The Kitchen God · chapter 2 of 3
Sweet Words
甜甜的话
The family feeds the Kitchen God sticky candy so he can only say sweet things. Before the Jade Emperor, only kind words come out. Then the candy starts to melt.
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- Grandpa 小宝，小年的糖瓜在这儿。这个糖很甜！
Xiǎobǎo, Xiǎonián de tángguā zài zhèr. Zhège táng hěn tián!
Xiaobao, here's the Little New Year candy. It's very sweet!
- Xiaobao 好甜！我的手拿不开了！
Hǎo tián! Wǒ de shǒu ná bù kāi le!
So sweet! My hand is stuck!
- Grandpa 别吃！这是给灶王爷的。
Bié chī! Zhè shì gěi Zàowáng Yé de.
Don't eat it! It's for the Kitchen God.
- Xiaobao 灶王爷，请吃糖。我最爱你了！
Zàowáng Yé, qǐng chī táng. Wǒ zuì ài nǐ le!
Kitchen God, please have some candy. I love you the most!
- The Kitchen God 不要！别放在我的嘴上！
Bú yào! Bié fàng zài wǒ de zuǐ shàng!
No! Don't put it on my mouth!
- Grandpa 灶王爷，请你多说我们的好话。
Zàowáng Yé, qǐng nǐ duō shuō wǒmen de hǎohuà.
Kitchen God, please say lots of good things about us.
- Xiaobao 对！请你说，小宝是好孩子！
Duì! Qǐng nǐ shuō, Xiǎobǎo shì hǎo háizi!
Yes! Please say Xiaobao is a good boy!
- The Kitchen God 小宝吃了……吃了……
Xiǎobǎo chī le… chī le…
Xiaobao ate... ate...
- The Kitchen God ……小宝是个好孩子！啊？我说了什么？
…Xiǎobǎo shì gè hǎo háizi! À? Wǒ shuō le shénme?
...Xiaobao is a good child! Huh? What did I just say?
- Xiaobao 爷爷，你看！灶王爷在笑！
Yéye, nǐ kàn! Zàowáng Yé zài xiào!
Grandpa, look! The Kitchen God is smiling!
- Grandpa 好，我们送灶王爷上天。
Hǎo, wǒmen sòng Zàowáng Yé shàng tiān.
Good. Let's send the Kitchen God up to heaven.
- The Kitchen God 哇！我在飞！云好白啊！
Wa! Wǒ zài fēi! Yún hǎo bái a!
Wow! I'm flying! The clouds are so white!
- The Kitchen God 可是我的嘴……糖太多了。
Kěshì wǒ de zuǐ… táng tài duō le.
But my mouth... there's too much candy.
- The Kitchen God 好。一，二，三。小宝吃了很多饺子。
Hǎo. Yī, èr, sān. Xiǎobǎo chī le hěn duō jiǎozi.
Okay. One, two, three. Xiaobao ate lots of dumplings.
- The Kitchen God 小宝是我最好的朋友！不对不对！
Xiǎobǎo shì wǒ zuì hǎo de péngyou! Bú duì bú duì!
Xiaobao is my best friend! No, no, no!
- The Kitchen God 爷爷喝酒……爷爷的酒真香！唉！
Yéye hē jiǔ… yéye de jiǔ zhēn xiāng! Āi!
Grandpa drinks wine... Grandpa's wine smells wonderful! Ugh!
- The Kitchen God 我只会说好话。玉皇大帝会怎么想？
Wǒ zhǐ huì shuō hǎohuà. Yùhuáng Dàdì huì zěnme xiǎng?
I can only say nice things. What will the Jade Emperor think?
- The Jade Emperor 灶王爷，你回来了。他们家怎么样？
Zàowáng Yé, nǐ huílái le. Tāmen jiā zěnmeyàng?
Kitchen God, you're back. How is that family?
- The Kitchen God 大帝，他们家……非常好！
Dàdì, tāmen jiā… fēicháng hǎo!
Your Majesty, that family is... very good!
- The Jade Emperor 真的吗？小孩没有做错事吗？
Zhēn de ma? Xiǎohái méi yǒu zuò cuò shì ma?
Really? The child did nothing wrong?
- The Kitchen God 没有！小宝像糖一样甜！
Méi yǒu! Xiǎobǎo xiàng táng yíyàng tián!
Nothing! Xiaobao is as sweet as candy!
- The Jade Emperor 那个老人呢？他喝酒吗？
Nà ge lǎorén ne? Tā hē jiǔ ma?
And the old man? Does he drink wine?
- The Kitchen God 他的心很好，很好，很好！
Tā de xīn hěn hǎo, hěn hǎo, hěn hǎo!
His heart is good, good, good!
- The Jade Emperor 你今天只有好话。你的嘴怎么了？
Nǐ jīntiān zhǐ yǒu hǎohuà. Nǐ de zuǐ zěnme le?
Today you only have nice words. What's wrong with your mouth?
- The Kitchen God 糖……糖在我的嘴上。
Táng… táng zài wǒ de zuǐ shàng.
Candy... there's candy on my mouth.
- The Jade Emperor 那我等你。糖没有了，你再说。
Nà wǒ děng nǐ. Táng méi yǒu le, nǐ zài shuō.
Then I'll wait. When the candy is gone, speak again.
- The Kitchen God 等一下……我的嘴有一点动了！
Děng yíxià… wǒ de zuǐ yǒu yìdiǎn dòng le!
Wait... my mouth is starting to move!
- The Jade Emperor 说吧。这家人，到底怎么样？
Shuō ba. Zhè jiā rén, dàodǐ zěnmeyàng?
Speak. What is that family really like?
- The Kitchen God 糖要没有了……大帝，我要说真话了！
Táng yào méi yǒu le… Dàdì, wǒ yào shuō zhēnhuà le!
The candy is almost gone... Your Majesty, I'm about to tell the truth!
What changed in the story?
- Why does the family give the Kitchen God candy?
“请你多说我们的好话。”
- What does the Kitchen God say when he tries to tell about Xiaobao?
“小宝是个好孩子！”
- Where does the Kitchen God fly?
“灶王爷，你回来了。”
- What does he say about Xiaobao to the Jade Emperor?
“小宝像糖一样甜！”
- What is happening at the end of the chapter?
“我的嘴有一点动了！”