The Pearl of West Lake · chapter 2 of 3
The Queen Comes
娘娘来了
A goddess wants the shining pearl, and the dragon and phoenix say no. That night, while the village sleeps in its glow, something happens.
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- Queen Mother of the West 好美的珍珠！
Hǎo měi de zhēnzhū!
What a beautiful pearl!
- Jinfeng, the Golden Phoenix 您是谁？
Nín shì shéi?
Who are you?
- Queen Mother of the West 我是王母娘娘。我住在天上的大房子里。
Wǒ shì Wángmǔ Niángniang. Wǒ zhù zài tiān shàng de dà fángzi lǐ.
I am Queen Mother Wangmu. I live in the great house in the sky.
- Yulong, the Jade Dragon 娘娘好！这是我们的珍珠。我们擦了三年。
Niángniang hǎo! Zhè shì wǒmen de zhēnzhū. Wǒmen cā le sān nián.
Hello, Your Majesty! This is our pearl. We rubbed it for three years.
- Queen Mother of the West 三年？你们累了吧。这个珍珠，给我吧。
Sān nián? Nǐmen lèi le ba. Zhè ge zhēnzhū, gěi wǒ ba.
Three years? You must be tired. Give this pearl to me.
- Jinfeng, the Golden Phoenix 不行！我们不给！
Bù xíng! Wǒmen bù gěi!
No way! We won't give it!
- Queen Mother of the West 为什么？我是天上的娘娘！我要什么，就有什么！
Wèishénme? Wǒ shì tiān shàng de niángniang! Wǒ yào shénme, jiù yǒu shénme!
Why not? I am the queen of the sky! Whatever I want, I get!
- Yulong, the Jade Dragon 可是，我们想让山下的人有光。
Kěshì, wǒmen xiǎng ràng shān xià de rén yǒu guāng.
But we want the people down below to have light.
- Queen Mother of the West 啊？好吧。你们去吧。我明天再来看。
Á? Hǎo ba. Nǐmen qù ba. Wǒ míngtiān zài lái kàn.
Oh? Fine. Go ahead. I'll come back tomorrow to see it.
- Jinfeng, the Golden Phoenix 她为什么笑？我不喜欢她的笑。
Tā wèishénme xiào? Wǒ bù xǐhuan tā de xiào.
Why is she smiling? I don't like her smile.
- Yulong, the Jade Dragon 别怕。我们快去山下吧！
Bié pà. Wǒmen kuài qù shān xià ba!
Don't worry. Let's hurry down the mountain!
- Old Farmer 太黑了！我什么也看不见！
Tài hēi le! Wǒ shénme yě kàn bú jiàn!
It's too dark! I can't see a thing!
- Little Girl 爷爷，你看！天上有光！
Yéye, nǐ kàn! Tiān shàng yǒu guāng!
Grandpa, look! There's a light in the sky!
- Old Farmer 是月亮吗？不对，月亮没有这么大。
Shì yuèliang ma? Bú duì, yuèliang méiyǒu zhème dà.
Is it the moon? No, the moon isn't this big.
- Yulong, the Jade Dragon 不是月亮。是我们的珍珠！
Bú shì yuèliang. Shì wǒmen de zhēnzhū!
It's not the moon. It's our pearl!
- Jinfeng, the Golden Phoenix 您好！我们给你们带来了光。
Nín hǎo! Wǒmen gěi nǐmen dài lái le guāng.
Hello! We've brought you light.
- Little Girl 啊！龙！凤凰！是真的吗？
Ā! Lóng! Fènghuáng! Shì zhēn de ma?
Wow! A dragon! A phoenix! Is it real?
- Old Farmer 太好了！现在我可以看见我的家了！
Tài hǎo le! Xiànzài wǒ kěyǐ kàn jiàn wǒ de jiā le!
Wonderful! Now I can see my house!
- Little Girl 我晚上也可以玩了！谢谢你们！
Wǒ wǎnshang yě kěyǐ wán le! Xièxie nǐmen!
Now I can play at night too! Thank you!
- Yulong, the Jade Dragon 不用谢。人们高兴，我们也高兴。
Bù yòng xiè. Rénmen gāoxìng, wǒmen yě gāoxìng.
You're welcome. When people are happy, we're happy too.
- Jinfeng, the Golden Phoenix 玉龙，我好累……我们睡一会儿吧。
Yùlóng, wǒ hǎo lèi... Wǒmen shuì yíhuìr ba.
Yulong, I'm so tired... Let's sleep for a little while.
- Queen Mother of the West 睡吧，睡吧。这个珍珠是我的了！
Shuì ba, shuì ba. Zhè ge zhēnzhū shì wǒ de le!
Sleep, sleep. This pearl is mine now!
- Yulong, the Jade Dragon 什么声音？金凤，起来！
Shénme shēngyīn? Jīnfèng, qǐlái!
What's that noise? Jinfeng, wake up!
- Jinfeng, the Golden Phoenix 珍珠没有了！玉龙，你看天上！
Zhēnzhū méiyǒu le! Yùlóng, nǐ kàn tiān shàng!
The pearl is gone! Yulong, look at the sky!
- Queen Mother of the West 哈哈！再见了，龙和凤凰！
Hāhā! Zàijiàn le, lóng hé fènghuáng!
Ha ha! Goodbye, little dragon, little phoenix!
- Yulong, the Jade Dragon 娘娘拿了我们的珍珠！
Niángniang ná le wǒmen de zhēnzhū!
The queen took our pearl!
- Jinfeng, the Golden Phoenix 快追！不能让她走！
Kuài zhuī! Bù néng ràng tā zǒu!
Chase her! We can't let her get away!
- Yulong, the Jade Dragon 金凤，快！我们快追她！我们要把珍珠拿回来！
Jīnfèng, kuài! Wǒmen kuài zhuī tā! Wǒmen yào bǎ zhēnzhū ná huílái!
Jinfeng, hurry! We're going to get our pearl back!
What changed in the story?
- Who comes to the mountain?
“我是王母娘娘。”
- Why do the dragon and phoenix want to take the pearl down the mountain?
“我们想让山下的人有光。”
- Why is the old man so happy?
“现在我可以看见我的家了！”
- What do Yulong and Jinfeng do after they bring light to the village?
“我们睡一会儿吧。”
- What happens to the pearl at the end?
“这个珍珠是我的了！”