Journey to the West: Red Boy · chapter 3 of 5
The Wrong Father
假爸爸
Bajie goes off alone and is tricked by food. Wukong tries dressing as the Bull Demon King, but Red Boy has one question he cannot answer.
Read what you hear
- Narrator 天亮了。悟空慢慢地坐起来，身上还在疼。
Tiān liàng le. Wùkōng mànmàn de zuò qǐlái, shēnshàng hái zài téng.
The sun rose. Wukong slowly sat up, still sore all over.
- Sun Wukong 八戒，师父还在洞里。我们不能睡觉！
Bājiè, shīfu hái zài dòng lǐ. Wǒmen bùnéng shuìjiào!
Bajie, the Master is still in the cave. We can't sleep!
- Zhu Bajie 大师兄，你的脸还是黑的！你先休息吧。
Dàshīxiōng, nǐ de liǎn háishì hēi de! Nǐ xiān xiūxī ba.
Big Brother, your face is still black! Rest first.
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- Sun Wukong 我没事。八戒，你去洞口看看，有没有人。
Wǒ méi shì. Bājiè, nǐ qù dòngkǒu kànkàn, yǒu méiyǒu rén.
I'm fine. Bajie, go look at the cave door and see who's there.
- Zhu Bajie 我一个人去？那里有火！
Wǒ yí gè rén qù? Nàlǐ yǒu huǒ!
Me, alone? There's fire there!
- Sha Wujing 二师兄，小心一点。别吃别人给的东西。
Èrshīxiōng, xiǎoxīn yìdiǎn. Bié chī biérén gěi de dōngxī.
Second Brother, be careful. Don't eat anything strangers give you.
- Zhu Bajie 放心！我是二师兄，怎么会被人骗？我只看一看，不吃东西。
Fàngxīn! Wǒ shì èrshīxiōng, zěnme huì bèi rén piàn? Wǒ zhǐ kàn yí kàn, bù chī dōngxī.
Don't worry! I'm the Second Brother. How could anyone trick me? I'll only look, and I won't eat anything.
- Sun Wukong 你上次也这样说。快去，快回来。
Nǐ shàngcì yě zhèyàng shuō. Kuài qù, kuài huílái.
You said that last time too. Go, and come back fast.
- Zhu Bajie 一个人走山路，真不好玩。我的肚子也叫了。
Yí gè rén zǒu shān lù, zhēn bù hǎo wán. Wǒ de dùzi yě jiào le.
Walking a mountain road alone is no fun. And my belly is calling.
- The Little Demon 小师父，你饿了吗？我这里有热饼和肉包子。
Xiǎoshīfu, nǐ è le ma? Wǒ zhèlǐ yǒu rè bǐng hé ròubāozi.
Little monk, are you hungry? I have hot flatbread and meat buns here.
- Zhu Bajie 肉包子？！啊，不行，沙师弟说过，不能吃别人的东西。
Ròubāozi?! A, bùxíng, Shā shīdì shuō guò, bùnéng chī biérén de dōngxī.
Meat buns?! Ah, no, Brother Sha said not to eat what strangers give.
- The Little Demon 这是我自己做的。不好吃，你可以不要。
Zhè shì wǒ zìjǐ zuò de. Bù hǎochī, nǐ kěyǐ búyào.
I made them myself. If they're not tasty, you don't have to take them.
- Zhu Bajie 那我只吃一个。就一个！
Nà wǒ zhǐ chī yí gè. Jiù yí gè!
Then I'll eat just one. Only one!
- Zhu Bajie 好吃！太好吃了！再来一个！
Hǎochī! Tài hǎochī le! Zài lái yí gè!
Delicious! So delicious! One more!
- The Little Demon 好，好，再来一个。你坐在这里，慢慢吃。
Hǎo, hǎo, zài lái yí gè. Nǐ zuòzài zhèlǐ, mànmàn chī.
Yes, yes, one more. Sit right here and eat slowly.
- Zhu Bajie 哎呀！我的手被绑住了！这是什么？
Āiyā! Wǒ de shǒu bèi bǎng zhù le! Zhè shì shénme?
Aiya! My hands are tied! What is this?
- The Little Demon 哈哈，抓到你了！大王一定很高兴！
Hāhā, zhuā dào nǐ le! Dàwáng yídìng hěn gāoxìng!
Ha ha, caught you! The Young King will be so pleased!
- Narrator 悟空变成牛魔王的样子，走进火红的山洞。
Wùkōng biànchéng Niú Mówáng de yàngzi, zǒujìn huǒ hóng de shāndòng.
Wukong turned himself into the Bull Demon King and walked into the fire-red cave.
- Wukong as the Bull Demon King 儿子！爸爸来看你了！你在做什么？
Érzi! Bàbà láikàn nǐ le! Nǐ zài zuò shénme?
Son! Your father has come to see you! What are you doing?
- Red Boy 爸爸？您怎么来了？我好想您！
Bàbà? Nín zěnme lái le? Wǒ hǎo xiǎng nín!
Father? Why did you come? I missed you so much!
- Wukong as the Bull Demon King 我听说，你抓到了一个和尚。他在哪儿？让我去看看他。
Wǒ tīngshuō, nǐ zhuā dào le yí gè héshàng. Tā zài nǎr? Ràng wǒ qù kànkàn tā.
I heard you caught a monk. Where is he? Let me go and see him.
- Red Boy 好的，爸爸！可是……妈妈说，如果您来了，我要问您一件事。
Hǎo de, bàbà! Kěshì… Māmā shuō, rúguǒ nín lái le, wǒ yào wèn nín yíjiàn shì.
Yes, Father! But... Mother said if you came, I should ask you one thing.
- Wukong as the Bull Demon King 你妈妈？什么事？快问，爸爸很忙。
Nǐ māmā? Shénme shì? Kuài wèn, bàbà hěn máng.
Your mother? What is it? Ask quickly. Father is busy.
- Red Boy 妈妈的名字叫什么？您还记得吗？
Māmā de míngzì jiào shénme? Nín hái jìde ma?
What is Mother's name? Do you still remember?
- Wukong as the Bull Demon King 妈妈的名字……你的妈妈……她叫……好妈妈？
Māmā de míngzì… Nǐ de māmā… Tā jiào… Hǎo māmā?
Your mother's name... Your mother... she's called... Good Mother?
- Red Boy 你不是我爸爸！我爸爸怎么会忘了妈妈的名字？
Nǐ búshì wǒ bàbà! Wǒ bàbà zěnme huì wàng le māmā de míngzì?
You are not my father! How could my father forget Mother's name?
- Wukong as the Bull Demon King 哎呀！儿子，你听我说……我只是老了……
Āiyā! Érzi, nǐ tīng wǒ shuō… Wǒ zhǐshì lǎo le…
Aiya! Son, listen... I'm just old...
- Red Boy 来人！别让这个假爸爸跑了！
Lái rén! Bié ràng zhège jiǎ bàbà pǎo le!
Guards! Don't let this fake father get away!
Hear the chapter
What changed in the story?
- Why does Sha Wujing warn Bajie?
“别吃别人给的东西”
- What tricks Bajie?
“我这里有热饼和肉包子”
- How does Wukong try to get into the cave?
“悟空变成牛魔王的样子”
- What does Red Boy ask to test his "father"?
“妈妈的名字叫什么”
- How does the chapter end?
“别让这个假爸爸跑了”