Robin Hood · chapter 5 of 5
The King Comes
国王来了
A tall stranger with a hungry belly asks the outlaws for a seat by the fire. He has a secret bigger than Sherwood Forest.
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- King Richard 晚上好，朋友们。我可以在这里坐一下吗？
Wǎnshang hǎo, péngyoumen. Wǒ kěyǐ zài zhèlǐ zuò yíxià ma?
Good evening, friends. May I sit here a while?
- Robin Hood 你是谁？一个人来森林，你不怕吗？
Nǐ shì shéi? Yí gè rén lái sēnlín, nǐ bú pà ma?
Who are you? Coming alone into the forest, aren't you afraid?
- King Richard 我不怕。我从很远的地方来。我要找罗宾汉。
Wǒ bú pà. Wǒ cóng hěn yuǎn de dìfang lái. Wǒ yào zhǎo Luóbīnhàn.
I'm not afraid. I've come from far away. I'm looking for Robin Hood.
- Robin Hood 找罗宾汉？为什么？
Zhǎo Luóbīnhàn? Wèishénme?
Looking for Robin Hood? Why?
- King Richard 国王想认识他。他让我来。
Guówáng xiǎng rènshi tā. Tā ràng wǒ lái.
The king wants to meet him. He sent me.
- Little John 国王？国王是不是也要抓罗宾？
Guówáng? Guówáng shì bu shì yě yào zhuā Luóbīn?
The king? Does the king want to catch Robin too?
- King Richard 国王不抓好人。请让我坐下吧，我饿了。
Guówáng bù zhuā hǎorén. Qǐng ràng wǒ zuò xià ba, wǒ è le.
The king doesn't catch good people. Please let me sit, I'm hungry.
- Friar Tuck 饿了？那就吃肉！来来来，坐这里！
È le? Nà jiù chī ròu! Lái lái lái, zuò zhèlǐ!
Hungry? Then eat meat! Come, come, sit here!
- Robin Hood 好吧，朋友。在森林里，客人最大。
Hǎo ba, péngyou. Zài sēnlín lǐ, kèrén zuì dà.
All right, friend. In the forest, the guest comes first.
- King Richard 好吃！这是我吃过最好的肉！
Hǎochī! Zhè shì wǒ chī guo zuì hǎo de ròu!
Delicious! This is the best meat I've ever eaten!
- Friar Tuck 是我做的！
Shì wǒ zuò de!
I made it!
- King Richard 罗宾汉，我有一封信。请你看看。
Luóbīnhàn, wǒ yǒu yì fēng xìn. Qǐng nǐ kànkan.
Robin Hood, I have a letter. Please read it.
- Robin Hood 这是……国王的信？！
Zhè shì… guówáng de xìn?!
This is... the king's letter?!
- King Richard 你不用看了。我是国王，理查。
Nǐ bú yòng kàn le. Wǒ shì guówáng, Lǐchá.
You don't need to read it. I am the king. Richard.
- Robin Hood 国王？！
Guówáng?!
The king?!
- Friar Tuck 我……我给国王做饭了？！
Wǒ… wǒ gěi guówáng zuò fàn le?!
I... I cooked for the king?!
- King Richard 好吃就好！起来吧，我的朋友们。
Hǎochī jiù hǎo! Qǐlái ba, wǒ de péngyoumen.
Good food is what matters! Get up, my friends.
- King Richard 我很长时间不在英国。回来以后，我听说，警长拿穷人的钱。
Wǒ hěn cháng shíjiān bú zài Yīngguó. Huílái yǐhòu, wǒ tīngshuō, jǐngzhǎng ná qióngrén de qián.
I was away from England for a long time. Since I came back, I've heard the sheriff takes the poor people's money.
- King Richard 我也听说，森林里有一个人，帮了很多穷人。
Wǒ yě tīngshuō, sēnlín lǐ yǒu yí gè rén, bāng le hěn duō qióngrén.
I've also heard that a man in the forest has helped many poor people.
- Robin Hood 国王，我们也拿过别人的钱。
Guówáng, wǒmen yě ná guo biérén de qián.
Your Majesty, we've taken other people's money too.
- King Richard 我知道。可是你们是好人。从今天起，你们都可以回家了。
Wǒ zhīdào. Kěshì nǐmen shì hǎorén. Cóng jīntiān qǐ, nǐmen dōu kěyǐ huí jiā le.
I know. But you are good people. From today, you can all go home.
- Little John 回家？！罗宾，我们可以回家了！
Huí jiā?! Luóbīn, wǒmen kěyǐ huí jiā le!
Home?! Robin, we can go home!
- King Richard 罗宾汉，你想做我的朋友吗？
Luóbīnhàn, nǐ xiǎng zuò wǒ de péngyou ma?
Robin Hood, would you like to be my friend?
- Robin Hood 想，国王。我会一直帮穷人。
Xiǎng, guówáng. Wǒ huì yìzhí bāng qióngrén.
Yes, my king. I'll always help the poor.
- King Richard 好。明天，我们去警长那里。他要把钱给穷人。
Hǎo. Míngtiān, wǒmen qù jǐngzhǎng nàlǐ. Tā yào bǎ qián gěi qióngrén.
Good. Tomorrow we go to town. The sheriff must give the money back to the poor.
- Friar Tuck 国王，我可以再吃一块肉吗？
Guówáng, wǒ kěyǐ zài chī yí kuài ròu ma?
Your Majesty, may I have another piece of meat?
- King Richard 好！所有人，吃肉！
Hǎo! Suǒyǒu rén, chī ròu!
Ha ha ha! Everyone, eat meat!
- Robin Hood 朋友们，来！今天，我们都是国王的朋友！
Péngyoumen, lái! Jīntiān, wǒmen dōu shì guówáng de péngyou!
Friends, come! Today we are all friends of the king!
What changed in the story?
- Why does the stranger say he came?
“国王想认识他。他让我来。”
- Who is the stranger really?
“我是国王，理查。”
- What has the king heard about the sheriff?
“警长拿穷人的钱。”
- What does the king tell the outlaws?
“你们都可以回家了。”
- What does the king ask Robin?
“你想做我的朋友吗？”