba!
Genie, take us home! As for the magician… let him sleep on the sand!
- Narrator 第二天早上，国王打开窗户，又大叫了一声。
Dì èr tiān zǎoshang, guówáng dǎkāi chuānghu, yòu dà jiào le yì shēng.
The next morning, the king opened his window and let out another great cry.
- The King 宫殿回来了！我的女儿回来了！
Gōngdiàn huílái le! Wǒ de nǚ'ér huílái le!
The palace is back! My daughter is back!
- The Princess 爸爸，对不起！新灯换旧灯？我再也不换了！
Bàba, duìbuqǐ! Xīn dēng huàn jiù dēng? Wǒ zài yě bú huàn le!
Father, I'm sorry! New lamps for old? Never again!
- Aladdin's Mother 阿拉丁，你还记得吗？你说过，要天天请妈妈吃肉！
Ālādīng, nǐ hái jìde ma? Nǐ shuō guo, yào tiāntiān qǐng māma chī ròu!
Aladdin, do you remember? You said you'd treat me to meat every day!
- Aladdin 没问题！妈妈，从今天起，我们天天吃肉！
Méi wèntí! Māma, cóng jīntiān qǐ, wǒmen tiāntiān chī ròu!
You bet! Mom, starting today, it's meat every day for all of us!
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What changed in the story?
- Why does the lamp genie obey the magician?
“谁拿着神灯，我就听谁的”
- How long does the king give Aladdin to bring the princess back?
“给你四十天！找不回我的女儿，你就别回来！”
- Why can't the ring genie bring the palace back?
“宫殿是灯神的事，不是我的事。”
- How do Aladdin and the princess get the lamp back?
“我去买让人睡觉的药。……这个酒真好喝……我好想睡觉……”
- What does Aladdin promise his mother at the end?
“妈妈，从今天起，我们天天吃肉！”