The Magic Lotus Lantern · chapter 6 of 6
Splitting the Mountain
劈开华山
At the foot of Mount Hua, Chenxiang faces his uncle, whose third eye sees every move. He has an axe, a bag of buns, and one idea.
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- Narrator 华山下，风很大。二郎神和他的黑狗，站在路的中间。
Huà Shān xià, fēng hěn dà. Èrláng Shén hé tā de hēi gǒu, zhàn zài lù de zhōngjiān.
At the foot of Mount Hua, the wind was blowing hard. Erlang Shen and his black dog stood in the middle of the path.
- Chenxiang 你就是我的舅舅，二郎神？你身上的灯……是妈妈的宝莲灯！
Nǐ jiù shì wǒ de jiùjiu, Èrláng Shén? Nǐ shēnshang de dēng… shì māma de Bǎolián Dēng!
So you're my uncle, Erlang Shen? And that lantern you're carrying... it's Mom's Lotus Lantern!
- Erlang Shen 你长得像你妈妈。可是，你想做什么？
Nǐ zhǎng de xiàng nǐ māma. Kěshì, nǐ xiǎng zuò shénme?
You look like your mother. But what exactly do you think you're doing?
- Chenxiang 舅舅，请你放了我的妈妈！
Jiùjiu, qǐng nǐ fàng le wǒ de māma!
Uncle, please let my mother go!
- Erlang Shen 天条就是天条。孩子，你打不过我的。回家去吧。
Tiāntiáo jiù shì tiāntiáo. Háizi, nǐ dǎ bu guò wǒ de. Huí jiā qù ba.
Heaven's law is heaven's law. You can't beat me, boy. Go home.
- Chenxiang 我不回去！舅舅，看斧头！
Wǒ bù huíqù! Jiùjiu, kàn fǔtou!
I'm not going home! Here comes my axe, Uncle!
- Narrator 两个人打了起来。打了很久，谁也打不过谁。
Liǎng gè rén dǎ le qǐlai. Dǎ le hěn jiǔ, shéi yě dǎ bu guò shéi.
The two of them began to fight. They fought for a long time, and neither could beat the other.
- Erlang Shen 哮天犬，上！
Xiàotiānquǎn, shàng!
Xiaotian, get him!
- Chenxiang 包子！给你！
Bāozi! Gěi nǐ!
Here, boy! Have a bun!
- Erlang Shen 哮天犬！你……你在吃他的包子？！
Xiàotiānquǎn! Nǐ… nǐ zài chī tā de bāozi?!
Xiaotian! Are you... are you eating his bun?!
- Chenxiang 我爸爸说了：做什么，都不能饿着！
Wǒ bàba shuō le: zuò shénme, dōu bù néng èzhe!
My dad always says: never do anything on an empty stomach!
- Erlang Shen 好！我的第三只眼睛，什么都能看见！你往哪儿打，我都知道！
Hǎo! Wǒ de dì sān zhī yǎnjing, shénme dōu néng kànjiàn! Nǐ wǎng nǎr dǎ, wǒ dōu zhīdào!
Fine! My third eye sees everything! Wherever you strike, I'll know before you do!
- Chenxiang 他什么都能看见……那我就让他什么都看不见！对了，宝莲灯！
Tā shénme dōu néng kànjiàn… nà wǒ jiù ràng tā shénme dōu kàn bu jiàn! Duì le, Bǎolián Dēng!
He can see everything... So I'll make sure he can't see anything at all! That's it: the Lotus Lantern!
- Sanshengmu 对，沉香！叫它！它会听你的！
Duì, Chénxiāng! Jiào tā! Tā huì tīng nǐ de!
Yes, Chenxiang! Call it! It will listen to you!
- Chenxiang 宝莲灯，亮起来！
Bǎolián Dēng, liàng qǐlai!
Lotus Lantern, shine!
- Narrator 宝莲灯亮了，像一千个太阳。它从二郎神的身上，飞到了沉香的手里。
Bǎolián Dēng liàng le, xiàng yìqiān gè tàiyáng. Tā cóng Èrláng Shén de shēnshang, fēi dào le Chénxiāng de shǒu li.
The Lotus Lantern blazed like a thousand suns, and it flew from Erlang Shen's side straight into Chenxiang's hand.
- Erlang Shen 啊！我的第三只眼睛！我什么都看不见了！
À! Wǒ de dì sān zhī yǎnjing! Wǒ shénme dōu kàn bu jiàn le!
Argh! My third eye! I can't see a thing!
- Chenxiang 舅舅，我不想打你。我只要我的妈妈。
Jiùjiu, wǒ bù xiǎng dǎ nǐ. Wǒ zhǐ yào wǒ de māma.
Uncle, I don't want to hurt you. All I want is my mother.
- Erlang Shen ……好孩子。你劈吧。
… Hǎo háizi. Nǐ pī ba.
...Good boy. Go on, then. Split it.
- Chenxiang 妈妈，你站远一点儿！我要劈了！
Māma, nǐ zhàn yuǎn yìdiǎnr! Wǒ yào pī le!
Mom, stand back! Here I go!
- Sanshengmu 劈吧，孩子！妈妈不怕！
Pī ba, háizi! Māma bú pà!
Do it, my child! I'm not afraid!
- Narrator 沉香用力一劈。只听见一声大响，华山从中间开了！
Chénxiāng yònglì yì pī. Zhǐ tīngjiàn yì shēng dà xiǎng, Huà Shān cóng zhōngjiān kāi le!
Chenxiang swung with all his strength. There was a mighty crack, and Mount Hua split open down the middle!
- Sanshengmu 沉香！我的孩子！
Chénxiāng! Wǒ de háizi!
Chenxiang! My child!
- Chenxiang 妈妈！我找到你了！
Māma! Wǒ zhǎodào nǐ le!
Mom! I found you!
- Sanshengmu 我闻到沉香的味道，就知道是你。
Wǒ wéndào chénxiāng de wèidao, jiù zhīdào shì nǐ.
The moment I smelled the agarwood, I knew it was you.
- Erlang Shen 三妹……你有一个好儿子。
Sānmèi… nǐ yǒu yí gè hǎo érzi.
Sister... you have a fine son.
- Sanshengmu 二哥，那天条呢？
Èrgē, nà tiāntiáo ne?
But Brother, what about heaven's law?
- Erlang Shen 天条？今天，我的第三只眼睛，什么也没看见。哮天犬，走！别吃了！
Tiāntiáo? Jīntiān, wǒ de dì sān zhī yǎnjing, shénme yě méi kànjiàn. Xiàotiānquǎn, zǒu! Bié chī le!
Heaven's law? Today, my third eye didn't see a thing. Come on, Xiaotian! Stop eating!
- Liu Yanchang 三娘！沉香！我听见一声大响，就跑来了！我……我又写了一首诗！
Sānniáng! Chénxiāng! Wǒ tīngjiàn yì shēng dà xiǎng, jiù pǎo lái le! Wǒ… wǒ yòu xiě le yì shǒu shī!
Sanniang! Chenxiang! I heard a huge crack and came running! And I... I've written another poem!
- Chenxiang 爸爸，又是诗？
Bàba, yòu shì shī?
Dad, another poem? Now?
- Liu Yanchang “山开了，灯亮了，一家人，回家了。”
“Shān kāi le, dēng liàng le, yì jiā rén, huí jiā le.”
“The mountain is open, the lantern is bright, and our family is going home.”
- Sanshengmu 彦昌……这一首，写得真好。
Yànchāng… zhè yì shǒu, xiě de zhēn hǎo.
Yanchang... this one is really good.
What changed in the story?
- What does Chenxiang see on his uncle?
“你身上的灯……是妈妈的宝莲灯！”
- Why doesn't the dog attack Chenxiang?
“包子！给你！”……“你在吃他的包子？！”
- What is Chenxiang's plan against the third eye?
“那我就让他什么都看不见！”
- Why does the Lotus Lantern fly to Chenxiang?
“叫它！它会听你的！”……“宝莲灯，亮起来！”
- What does Erlang Shen say about heaven's law at the end?
“今天，我的第三只眼睛，什么也没看见。”