The Odyssey · chapter 3 of 6
The Bag of Winds
风神的袋子
Odysseus is almost home when his greedy crew opens a gift they were told never to touch. Then Odysseus's friends walk into a strange house.
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- Aeolus, King of the Winds 欢迎，欢迎！我是风神。你们从哪儿来？
Huānyíng, huānyíng! Wǒ shì fēngshén. Nǐmen cóng nǎ'ér lái?
Welcome, welcome! I am the king of the winds. Where are you from?
- Odysseus 风神大人，我们是希腊人。我们想回家，回伊萨卡。
Fēngshén dàrén, wǒmen shì Xīlàrén. Wǒmen xiǎng huíjiā, huí Yīsàkǎ.
Lord of the winds, we are Greeks. We want to go home, to Ithaca.
- The Sailor 奥德修斯，这里的风好大！我的头发都飞起来了！
Àodéxiūsī, zhèlǐ de fēnghǎo dà! Wǒ de tóufa dōu fēi qǐlái le!
Odysseus, the wind is so strong here! My hair is flying off!
- Aeolus, King of the Winds 哈哈！风是我的朋友。我可以帮你们。
Hāhā! Fēngshì wǒ de péngyou. Wǒ kěyǐ bāng nǐmen.
Ha ha! The winds are my friends. I can help you.
- Aeolus, King of the Winds 这个袋子里，有所有不好的风。我把它送给你。
Zhège dàizi lǐ, yǒu suǒyǒu bùhǎo de fēng. Wǒ bǎ tā sònggěi nǐ.
This bag holds all the bad winds. I give it to you.
- Odysseus 谢谢您！我们一定不打开它。
Xièxienín! Wǒmen yídìng bù dǎkāi tā.
Thank you! We will never open it.
- Aeolus, King of the Winds 记住，一定不要打开！只有好风会带你们回家。
Jìzhù, yídìng búyào dǎkāi! Zhǐyǒu hǎofēnghuì dài nǐmen huíjiā.
Remember, never open it! Only the good wind will take you home.
- The Sailor 袋子里有什么？我想看看……
Dàizi lǐ yǒu shénme? Wǒ xiǎng kànkan…
What's in the bag? I'd like to see...
- Narrator 好风吹了九天九夜。船一直向前走。
Hǎo fēngchuī le jiǔtiānjiǔyè. Chuán yìzhí xiàngqiánzǒu.
The good wind blew for nine days and nine nights. The ship sailed straight ahead.
- Odysseus 看！山！那是伊萨卡！我看见家里的火了！
Kàn! Shān! Nà shì Yīsàkǎ! Wǒ kànjiàn jiālǐ de huǒ le!
Look! Hills! That's Ithaca! I can see the fires of home!
- The Sailor 真的吗？我也看见了！我们到家了！
Zhēnde ma? Wǒ yě kànjiàn le! Wǒmen dàojiā le!
Really? I see it too! We're home!
- Odysseus 九天九夜，我没有睡觉。我好累……我睡一会儿。
Jiǔtiānjiǔyè, wǒ méiyǒu shuìjiào. Wǒ hǎo lèi… wǒ shuì yíhuì'er.
Nine days and nights without sleep. I'm so tired... I'll rest a little.
- The Sailor 睡吧，奥德修斯。我们来看船。
Shuì ba, Àodéxiūsī. Wǒmen láikàn chuán.
Sleep, Odysseus. We'll watch the ship.
- The Sailor 朋友们，你们说，袋子里有什么？
Péngyou men, nǐmen shuō, dàizi lǐ yǒu shénme?
Friends, what do you think is in the bag?
- The Crew 一定是钱！风神送了他很多钱！
Yídìng shì qián! Fēngshén sòng le tā hěnduō qián!
It must be money! The king of the winds gave him lots of it!
- The Crew 他不给我们看！我们自己看！
Tā bù gěi wǒmen kàn! Wǒmen zìjǐ kàn!
He won't show us! We'll look ourselves!
- The Sailor 小声点。我们只看一下。就一下。
Xiǎoshēngdiǎn. Wǒmen zhǐ kàn yíxià. Jiù yíxià.
Keep it down. Just one little look. Just one.
- The Sailor 打开了……没有钱？你们听！
Dǎkāi le… méiyǒu qián? Nǐmen tīng!
It's open... no money? Listen!
- The Crew 风！好大的风！船在飞！
Fēng! Hǎodà de fēng! Chuán zài fēi!
Wind! Such wind! The ship is flying!
- Odysseus 怎么了？！不！伊萨卡！我们的家在哪儿？
Zěnme le?! Bù! Yīsàkǎ! Wǒmen de jiā zài nǎ'ér?
What?! No! Ithaca! Where is our home?
- Odysseus 家就在那里……就差一点点。
Jiā jiù zài nàlǐ… jiù chà yìdiǎndiǎn.
Home was right there... so close.
- The Sailor 对不起，奥德修斯。是我们错了。
Duìbùqǐ, Àodéxiūsī. Shì wǒmen cuò le.
I'm sorry, Odysseus. It was our fault.
- Narrator 风把船吹得很远。几天以后，他们来到一个安静的岛。
Fēng bǎ chuán chuī dé hěn yuǎn. Jǐtiān yǐhòu, tāmen láidào yígè ānjìng de dǎo.
The wind blew the ship far away. A few days later, they reached a quiet island.
- The Sailor 奥德修斯，你看，那里有一个房子，有烟。
Àodéxiūsī, nǐ kàn, nàlǐ yǒu yígè fángzi, yǒuyān.
Odysseus, look, there's a house, and smoke.
- Odysseus 好。你们去问问路。我在船上等你们。
Hǎo. Nǐmen qù wènwèn lù. Wǒ zài chuánshàng děng nǐmen.
Good. Go and ask the way. I'll wait on the ship.
- The Sailor 好。我去。可是……我有一点怕。
Hǎo. Wǒ qù. Kěshì… wǒ yǒu yìdiǎn pà.
All right. I'll go. But... I'm a little scared.
- Odysseus 别怕。快去，快回来。
Biépà. Kuàiqù, kuài huílái.
Don't be scared. Go quickly and come back quickly.
- The Sailor 奥德修斯！奥德修斯！
Àodéxiūsī! Àodéxiūsī!
Odysseus! Odysseus!
- The Sailor 我们的朋友……他们都变成猪了！
Wǒmen de péngyou… tāmen dōu biànchéng zhū le!
Our friends... they've all turned into pigs!
What changed in the story?
- What does Aeolus give Odysseus?
“这个袋子里，有所有不好的风。”
- What does Odysseus see after nine days at sea?
“看！山！那是伊萨卡！”
- Why do the sailors open the bag?
“一定是钱！”
- What happens when the bag is opened?
“风！好大的风！船在飞！”
- What news does the sailor bring at the end?
“他们都变成猪了！”