Journey to the West: Golden Horn and Silver Horn · chapter 1 of 5
The Hurt Taoist
山上的道士
Tang Seng finds a hurt Taoist tied to a tree. Wukong says he is a demon, but the monk insists. Then the Taoist asks Wukong to carry a mountain.
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- Narrator 唐僧带着三个徒弟，走上一座大山。
Táng Sēng dài zhe sān gè túdì, zǒu shàng yí zuò dà shān.
Tang Seng and his three disciples climbed a big mountain.
- Zhu Bajie 师父，这座山太高了！老猪走不动了！
Shīfu, zhè zuò shān tài gāo le! Lǎo Zhū zǒu bú dòng le!
Master, this mountain is too high! Old Pig can't walk anymore!
- Sun Wukong 呆子！山里有妖怪，你要小心！
Dāizi! Shān lǐ yǒu yāoguài, nǐ yào xiǎoxīn!
Dummy! There's a demon in these mountains. Be careful!
- Zhu Bajie 妖怪？我不怕！……妖怪在哪儿？
Yāoguài? Wǒ bú pà! … Yāoguài zài nǎr?
A demon? I'm not scared! ... Where is the demon?
- Sun Wukong 你说不怕，可是你的腿在动！
Nǐ shuō bú pà, kěshì nǐ de tuǐ zài dòng!
You say you're not scared, but your legs are wobbling!
- Zhu Bajie 那是……我走路走累了！
Nà shì… wǒ zǒulù zǒu lèi le!
That's... because I'm tired from walking!
- Sha Wujing 大师兄，二师兄，别说了。你们听，有人在叫！
Dàshīxiōng, èr shīxiōng, bié shuō le. Nǐmen tīng, yǒu rén zài jiào!
Big Brother, Second Brother, stop talking. Listen, someone is calling!
- The Hurt Taoist 有人吗？帮帮我！帮帮我！
Yǒu rén ma? Bāngbang wǒ! Bāngbang wǒ!
Is anyone there? Help me! Help me!
- Tang Seng 悟空，你看！树上有一个人！
Wùkōng, nǐ kàn! Shù shàng yǒu yí gè rén!
Wukong, look! There's a man on that tree!
- The Hurt Taoist 师父，我是道士。有坏人把我放在树上，我下不来，三天了！
Shīfu, wǒ shì dàoshi. Yǒu huàirén bǎ wǒ fàng zài shù shàng, wǒ xià bù lái, sān tiān le!
Master, I'm a Taoist. Bad men left me up on this tree. I can't get down, and it's been three days!
- Tang Seng 怎么这样！悟空，快帮帮他！
Zěnme zhèyàng! Wùkōng, kuài bāngbang tā!
How awful! Wukong, quick, help him!
- Sun Wukong 师父，不要！他是妖怪，老孙知道！
Shīfu, búyào! Tā shì yāoguài, Lǎo Sūn zhīdào!
Master, don't! He's a demon. Old Sun knows!
- The Hurt Taoist 这位大哥，我怎么是妖怪？我的腿好疼啊！
Zhè wèi dàgē, wǒ zěnme shì yāoguài? Wǒ de tuǐ hǎo téng a!
Big brother, how could I be a demon? My leg hurts so much!
- Tang Seng 悟空，我们要帮他。你背他走吧。
Wùkōng, wǒmen yào bāng tā. Nǐ bēi tā zǒu ba.
Wukong, we can't refuse to help him. Carry him on your back.
- Sun Wukong 好吧……老孙背他。
Hǎo ba… Lǎo Sūn bēi tā.
Fine... Old Sun will carry him.
- Sun Wukong 小妖怪，到了高的地方，老孙打你一下！
Xiǎo yāoguài, dào le gāo de dìfang, Lǎo Sūn dǎ nǐ yíxià!
Little demon, once we're up high, Old Sun will give you a good whack!
- The Hurt Taoist 大哥，我想坐一会儿。
Dàgē, wǒ xiǎng zuò yíhuìr.
Big brother, let me down for a little rest.
- The Hurt Taoist 孙悟空！你来背三座山吧！
Sūn Wùkōng! Nǐ lái bēi sān zuò shān ba!
Sun Wukong! Come carry three mountains!
- Narrator 一座大山，从天上飞过来了。
Yí zuò dà shān, cóng tiān shàng fēi guòlái le.
One big mountain flew down from the sky.
- Sun Wukong 一座山？小事！老孙用手，就能拿住！
Yí zuò shān? Xiǎoshì! Lǎo Sūn yòng shǒu, jiù néng ná zhù!
One mountain? Easy! Old Sun can hold it with his hands!
- Zhu Bajie 猴哥太好了！好好好！
Hóugē tài hǎo le! Hǎo hǎo hǎo!
Brother Monkey is the best! Go, go, go!
- The Hurt Taoist 还有两座呢！
Hái yǒu liǎng zuò ne!
There are two more!
- Narrator 两座大山，也从天上飞过来了。
Liǎng zuò dà shān, yě cóng tiān shàng fēi guòlái le.
Two more mountains flew down from the sky.
- Sun Wukong 什么？师父，快跑！
Shénme? Shīfu, kuài pǎo!
What? Master, run!
- Tang Seng 悟空！悟空！你在哪儿？
Wùkōng! Wùkōng! Nǐ zài nǎr?
Wukong! Wukong! Where are you?
- Zhu Bajie 师父！猴哥在山里！他出不来了！
Shīfu! Hóugē zài shān lǐ! Tā chū bù lái le!
Master! Brother Monkey is under the mountains! He can't get out!
- The Hurt Taoist 哈哈！唐僧，你们跟我走吧！
Hāhā! Táng Sēng, nǐmen gēn wǒ zǒu ba!
Ha ha! Tang Seng, you're all coming with me!
- Sun Wukong 师父……老孙动不了了！
Shīfu… Lǎo Sūn dòng bù liǎo le!
Master... Old Sun can't move!
What changed in the story?
- Why does Bajie complain at the start?
“师父，这座山太高了！老猪走不动了！”
- What does Wukong say about the man in the tree?
“他是妖怪，老孙知道！”
- Why does Wukong agree to carry the Taoist?
“我们要帮他。你背他走吧。”
- What does the Taoist ask Wukong to carry?
“你来背三座山吧！”
- How does the chapter end?
“他出不来了！”……“老孙动不了了！”
All chapters in Journey to the West: Golden Horn and Silver Horn.