Journey to the West: The Flaming Mountains · chapter 3 of 6
The Monkey in the Teacup
茶杯里的猴子
With a magic pill, Wukong cannot be blown away. So he becomes a tiny bug, hops into the princess's tea, and kicks up a fuss inside her. But has he really won?
Read what you hear
- Lingji Bodhisattva 这是定风丹。有了它，公主的风就吹不动你了。
Zhè shì dìngfēngdān. Yǒu le tā, gōngzhǔ de fēng jiù chuī bú dòng nǐ le.
This is a Wind-Fixing Pill. With it, the princess's wind can't move you.
- Sun Wukong 真的吗？那我就不怕她的扇子了！
Zhēn de ma? Nà wǒ jiù bú pà tā de shànzi le!
Really? Then I'm not afraid of her fan anymore!
- Lingji Bodhisattva 去吧。用扇子的时候，要小心一点儿。
Qù ba. Yòng shànzi de shíhou, yào xiǎoxīn yìdiǎnr.
Go on. Be careful when you use the fan.
Chapter 3 is part of SayMei Stories ($2.99 a month) and SayMei Premium. Chapter 1 of Journey to the West: The Flaming Mountains is free, and so are The Second Cup of Tea, Mulan, The Butterfly Lovers, Journey to the West: The Monkey King, Cinderella, The Night of the Nian, Chang'e and the Moon, The Great Race: The Twelve Animals, Aesop's Fables, Little Red Riding Hood, The Three Little Pigs, The Ugly Duckling, Pangu and Nüwa: How the World Began, Beauty and the Beast, The Magic Lotus Lantern, Alice in Wonderland, Zhong Kui the Demon Queller, The Odyssey, Robin Hood and Jiang Ziya Goes Fishing from start to finish.
- Sun Wukong 我最小心了！
Wǒ zuì xiǎoxīn le!
I'm the most careful of all!
- Lingji Bodhisattva ……我不太信。
… Wǒ bú tài xìn.
… I'm not so sure.
- Sun Wukong 谢谢菩萨！老孙一定有办法！
Xièxie Púsà! Lǎo Sūn yídìng yǒu bànfǎ!
Thank you, Bodhisattva! Old Sun will find a way!
- Sun Wukong 药放在嘴里，会吃下去。我放在衣服里，好！
Yào fàng zài zuǐ lǐ, huì chī xiàqù. Wǒ fàng zài yīfu lǐ, hǎo!
If I put it in my mouth, I might swallow it. I'll tuck it in my clothes. There!
- Lingji Bodhisattva 定风丹别丢了。丢了，你就飞走了。
Dìngfēngdān bié diū le. Diū le, nǐ jiù fēi zǒu le.
Don't lose the pill. If you lose it, you'll fly away.
- Sun Wukong 再见，菩萨！我这就去给扇子的主人一个大惊喜！
Zàijiàn, Púsà! Wǒ zhè jiù qù gěi shànzi de zhǔrén yí gè dà jīngxǐ!
Goodbye, Bodhisattva! I'll go give the fan's owner a big surprise!
- Sun Wukong 嫂子！开门！老孙又来了！
Sǎozi! Kāimén! Lǎo Sūn yòu lái le!
a staff pounds on a stone door
- Princess Iron Fan 他又来了？！快拿我的扇子！
Tā yòu lái le?! Kuài ná wǒ de shànzi!
He's back again?! Quick, get my fan!
- Princess Iron Fan 这次，我让你飞十万里！去！
Zhè cì, wǒ ràng nǐ fēi shí wàn lǐ! Qù!
This time I'll send you a hundred thousand li! Go!
- Sun Wukong 嫂子，你的风真凉快！再来一下，我还是很热呢！
Sǎozi, nǐ de fēng zhēn liángkuai! Zài lái yíxià, wǒ háishi hěn rè ne!
Your wind is so nice and cool, Sister-in-law! Do it again, I'm still hot!
- Princess Iron Fan 什么？他不动？！这是什么本领？
Shénme? Tā bú dòng?! Zhè shì shénme běnlǐng?
What? He isn't moving?! What kind of power is this?
- Princess Iron Fan 快关门！我……我要喝口茶。
Kuài guānmén! Wǒ… wǒ yào hē kǒu chá.
Quick, shut the door! I… I need a cup of tea.
- The Maid 是，公主。茶来了。请慢用。
Shì, gōngzhǔ. Chá lái le. Qǐng màn yòng.
Yes, Princess. Here is your tea. Please enjoy it.
- Princess Iron Fan 这只猴子……怎么吹不走？我的扇子，从来没有这样过！
Zhè zhī hóuzi… zěnme chuī bù zǒu? Wǒ de shànzi, cónglái méiyǒu zhèyàng guò!
This monkey… why won't he blow away? My fan has never done this before!
- Sun Wukong 嘻嘻，我变成一只小虫子，飞进来了。看我跳进茶杯！
Xīxī, wǒ biàn chéng yì zhī xiǎo chóngzi, fēi jìnlái le. Kàn wǒ tiào jìn chábēi!
Hee hee. I've turned into a tiny bug and flown in. Watch me jump into her teacup!
- Princess Iron Fan 咦？茶里好像有东西……算了，我太渴了。
Yí? Chá lǐ hǎoxiàng yǒu dōngxi… Suàn le, wǒ tài kě le.
Huh? There seems to be something in the tea… Never mind, I'm too thirsty.
- Sun Wukong 嫂子！你的肚子里好黑啊！我在这儿！
Sǎozi! Nǐ de dùzi lǐ hǎo hēi a! Wǒ zài zhèr!
Sister-in-law! It's so dark in your stomach! I'm in here!
- Princess Iron Fan 啊！谁在说话？我的肚子里有人！
À! Shéi zài shuōhuà? Wǒ de dùzi lǐ yǒu rén!
Ahh! Who's talking? There's someone in my stomach!
- The Maid 公主！公主！你怎么了？
Gōngzhǔ! Gōngzhǔ! Nǐ zěnme le?
Princess! Princess! What's wrong?
- Sun Wukong 借扇子，嫂子。不借，我就在你的肚子里跳舞！
Jiè shànzi, sǎozi. Bú jiè, wǒ jiù zài nǐ de dùzi lǐ tiàowǔ!
Lend me the fan, Sister-in-law. If you won't, I'll dance in your stomach!
- Princess Iron Fan 哎哟！好疼！别踢了！别踢了！
Āiyō! Hǎo téng! Bié tī le! Bié tī le!
Ow! It hurts! Stop kicking! Stop kicking!
- Sun Wukong 这是手，这是脚！再来一个大跳！
Zhè shì shǒu, zhè shì jiǎo! Zài lái yí gè dà tiào!
Here's a hand, here's a foot! One more big jump!
- Princess Iron Fan 小丫头，快去叫人！……不，别叫，太丢脸了！
Xiǎo yātou, kuài qù jiào rén!… Bù, bié jiào, tài diūliǎn le!
Girl, go call for help!… No, don't, it's too embarrassing!
- Princess Iron Fan 大圣！孙大圣！我借！我借给你！
Dàshèng! Sūn Dàshèng! Wǒ jiè! Wǒ jiè gěi nǐ!
Great Sage! Great Sage Sun! I'll lend it! I'll lend it to you!
- Sun Wukong 要真的扇子。别骗我。
Yào zhēn de shànzi. Bié piàn wǒ.
I want the real fan. Don't trick me.
- Princess Iron Fan 真的！扇子给你！快出来！
Zhēn de! Shànzi gěi nǐ! Kuài chūlái!
Real! The fan is yours! Just come out!
- Sun Wukong 嫂子，请张开嘴。啊——好了，我出来了！
Sǎozi, qǐng zhāngkāi zuǐ. À— hǎo le, wǒ chūlái le!
Sister-in-law, open your mouth, please. Aah— there, I'm out!
- Sun Wukong 谢谢嫂子！你的茶真好喝！三天以后，我还你！
Xièxie sǎozi! Nǐ de chá zhēn hǎohē! Sān tiān yǐhòu, wǒ huán nǐ!
Thank you, Sister-in-law! Your tea was delicious! I'll return it in three days!
- Princess Iron Fan 哈哈，傻猴子。他拿走的，是假扇子。真的，还在我这儿。
Hāhā, shǎ hóuzi. Tā názǒu de, shì jiǎ shànzi. Zhēn de, hái zài wǒ zhèr.
Ha ha, silly monkey. What he took is a fake fan. The real one is still with me.
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What changed in the story?
- What does the Wind-Fixing Pill do?
“有了它，公主的风就吹不动你了。”
- Why does the princess shut the door and ask for tea?
“什么？他不动？！这是什么本领？”
- How does Wukong get inside the princess?
“我变成一只小虫子，飞进来了。看我跳进茶杯！”
- What makes the princess agree to lend the fan?
“借扇子，嫂子。不借，我就在你的肚子里跳舞！”…“哎哟！好疼！”
- What secret does the princess tell at the end?
“他拿走的，是假扇子。”