Journey to the West: Golden Horn and Silver Horn · chapter 3 of 5
The Fake Name
假名字
Wukong swaps his name for a fake one. But the gourd catches him anyway. Is it too hot to escape?
Read what you hear
- Narrator 悟空来到了莲花洞的门口。
Wùkōng láidào le Liánhuā Dòng de ménkǒu.
Wukong arrived at the door of Lotus Cave.
- King Silver Horn 你是谁？说出你的名字来！
Nǐ shì shéi? Shuō chū nǐ de míngzi lái!
Who are you? Tell me your name!
- Sun Wukong 我不是孙悟空。孙悟空是我的大哥，他在后面。
Wǒ bú shì Sūn Wùkōng. Sūn Wùkōng shì wǒ de dàgē, tā zài hòumiàn.
I'm not Sun Wukong. Sun Wukong is my big brother, and he's coming along behind me.
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- King Silver Horn 那你叫什么名字？
Nà nǐ jiào shénme míngzi?
Then what's your name?
- Sun Wukong 我叫……假孙！
Wǒ jiào… Jiǎ Sūn!
My name is... Fake Sun!
- King Silver Horn 假孙？你的名字很好笑！你为什么叫假孙？
Jiǎ Sūn? Nǐ de míngzi hěn hǎoxiào! Nǐ wèishénme jiào Jiǎ Sūn?
Fake Sun? That's a funny name! Why are you called Fake Sun?
- Sun Wukong 我大哥是真孙，我是假孙！你记住了吗？
Wǒ dàgē shì zhēn Sūn, wǒ shì jiǎ Sūn! Nǐ jì zhù le ma?
My big brother is Real Sun, and I'm Fake Sun! Got it?
- King Silver Horn 记住了。假孙！
Jì zhù le. Jiǎ Sūn!
Got it. Fake Sun!
- Sun Wukong 哎！
Āi!
Yes?
- King Silver Horn 哈哈！你答应了！
Hāhā! Nǐ dāying le!
Ha ha! You answered!
- Sun Wukong 哎！我怎么答应了？
Āi! Wǒ zěnme dāying le?
Oh no! Why did I answer?
- Sun Wukong 这个假名字，是老孙自己想的！老孙真笨！
Zhège jiǎ míngzi, shì Lǎo Sūn zìjǐ xiǎng de! Lǎo Sūn zhēn bèn!
And I made up that fake name myself! What a fool I am!
- Sun Wukong 这里好热啊！像火一样！
Zhèlǐ hǎo rè a! Xiàng huǒ yíyàng!
It's so hot in here! Like fire!
- Sun Wukong 再这样热，老孙要变成水了！
Zài zhèyàng rè, Lǎo Sūn yào biànchéng shuǐ le!
If it stays this hot, Old Sun will turn into water!
- Sun Wukong 变！变成一只很小很小的小虫！
Biàn! Biànchéng yì zhī hěn xiǎo hěn xiǎo de xiǎo chóng!
Change! Turn into a very, very tiny bug!
- Sun Wukong 好，不热了。老孙在这儿等一等。
Hǎo, bú rè le. Lǎo Sūn zài zhèr děng yi děng.
Good, it's not hot anymore. Old Sun will just wait here.
- King Silver Horn 大哥，孙悟空进葫芦里了！
Dàgē, Sūn Wùkōng jìn húlu lǐ le!
Big Brother, Sun Wukong is in the gourd!
- King Golden Horn 太好了！三天以后，他就没有了！
Tài hǎo le! Sān tiān yǐhòu, tā jiù méiyǒu le!
Wonderful! In three days he'll be gone!
- King Silver Horn 三天太久了。我现在就打开看看！
Sān tiān tài jiǔ le. Wǒ xiànzài jiù dǎkāi kànkan!
Three days is too long. I'll open it and look now!
- Sun Wukong 口开了！快飞出去！
Kǒu kāi le! Kuài fēi chūqù!
The top is open! Fly out, quick!
- King Silver Horn 什么？里面没有人？孙悟空呢？
Shénme? Lǐmiàn méi yǒu rén? Sūn Wùkōng ne?
What? Nobody's inside? Where's Sun Wukong?
- King Golden Horn 也许，他已经变成水了。
Yěxǔ, tā yǐjīng biànchéng shuǐ le.
Maybe he has already turned into water.
- Sun Wukong 老孙出来了！这个葫芦，太好玩了！
Lǎo Sūn chūlái le! Zhège húlu, tài hǎowán le!
Old Sun is out! That gourd was so much fun!
- Sun Wukong 山神！山神！你在吗？
Shānshén! Shānshén! Nǐ zài ma?
Mountain God! Mountain God! Are you there?
- Mountain God 大圣！你没有变成水吗？
Dàshèng! Nǐ méiyǒu biànchéng shuǐ ma?
Great Sage! You didn't turn into water?
- Sun Wukong 老孙是一只小虫，谁能拿我怎么样？我要一个葫芦，你有吗？
Lǎo Sūn shì yì zhī xiǎo chóng, shéi néng ná wǒ zěnmeyàng? Wǒ yào yí gè húlu, nǐ yǒu ma?
Old Sun was a tiny bug. What could anyone do to me? I need a gourd. Do you have one?
- Mountain God 有。我的山上有小葫芦。你要它做什么？
Yǒu. Wǒ de shān shàng yǒu xiǎo húlu. Nǐ yào tā zuò shénme?
Yes. There are little gourds on my mountain. What do you want it for?
- Sun Wukong 山神，别问。看老孙用它装天！
Shānshén, bié wèn. Kàn Lǎo Sūn yòng tā zhuāng tiān!
Don't ask, Mountain God. Watch Old Sun use it to hold the sky!
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What changed in the story?
- What fake name does Wukong give?
“我叫……假孙！”
- Why does Wukong end up in the gourd?
“假孙！”……“哎！”
- How does Wukong survive the heat inside?
“变！变成一只很小很小的小虫！”
- What does Golden Horn think when the gourd is empty?
“他已经变成水了。”
- What does Wukong ask the mountain god for?
“我要一个葫芦，你有吗？”
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