Pinocchio · chapter 5 of 25
Fire-Eater
吃火人
The music leads Pinocchio to the Great Puppet Theater, where the puppets greet him like a long-lost brother. Then their giant master walks in.
Read what you hear
- Pinocchio 去学校，还是去听音乐？匹诺曹，想一想……
Qù xuéxiào, háishi qù tīng yīnyuè? Pǐnuòcáo, xiǎng yi xiǎng…
School, or the music? Think, Pinocchio, think...
- Pinocchio 我要上学。学好了，就有钱，给爸爸买最好的大衣！
Wǒ yào shàngxué. Xué hǎo le, jiù yǒu qián, gěi bàba mǎi zuì hǎo de dàyī!
I'll go to school. Once I've learned, I'll have money, and I'll buy Papa the finest coat!
- Pinocchio 可是音乐真好听……我就去看一下！
Kěshì yīnyuè zhēn hǎotīng… wǒ jiù qù kàn yíxià!
But the music sounds so good... I'll just take a quick look!
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- Pinocchio 木偶大戏院！好多人！我也要进去！
Mù'ǒu Dà Xìyuàn! Hǎo duō rén! Wǒ yě yào jìnqu!
The Great Puppet Theater! What a crowd! I want to go in too!
- Pinocchio 票要四块钱？可是我没有钱……
Piào yào sì kuài qián? Kěshì wǒ méiyǒu qián…
A ticket costs four coins? But I haven't got any money...
- Pinocchio 先生！我的鞋，树皮做的！我的帽子，面包做的！你要吗？
Xiānsheng! Wǒ de xié, shùpí zuò de! Wǒ de màozi, miànbāo zuò de! Nǐ yào ma?
Sir! My shoes, made of bark! My cap, made of bread! Do you want them?
- Pinocchio 都不要？好吧……那我的书呢？
Dōu bú yào? Hǎo ba… nà wǒ de shū ne?
You don't want either? Fine... What about my book?
- Narrator 那个人买了他的书。那本书，是爸爸卖了大衣买的。
Nàge rén mǎi le tā de shū. Nà běn shū, shì bàba mài le dàyī mǎi de.
The man bought his book. Papa had sold his coat to buy that book.
- Pinocchio 我有票了！你看，木偶在跳舞！他们也是木头做的！
Wǒ yǒu piào le! Nǐ kàn, mù'ǒu zài tiàowǔ! Tāmen yě shì mùtou zuò de!
I've got a ticket! Look, puppets dancing! They're made of wood too!
- Harlequin 天哪！是匹诺曹！是我们的兄弟匹诺曹！
Tiān na! Shì Pǐnuòcáo! Shì wǒmen de xiōngdì Pǐnuòcáo!
Heavens! It's Pinocchio! It's our brother Pinocchio!
- Harlequin 兄弟，快来这儿！大家来抱他，亲他！
Xiōngdì, kuài lái zhèr! Dàjiā lái bào tā, qīn tā!
Brother, come up here, quick! Everyone, hug him, kiss him!
- Pinocchio 兄弟们好！抱一下！我也会跳舞！
Xiōngdìmen hǎo! Bào yíxià! Wǒ yě huì tiàowǔ!
Hello, brothers! Hugs! I can dance too!
- Fire-Eater 你们为什么不跳了？快跳！
Nǐmen wèishénme bú tiào le? Kuài tiào!
Why have you stopped dancing? Dance!
- Narrator 吃火人很高很大，黑胡子一直到地上，眼睛像两个红红的灯。
Chīhuǒrén hěn gāo hěn dà, hēi húzi yìzhí dào dìshang, yǎnjing xiàng liǎng gè hónghóng de dēng.
Fire-Eater was a giant. His black beard reached all the way to the floor, and his eyes glowed like two red lamps.
- Pinocchio 他的胡子好长啊！他是谁？
Tā de húzi hǎo cháng a! Tā shì shéi?
What a long beard he has! Who is he?
- Harlequin 小声点儿！是吃火人！我们都怕他！
Xiǎoshēng diǎnr! Shì Chīhuǒrén! Wǒmen dōu pà tā!
Keep your voice down! It's Fire-Eater! We're all afraid of him!
- Fire-Eater 你！新木偶！晚上，我再找你！
Nǐ! Xīn mù'ǒu! Wǎnshang, wǒ zài zhǎo nǐ!
You! New puppet! I'll deal with you tonight!
- Pinocchio 晚上？晚上他要做什么？
Wǎnshang? Wǎnshang tā yào zuò shénme?
Tonight? What's he going to do tonight?
- Fire-Eater 晚上了，我要吃饭！可是我的肉还没好，木头就没有了！
Wǎnshang le, wǒ yào chīfàn! Kěshì wǒ de ròu hái méi hǎo, mùtou jiù méiyǒu le!
It's evening, and I want my supper! But my meat isn't cooked, and the wood's all gone!
- Fire-Eater 阿莱基诺！那个新木偶是好木头。拿来！放在火里烧！
Āláijīnuò! Nàge xīn mù'ǒu shì hǎo mùtou. Ná lái! Fàng zài huǒ lǐ shāo!
Harlequin! That new puppet is good wood. Bring him here! Put him on the fire!
- Pinocchio 我？我不是木头！我是匹诺曹！
Wǒ? Wǒ bú shì mùtou! Wǒ shì Pǐnuòcáo!
Me? I'm not wood! I'm Pinocchio!
- Fire-Eater 傻瓜！你是木头做的！快抓他！
Shǎguā! Nǐ shì mùtou zuò de! Kuài zhuā tā!
Fool! You're made of wood! Grab him, quick!
- Harlequin 对不起，兄弟……我们得听他的。
Duìbuqǐ, xiōngdì… wǒmen děi tīng tā de.
I'm sorry, brother... we have to do what he says.
- Narrator 两个木偶拉着匹诺曹，走到大火边。
Liǎng gè mù'ǒu lāzhe Pǐnuòcáo, zǒu dào dàhuǒ biān.
Two puppets dragged Pinocchio over to the roaring fire.
- Pinocchio 爸爸！救我！我不要死！
Bàba! Jiù wǒ! Wǒ bú yào sǐ!
Papa, save me! I don't want to die!
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What changed in the story?
- What did Pinocchio dream of buying for Papa one day?
“给爸爸买最好的大衣”
- What did Pinocchio sell to get his ticket?
“那个人买了他的书”
- What did Harlequin call Pinocchio?
“是我们的兄弟匹诺曹”
- What does Fire-Eater look like?
“吃火人很高很大，黑胡子一直到地上”
- Why does Fire-Eater want Pinocchio brought to him that evening?
“木头就没有了……那个新木偶是好木头”