Aladdin and the Magic Lamp · chapter 25 of 25
The Great Bird's Egg
大鸟的蛋
The princess asks Aladdin for a great bird's egg, and when he rubs the old lamp, the genie's answer shakes the whole palace.
Read what you hear
- Narrator 几天后，阿拉丁和公主在大房间里。
Jǐ tiān hòu, Ālādīng hé gōngzhǔ zài dà fángjiān li.
A few days later, Aladdin and the princess were in the great hall.
- the Princess 法蒂玛说这里只少一个大鸟的蛋。你能给我找一个吗？
Fǎdìmǎ shuō zhèlǐ zhǐ shǎo yí gè dà niǎo de dàn. Nǐ néng gěi wǒ zhǎo yí gè ma?
Fatima says the only thing missing here is a great bird's egg. Can you find me one?
- Aladdin 一个蛋？好，我给你找一个。你还要鸡蛋吗？
Yí gè dàn? Hǎo, wǒ gěi nǐ zhǎo yí gè. Nǐ hái yào jīdàn ma?
An egg? All right, I'll find you one. Would you like some hen's eggs too?
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- the Princess 我不要鸡蛋！我要大鸟的蛋！
Wǒ bú yào jīdàn! Wǒ yào dà niǎo de dàn!
I don't want hen's eggs! I want the great bird's egg!
- Aladdin 好，你去睡吧。明天早上，你会看见它。
Hǎo, nǐ qù shuì ba. Míngtiān zǎoshang, nǐ huì kànjiàn tā.
All right, go to sleep. Tomorrow morning, you'll see it.
- Narrator 阿拉丁一个人擦了擦旧灯。
Ālādīng yí gè rén cā le cā jiù dēng.
Alone, Aladdin rubbed the old lamp.
- the Genie of the Lamp 主人，你要什么？
Zhǔrén, nǐ yào shénme?
Master, what do you want?
- Aladdin 灯神，我要一个大鸟的蛋。
Dēng Shén, wǒ yào yí gè dà niǎo de dàn.
Genie of the lamp, I want a great bird's egg.
- the Genie of the Lamp 大鸟的蛋？大鸟是我们的主人！你要它的蛋，你会死！
Dà niǎo de dàn? Dà niǎo shì wǒmen de zhǔrén! Nǐ yào tā de dàn, nǐ huì sǐ!
The great bird's egg? The great bird is our master! Ask for its egg, and you will die!
- Aladdin 我不知道！这个蛋是给公主的！
Wǒ bù zhīdào! Zhège dàn shì gěi gōngzhǔ de!
I didn't know! The egg is for the princess!
- the Genie of the Lamp 你们不会死。这不是你们要的，是魔法师的弟弟要的！
Nǐmen bú huì sǐ. Zhè bú shì nǐmen yào de, shì mófǎshī de dìdi yào de!
You will not die. It is not you who want it. It is the magician's younger brother!
- Aladdin 魔法师的弟弟？他在哪儿？
Mófǎshī de dìdi? Tā zài nǎr?
The magician's brother? Where is he?
- the Genie of the Lamp 在你的宫殿里。法蒂玛死了，他穿了她的衣服。他要你死！
Zài nǐ de gōngdiàn li. Fǎdìmǎ sǐ le, tā chuān le tā de yīfu. Tā yào nǐ sǐ!
In your palace. Fatima is dead, and he is wearing her clothes. He wants you dead!
- Aladdin 法蒂玛是他？好。他会骗人，我也会。
Fǎdìmǎ shì tā? Hǎo. Tā huì piàn rén, wǒ yě huì.
Fatima is him? Fine. He can play tricks, and so can I.
- the Princess 阿拉丁，早上好！蛋呢？你怎么还在床上？
Ālādīng, zǎoshang hǎo! Dàn ne? Nǐ zěnme hái zài chuáng shàng?
Good morning, Aladdin! Where's the egg? Why are you still in bed?
- Aladdin 我头很疼，公主。请法蒂玛来看看我吧。
Wǒ tóu hěn téng, gōngzhǔ. Qǐng Fǎdìmǎ lái kànkan wǒ ba.
My head really hurts, Princess. Please ask Fatima to come and see me.
- the Princess 法蒂玛，请您看看他！
Fǎdìmǎ, qǐng nín kànkan tā!
Fatima, please look at him!
- the Magician's Brother 公主，您不要怕。我来给他看病。
Gōngzhǔ, nín búyào pà. Wǒ lái gěi tā kànbìng.
Don't be afraid, Princess. I've come to make him well.
- Aladdin 法蒂玛，您的衣服里有什么？
Fǎdìmǎ, nín de yīfu li yǒu shénme?
Fatima, what have you got in your clothes?
- Narrator 魔法师的弟弟死了。
Mófǎshī de dìdi sǐ le.
The magician's brother was dead.
- the Princess 阿拉丁！你做了什么？她是法蒂玛！
Ālādīng! Nǐ zuò le shénme? Tā shì Fǎdìmǎ!
Aladdin! What have you done? She's Fatima!
- Aladdin 你看，这是法蒂玛吗？
Nǐ kàn, zhè shì Fǎdìmǎ ma?
Look. Is this Fatima?
- the Princess 天哪！这是一个男人！
Tiān na! Zhè shì yí gè nánrén!
Goodness! It's a man!
- Aladdin 他是魔法师的弟弟。真的法蒂玛不在了。
Tā shì mófǎshī de dìdi. Zhēn de Fǎdìmǎ bú zài le.
He's the magician's younger brother. The real Fatima is gone.
- the Princess 他骗了我！你怎么知道？
Tā piàn le wǒ! Nǐ zěnme zhīdào?
He tricked me! How did you know?
- Aladdin 公主，那个旧灯有一个秘密。今天，我对你说。
Gōngzhǔ, nàge jiù dēng yǒu yí gè mìmì. Jīntiān, wǒ duì nǐ shuō.
Princess, that old lamp has a secret. Today I'll tell you.
- Narrator 很多年后，国王不在了。阿拉丁做了巴格达的国王，公主做了王后。
Hěn duō nián hòu, guówáng bú zài le. Ālādīng zuò le Bāgédá de guówáng, gōngzhǔ zuò le wánghòu.
Many years later, the sultan passed away. Aladdin became the sultan of Baghdad, and the princess his sultana.
- Aladdin 公主，我小的时候，只想要一个大商店。
Gōngzhǔ, wǒ xiǎo de shíhou, zhǐ xiǎng yào yí gè dà shāngdiàn.
Princess, when I was a boy, all I wanted was a big shop.
- the Princess 现在呢？
Xiànzài ne?
And now?
- Aladdin 现在我有你，我什么都有了。
Xiànzài wǒ yǒu nǐ, wǒ shénme dōu yǒu le.
Now I have you, and I have everything.
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What changed in the story?
- What does the princess ask Aladdin to find?
“这里只少一个大鸟的蛋。你能给我找一个吗？”
- Why is the genie of the lamp so angry?
“大鸟是我们的主人！”
- Who does the genie say really wants the egg?
“这不是你们要的，是魔法师的弟弟要的！”
- Why does Aladdin tell the princess his head hurts?
“他会骗人，我也会。……请法蒂玛来看看我吧。”
- At the end, why does Aladdin say he has everything?
“现在我有你，我什么都有了。”