Journey to the West: The White Bone Demon · chapter 6 of 6
The Monkey Comes Back
悟空回来了
Bajie has one trick left to bring Wukong back. But can the monkey catch a demon who always escapes, and will Master believe him this time?
Read what you hear
- Sun Wukong 白骨精说老孙的坏话？她说什么了？
Báigǔjīng shuō Lǎo Sūn de huàihuà? Tā shuō shénme le?
The White Bone Demon said nasty things about Old Sun? What did she say?
- Zhu Bajie 她说：孙悟空？一只小猴子，我才不怕！
Tā shuō: Sūn Wùkōng? Yì zhī xiǎo hóuzi, wǒ cái bú pà!
She said, “Sun Wukong? A little monkey like that doesn't scare me!”
- Zhu Bajie 她还说，猴子要是敢来，她就把猴毛一根一根拔下来，做一把刷子！
Tā hái shuō, hóuzi yàoshi gǎn lái, tā jiù bǎ hóu máo yì gēn yì gēn bá xiàlái, zuò yì bǎ shuāzi!
And she said if the monkey dares to show his face, she'll pluck out his fur one hair at a time and make it into a brush!
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- Sun Wukong 什么？拔老孙的毛？呆子，走！老孙去会会她！
Shénme? Bá Lǎo Sūn de máo? Dāizi, zǒu! Lǎo Sūn qù huìhui tā!
What? Pluck Old Sun's fur? Come on, dummy! Old Sun is going to go and have a word with her!
- Zhu Bajie 哈哈，老猪的办法，还真有用！
Hāhā, Lǎo Zhū de bànfǎ, hái zhēn yǒuyòng!
Ha ha, Old Pig's trick actually worked!
- Sun Wukong 呆子，你听好。老孙不是为了师父，是为了老孙的名字！
Dāizi, nǐ tīng hǎo. Lǎo Sūn bú shì wèile shīfu, shì wèile Lǎo Sūn de míngzi!
Listen carefully, dummy. Old Sun isn't doing this for Master. It's for Old Sun's good name!
- Zhu Bajie 是，是，为了名字……
Shì, shì, wèile míngzi…
Sure, sure. For your good name...
- Sun Wukong 等一下！老孙先去东海洗个澡。
Děng yíxià! Lǎo Sūn xiān qù Dōng Hǎi xǐ gè zǎo.
Hold on! Old Sun is going to take a bath in the Eastern Sea first.
- Zhu Bajie 洗澡？师父都快被蒸了，你还洗澡？
Xǐzǎo? Shīfu dōu kuài bèi zhēng le, nǐ hái xǐzǎo?
A bath? Master's about to be steamed, and you want a bath?
- Sun Wukong 这两天做大王，身上有妖气了。师父爱干净，老孙要洗干净了再去见他。
Zhè liǎng tiān zuò dàwáng, shēn shang yǒu yāoqì le. Shīfu ài gānjìng, Lǎo Sūn yào xǐ gānjìng le zài qù jiàn tā.
After a couple of days of being king again, Old Sun smells a bit like a demon. Master likes things clean, so Old Sun will wash before he goes to see him.
- Narrator 悟空洗好了澡，和八戒一起，飞到了白骨精的山洞前。
Wùkōng xǐ hǎo le zǎo, hé Bājiè yìqǐ, fēi dào le Báigǔjīng de shāndòng qián.
When Wukong had finished his bath, he and Bajie flew to the front of the White Bone Demon's cave.
- Sun Wukong 呆子，你在门口等着。老孙变一只小虫子，先飞进去看看。
Dāizi, nǐ zài ménkǒu děngzhe. Lǎo Sūn biàn yì zhī xiǎo chóngzi, xiān fēi jìnqù kànkan.
Dummy, you wait by the door. Old Sun will turn into a little bug and fly in to have a look first.
- Narrator 一只小小的虫子飞进山洞，停在了唐僧的耳朵边。
Yì zhī xiǎoxiǎo de chóngzi fēi jìn shāndòng, tíng zài le Táng Sēng de ěrduo biān.
A tiny little bug flew into the cave and landed right by Tang Seng's ear.
- Sun Wukong 师父，别怕。是老孙，老孙回来了。
Shīfu, bié pà. Shì Lǎo Sūn, Lǎo Sūn huílái le.
Don't be afraid, Master. It's Old Sun. Old Sun is back.
- Tang Seng 悟空？悟空！是师父不好，师父没有相信你……
Wùkōng? Wùkōng! Shì shīfu bù hǎo, shīfu méiyǒu xiāngxìn nǐ…
Wukong? Wukong! It's all my fault. I didn't believe you...
- Sun Wukong 师父，先别哭。等老孙打完妖怪，你再哭也不晚！
Shīfu, xiān bié kū. Děng Lǎo Sūn dǎ wán yāoguài, nǐ zài kū yě bù wǎn!
Don't cry yet, Master. Wait until Old Sun has beaten the demon. There'll be plenty of time for crying then!
- The White Bone Demon 水开了！唐僧，你该下锅了！
Shuǐ kāi le! Táng Sēng, nǐ gāi xià guō le!
The water's boiling! Time to go in the pot, Tang Seng!
- Sun Wukong 白骨精！你看看，老孙是谁？
Báigǔjīng! Nǐ kànkan, Lǎo Sūn shì shéi?
White Bone Demon! Take a good look. Who am I?
- The White Bone Demon 孙……孙悟空？你不是被赶走了吗？
Sūn… Sūn Wùkōng? Nǐ bú shì bèi gǎn zǒu le ma?
Sun... Sun Wukong? But weren't you sent away?
- Sun Wukong 老孙又回来了！看棒！
Lǎo Sūn yòu huílái le! Kàn bàng!
Well, Old Sun is back! Here comes my staff!
- Narrator 白骨精一变，又变成了那个送饭的姑娘。
Báigǔjīng yí biàn, yòu biànchéng le nàge sòng fàn de gūniang.
In a flash, the White Bone Demon turned back into the girl who had brought the lunch.
- Village Girl 师父，救救我！这只猴子又要打人了！
Shīfu, jiùjiu wǒ! Zhè zhī hóuzi yòu yào dǎ rén le!
Master, save me! This monkey wants to hit people again!
- Tang Seng 我不会再相信你了！悟空，打她！这一次，师父相信你！
Wǒ bú huì zài xiāngxìn nǐ le! Wùkōng, dǎ tā! Zhè yí cì, shīfu xiāngxìn nǐ!
I won't believe you ever again! Wukong, hit her! This time, your master believes you!
- Narrator 白骨精只好又变成一阵白烟，想飞出山洞去。
Báigǔjīng zhǐhǎo yòu biànchéng yí zhèn bái yān, xiǎng fēi chū shāndòng qù.
The White Bone Demon had no choice but to turn into white smoke again, and she tried to fly out of the cave.
- Sun Wukong 山神，土地！快到天上去看着，别让她跑了！
Shānshén, Tǔdi! Kuài dào tiānshàng qù kànzhe, bié ràng tā pǎo le!
Mountain God! Earth God! Get up into the sky and keep watch! Don't let her get away!
- Narrator 山神和土地马上在天上看着。白烟飞不出去，又变回了白骨精。
Shānshén hé Tǔdi mǎshàng zài tiānshàng kànzhe. Bái yān fēi bu chūqù, yòu biàn huí le Báigǔjīng.
At once the Mountain God and the Earth God stood guard in the sky. The white smoke couldn't get out, and it turned back into the White Bone Demon.
- The White Bone Demon 猴子，放过我吧！我再也不吃唐僧肉了！
Hóuzi, fàngguò wǒ ba! Wǒ zài yě bù chī Táng Sēng ròu le!
Monkey, let me go! I'll never try to eat Tang Seng again!
- Sun Wukong 你骗了老孙的师父三次，还想骗第四次？看棒！
Nǐ piàn le Lǎo Sūn de shīfu sān cì, hái xiǎng piàn dì-sì cì? Kàn bàng!
You fooled Old Sun's master three times, and now you want a fourth? Here comes my staff!
- Narrator 金箍棒打了下去。白骨精变成了一堆白骨，再也没有起来。悟空马上放了师父和沙师弟。
Jīn gū bàng dǎ le xiàqù. Báigǔjīng biànchéng le yì duī báigǔ, zài yě méiyǒu qǐlái. Wùkōng mǎshàng fàng le shīfu hé Shā shīdì.
Down came the golden staff. The White Bone Demon became a heap of white bones, and she never got up again. Wukong quickly untied Master and Brother Sha.
- Sha Wujing 大师兄！我就知道，你会回来的！
Dà shīxiōng! Wǒ jiù zhīdào, nǐ huì huílái de!
Big Brother! I knew you'd come back!
- Tang Seng 悟空，那封信还在吗？给我，我把它撕了！以后，你永远是我的大徒弟！
Wùkōng, nà fēng xìn hái zài ma? Gěi wǒ, wǒ bǎ tā sī le! Yǐhòu, nǐ yǒngyuǎn shì wǒ de dà túdì!
Wukong, do you still have that letter? Give it to me, and I'll tear it up! From now on, you will always be my first disciple!
- Zhu Bajie 猴哥……老猪也错了。那个……你还有桃子吗？
Hóugē… Lǎo Zhū yě cuò le. Nàge… nǐ hái yǒu táozi ma?
Brother Monkey... Old Pig was wrong too. Um... you wouldn't have any peaches left, would you?
- Sun Wukong 呆子！走吧，去西天的路还长着呢。只要师父相信老孙，什么妖怪都不怕！
Dāizi! Zǒu ba, qù Xītiān de lù hái cháng zhe ne. Zhǐyào shīfu xiāngxìn Lǎo Sūn, shénme yāoguài dōu bú pà!
Dummy! Come on, it's still a long road to the West. But as long as Master believes in Old Sun, there's no demon to fear!
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What changed in the story?
- What does Bajie claim the demon said about Wukong?
“她就把猴毛一根一根拔下来，做一把刷子！”
- Why does Wukong wash in the Eastern Sea before the rescue?
“身上有妖气了。师父爱干净，老孙要洗干净了再去见他。”
- How does Wukong get into the cave without being seen?
“老孙变一只小虫子，先飞进去看看。”
- What does Tang Seng do when the demon turns into the girl again?
“悟空，打她！这一次，师父相信你！”
- Why can't the demon escape as white smoke this time?
“快到天上去看着，别让她跑了！”……“白烟飞不出去”