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The Tears That Heal

眼泪

Years pass, and Rapunzel waits in a lonely land while the blind prince keeps walking toward a voice he remembers.

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  1. Narrator 长发住在一个很远的地方。那里一个人也没有。

    Chángfà zhù zài yí gè hěn yuǎn de dìfang. Nàlǐ yí gè rén yě méiyǒu.

    Rapunzel lived in a place far away. There was not a soul there.

  2. Rapunzel 我的头发短了。王子，你在哪儿？

    Wǒ de tóufa duǎn le. Wángzǐ, nǐ zài nǎr?

    My hair is short now. Prince, where are you?

  3. Rapunzel 你还记得我吗？我天天都想你。

    Nǐ hái jìde wǒ ma? Wǒ tiāntiān dōu xiǎng nǐ.

    Do you still remember me? I think of you every day.

Chapter 4 is part of SayMei Stories ($2.99 a month) and SayMei Premium. Chapter 1 of Rapunzel 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, Jiang Ziya Goes Fishing, The Steadfast Tin Soldier, The Hound of the Baskervilles and The Kitchen God from start to finish.

  1. Rapunzel 我想唱歌，可是我不开心。

    Wǒ xiǎng chànggē, kěshì wǒ bù kāixīn.

    I want to sing, but I am not happy.

  2. Rapunzel 我天天在哭。我的眼泪好多。

    Wǒ tiāntiān zài kū. Wǒ de yǎnlèi hǎo duō.

    I cry every day. I have so many tears.

  3. Rapunzel 风啊，请你告诉他，我在这儿。

    Fēng a, qǐng nǐ gàosu tā, wǒ zài zhèr.

    Wind, please tell him that I am here.

  4. Rapunzel 我天天看着路。今天还是没有人。

    Wǒ tiāntiān kànzhe lù. Jīntiān háishi méiyǒu rén.

    I watch the road every day. Today there is still no one.

  5. Rapunzel 可是我不怕。我会等你。

    Kěshì wǒ bú pà. Wǒ huì děng nǐ.

    But I am not afraid. I will wait for you.

  6. Narrator 王子看不见了。他走了很多很多年。

    Wángzǐ kàn bú jiàn le. Tā zǒu le hěn duō hěn duō nián.

    The prince could not see. He walked for many, many years.

  7. The Prince 长发……你在哪儿？我走了好久了。

    Chángfà… nǐ zài nǎr? Wǒ zǒu le hǎojiǔ le.

    Rapunzel... where are you? I have walked for so long.

  8. The Prince 我看不见，可是我不怕。我要找到她。

    Wǒ kàn bú jiàn, kěshì wǒ bú pà. Wǒ yào zhǎodào tā.

    I can't see, but I'm not afraid. I will find her.

  9. The Prince 我记得你的歌。我天天在路上想它。

    Wǒ jìde nǐ de gē. Wǒ tiāntiān zài lù shàng xiǎng tā.

    I remember your song. Every day on the road I think of it.

  10. The Prince 我又饿又累。可是我不能停。

    Wǒ yòu è yòu lèi. Kěshì wǒ bù néng tíng.

    I'm hungry and tired. But I can't stop.

  11. The Prince 听！有一个声音！

    Tīng! Yǒu yí gè shēngyīn!

    Listen! There's a voice!

  12. The Prince 是她的声音！是长发！

    Shì tā de shēngyīn! Shì Chángfà!

    It's her voice! It's Rapunzel!

  13. The Prince 我听见了！在那边！我快走！

    Wǒ tīngjiàn le! Zài nà biān! Wǒ kuài zǒu!

    I hear her! Over there! I must hurry!

  14. The Prince 长发！长发！是你吗？

    Chángfà! Chángfà! Shì nǐ ma?

    Rapunzel! Rapunzel! Is it you?

  15. Rapunzel 王子？！真的是你！

    Wángzǐ?! Zhēn de shì nǐ!

    Prince?! It really is you!

  16. Rapunzel 你的眼睛！你看不见了！

    Nǐ de yǎnjing! Nǐ kàn bú jiàn le!

    Your eyes! You can't see!

  17. The Prince 别哭，长发。我听见你，我很高兴。

    Bié kū, Chángfà. Wǒ tīngjiàn nǐ, wǒ hěn gāoxìng.

    Don't cry, Rapunzel. I can hear you, and I'm so happy.

  18. The Prince 我记得你的笑。你在哪儿，我就去哪儿。

    Wǒ jìde nǐ de xiào. Nǐ zài nǎr, wǒ jiù qù nǎr.

    I remember your smile. Wherever you are, I will go there.

  19. Rapunzel 对不起……我的眼泪……

    Duìbuqǐ… wǒ de yǎnlèi…

    I'm sorry... my tears...

  20. Rapunzel 我的眼泪在你的眼睛上了。

    Wǒ de yǎnlèi zài nǐ de yǎnjing shàng le.

    My tears are on your eyes.

  21. The Prince 啊！好热……我……我看见亮了！

    Ā! Hǎo rè… wǒ… wǒ kànjiàn liàng le!

    Ah! It's warm... I... I see light!

  22. The Prince 我看见你了！你在哭，也在笑。

    Wǒ kànjiàn nǐ le! Nǐ zài kū, yě zài xiào.

    I can see you! You are crying, and laughing too.

  23. Rapunzel 真的吗？你看见我了？

    Zhēn de ma? Nǐ kànjiàn wǒ le?

    Really? You can see me?

  24. The Prince 看见了！你还是那么漂亮。

    Kànjiàn le! Nǐ háishi nàme piàoliang.

    I can! You're just as beautiful as ever.

  25. Rapunzel 王子，我们回家吧。

    Wángzǐ, wǒmen huí jiā ba.

    Prince, let's go home.

  26. The Prince 好，我们回家。我们结婚！

    Hǎo, wǒmen huí jiā. Wǒmen jiéhūn!

    Yes, let's go home. Let's get married!

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What changed in the story?

  1. How has Rapunzel changed?

    “我的头发短了。”

  2. What does Rapunzel promise herself?

    “我不怕。我会等你。”

  3. How does the prince know she is near?

    “是她的声音！是长发！”

  4. What heals the prince's eyes?

    “我的眼泪在你的眼睛上了。”

  5. How does the story end?

    “我们回家。我们结婚！”

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