Journey to the West: Golden Horn and Silver Horn · chapter 5 of 5
Laozi's Boys
老君的孩子
Golden Horn has to answer. Then an old master arrives with a surprise, and a warning for the road.
Read what you hear
- King Golden Horn 我为什么不答应？我是金角大王！
Wǒ wèishénme bù dāying? Wǒ shì Jīnjiǎo Dàwáng!
Why wouldn't I answer? I'm King Golden Horn!
- Sun Wukong 金角大王！
Jīnjiǎo Dàwáng!
King Golden Horn!
- King Golden Horn 哎！
Āi!
Yes!
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- Sun Wukong 哈哈！你也答应了！
Hāhā! Nǐ yě dāying le!
Ha ha! You answered too!
- King Golden Horn 让我出去！这是我弟弟的葫芦！
Ràng wǒ chūqù! Zhè shì wǒ dìdi de húlu!
Let me out! That's my brother's gourd!
- Sun Wukong 里面热不热？老孙进去过，很热的！
Lǐmiàn rè bú rè? Lǎo Sūn jìnqù guo, hěn rè de!
Is it hot in there? Old Sun's been inside. It's very hot!
- King Golden Horn 快让我出去！我把唐僧给你！
Kuài ràng wǒ chūqù! Wǒ bǎ Táng Sēng gěi nǐ!
Let me out, quick! I'll give you Tang Seng!
- Sun Wukong 不用你给。老孙自己去拿！
Bú yòng nǐ gěi. Lǎo Sūn zìjǐ qù ná!
No need to give him. Old Sun will go get him himself!
- Sun Wukong 师父！老孙来了！
Shīfu! Lǎo Sūn lái le!
Master! Old Sun is here!
- Tang Seng 悟空，我的好徒弟！我就知道你会来！
Wùkōng, wǒ de hǎo túdì! Wǒ jiù zhīdào nǐ huì lái!
Wukong, my good disciple! I knew you would come!
- Zhu Bajie 猴哥！老猪等了你一天，饿了！
Hóugē! Lǎo Zhū děng le nǐ yì tiān, è le!
Brother Monkey! Old Pig waited a whole day for you. I'm hungry!
- Sha Wujing 大师兄，你好吗？
Dàshīxiōng, nǐ hǎo ma?
Big Brother, are you all right?
- Sun Wukong 老孙很好。呆子，你怎么也在这儿？
Lǎo Sūn hěn hǎo. Dāizi, nǐ zěnme yě zài zhèr?
Old Sun is fine. Dummy, how did you end up here too?
- Zhu Bajie 老猪在睡觉，一起来，就在这儿了……
Lǎo Zhū zài shuìjiào, yì qǐlái, jiù zài zhèr le…
Old Pig was sleeping, and when he woke up, here he was...
- Sha Wujing 二师兄，你每天都在睡觉。
Èr shīxiōng, nǐ měi tiān dōu zài shuìjiào.
Second Brother, you sleep every day.
- Sun Wukong 好了，老孙来让你们出去！
Hǎo le, Lǎo Sūn lái ràng nǐmen chūqù!
All right, Old Sun will get you out!
- Laozi 悟空，请等一下！
Wùkōng, qǐng děng yíxià!
Wukong, please wait!
- Sun Wukong 老君？您怎么来了？
Lǎojūn? Nín zěnme lái le?
Lord Laozi? Why have you come?
- Laozi 葫芦里的金角，和他的弟弟银角，是我家里的两个小孩。
Húlu lǐ de Jīnjiǎo, hé tā de dìdi Yínjiǎo, shì wǒ jiā lǐ de liǎng gè xiǎohái.
Golden Horn in the gourd and his brother Silver Horn are two boys from my home.
- Laozi 他们拿了我的宝贝，下山来玩。银角已经在我这儿了，他在哭呢。
Tāmen ná le wǒ de bǎobèi, xià shān lái wán. Yínjiǎo yǐjīng zài wǒ zhèr le, tā zài kū ne.
They took my treasures and ran off the mountain to play. Silver Horn is already with me, and he's crying.
- King Golden Horn 老爷！我们错了！
Lǎoye! Wǒmen cuò le!
Master! We were wrong!
- Sun Wukong 老君，他们让老孙进了葫芦，还不让师父走！
Lǎojūn, tāmen ràng Lǎo Sūn jìn le húlu, hái bú ràng shīfu zǒu!
Lord Laozi, they put Old Sun in a gourd and wouldn't let Master leave!
- Laozi 对不起，悟空。我会教他们。
Duìbuqǐ, Wùkōng. Wǒ huì jiāo tāmen.
I'm sorry, Wukong. I'll teach them properly.
- Tang Seng 谢谢老君。天不早了，我们走吧。
Xièxie Lǎojūn. Tiān bù zǎo le, wǒmen zǒu ba.
Thank you, Lord Laozi. It's getting late. Let's be on our way.
- Laozi 等一下。前面的山里，有一个红孩儿。他会放火，要小心。
Děng yíxià. Qiánmiàn de shān lǐ, yǒu yí gè Hóng Hái'ér. Tā huì fàng huǒ, yào xiǎoxīn.
Wait. In the mountains ahead there is a boy called Red Boy. He plays with fire. Be careful.
- Sun Wukong 红孩儿？老孙不怕小孩，也不怕火！
Hóng Hái'ér? Lǎo Sūn bú pà xiǎohái, yě bú pà huǒ!
Red Boy? Old Sun isn't afraid of children or fire!
- Zhu Bajie 猴哥……老猪怕火啊！
Hóugē… Lǎo Zhū pà huǒ a!
Brother Monkey... Old Pig is afraid of fire!
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What changed in the story?
- What happens when Wukong calls Golden Horn's name?
“金角大王！”……“哎！”
- Why is Bajie in the cave?
“老猪在睡觉，一起来，就在这儿了……”
- Who are Golden Horn and Silver Horn really?
“是我家里的两个小孩。”
- What does Laozi say about Red Boy?
“他会放火，要小心。”
- How does Bajie feel about Red Boy?
“老猪怕火啊！”
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