Nezha and the Dragon King · chapter 7 of 8
A Body of Lotus
莲花做的身体
High on Qianyuan Mountain, Nezha's spirit finds his teacher again, and a pond full of lotus flowers holds a surprise.
Read what you hear
- Narrator 太乙真人住在乾元山上。山上很安静。
Tàiyǐ Zhēnrén zhù zài Qiányuán Shān shàng. Shān shàng hěn ānjìng.
Taiyi Zhenren lived high on Qianyuan Mountain. It was very quiet up there.
- Narrator 他的山洞前面有一个水池，里面开满了莲花。
Tā de shāndòng qiánmiàn yǒu yí gè shuǐchí, lǐmiàn kāi mǎn le liánhuā.
In front of his cave was a pond, full of blooming lotus flowers.
- Taiyi Zhenren 哪吒，你来了。
Nézhā, nǐ lái le.
Nezha. You've come.
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- Nezha 师父……我看不见我的手，也看不见我的脚。
Shīfu… wǒ kàn bú jiàn wǒ de shǒu, yě kàn bú jiàn wǒ de jiǎo.
Master… I can't see my hands. I can't see my feet.
- Nezha 我没有身体了。我还能回家吗？
Wǒ méiyǒu shēntǐ le. Wǒ hái néng huí jiā ma?
I don't have a body anymore. Can I ever go home?
- Taiyi Zhenren 好孩子，别怕。师父给你做一个新的身体！
Hǎo háizi, bié pà. Shīfu gěi nǐ zuò yí gè xīn de shēntǐ!
Don't be afraid, my good boy. Your master will make you a new body!
- Nezha 新的身体？用什么做？
Xīn de shēntǐ? Yòng shénme zuò?
A new body? Made of what?
- Taiyi Zhenren 你看，这里的莲花多好看！
Nǐ kàn, zhèlǐ de liánhuā duō hǎokàn!
Look how lovely the lotus flowers are here!
- Taiyi Zhenren 我用莲花和荷叶，给你做一个新的身体。
Wǒ yòng liánhuā hé héyè, gěi nǐ zuò yí gè xīn de shēntǐ.
I'll make you a new body out of lotus flowers and lotus leaves.
- Taiyi Zhenren 莲花放这里，荷叶放那里……好了！
Liánhuā fàng zhèlǐ, héyè fàng nàlǐ… hǎo le!
Lotus flowers here, lotus leaves there… done!
- Taiyi Zhenren 哪吒，起来！
Nézhā, qǐlái!
Nezha, rise!
- Narrator 莲花亮了起来。一个小男孩，从莲花里站了起来！
Liánhuā liàng le qǐlái. Yí gè xiǎo nánhái, cóng liánhuā lǐ zhàn le qǐlái!
The lotus flowers began to glow, and a little boy stood up out of them!
- Nezha 我能看见了！师父，我看见你了！
Wǒ néng kànjiàn le! Shīfu, wǒ kànjiàn nǐ le!
I can see! Master, I can see you!
- Nezha 你看！我的手，我的脚，都回来了！
Nǐ kàn! Wǒ de shǒu, wǒ de jiǎo, dōu huílái le!
Look! My hands, my feet, they've all come back!
- Taiyi Zhenren 哈哈！好，好！这个身体，比以前的还好！
Hāhā! Hǎo, hǎo! Zhège shēntǐ, bǐ yǐqián de hái hǎo!
Ha ha! Good, good! This body is even better than your old one!
- Nezha 真的！我跑得更快，跳得更高了！
Zhēn de! Wǒ pǎo de gèng kuài, tiào de gèng gāo le!
It's true! I can run faster and jump higher!
- Nezha 师父，爸爸妈妈好吗？陈塘关的人好吗？
Shīfu, bàba māma hǎo ma? Chéntáng Guān de rén hǎo ma?
Master, are Mom and Dad all right? Are the people of Chentang Pass all right?
- Taiyi Zhenren 他们都好。大水走了，龙王也回去了。
Tāmen dōu hǎo. Dà shuǐ zǒu le, Lóngwáng yě huíqù le.
They're all fine. The water is gone, and the Dragon King has gone home.
- Nezha 可是，龙王以后还会来吗？
Kěshì, Lóngwáng yǐhòu hái huì lái ma?
But will the Dragon King ever come back?
- Taiyi Zhenren 别急。师父还有两样好东西，要送给你！
Bié jí. Shīfu hái yǒu liǎng yàng hǎo dōngxi, yào sòng gěi nǐ!
Patience. Your master has two more wonderful things to give you!
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What changed in the story?
- What can't Nezha see when he arrives?
“我看不见我的手，也看不见我的脚。”
- What does Taiyi use to make Nezha's new body?
“我用莲花和荷叶，给你做一个新的身体。”
- What happens after Taiyi calls out “Nezha, rise!”?
“莲花亮了起来。一个小男孩，从莲花里站了起来！”
- How is Nezha's new body different?
“这个身体，比以前的还好！……我跑得更快，跳得更高了！”
- What is Nezha still worried about?
“龙王以后还会来吗？”