▸ 女儿国nǚ ér guó没有méi yǒu男人nán rén。

The Kingdom of Women had no men.

▸ 国王guó wáng一见yī jiàn唐僧Táng sēng就jiù笑xiào：“御弟哥哥yù dì gē ge，留下liú xià当dāng国王guó wáng吧ba！”

The queen smiled when she saw Tang Sanzang and said, 'Dear Brother, stay and be our king!'

▸ 唐僧Táng sēng脸红liǎn hóng念经niàn jīng：“阿弥陀佛ā mí tuó fó……”

Blushing, Tang Sanzang recited the sutra, 'Amitabha...'

▸ 夜里yè lǐ，蝎子精xiē zi jīng抓走zhuā zǒu唐僧Táng sēng逼婚bī hūn。

At night, the Scorpion Demon captured Tang Sanzang to force marriage.

▸ 悟空wù kōng钻进zuān jìn妖精yāo jīng肚子dù zi敲锣qiāo luó打鼓dǎ gǔ。

Wukong transformed into a bug, crawled into the demon’s belly, and struck gongs and drums.

▸ 疼得téng de她tā现出xiàn chū原形yuán xíng！

In pain, she revealed her true form!

▸ 终于zhōng yú到dào雷音寺Léi yīn sì。

They finally arrived at the Leiyin Temple.

▸ 佛祖Fó zǔ赐cì经书jīng shū。

The Buddha bestowed the scriptures upon them.

▸ 归途guī tú老龟lǎo guī驮tuó他们tā men过河guò hé，问wèn：“帮bāng我wǒ问wèn寿数shòu shù了吗le ma？””

On the way back, the old turtle carried them across the river and asked, 'Did you ask about my lifespan for me?'

▸ 唐僧Táng sēng忘了wàng le。

Tang Sanzang forgot.

▸ 老龟lǎo guī一翻身yī fān shēn，经书jīng shū全quán落水luò shuǐ！

When the turtle flipped over, the scriptures all fell into the water!

▸ 晒经石上shài jīng shí shàng，经书jīng shū粘破zhān pò几页jǐ yè。

On the scripture-drying stone, the scrolls stuck and a few pages tore.

▸ 唐僧Táng sēng懊恼ào nǎo。

Tang Sanzang was distressed.

▸ 悟空wù kōng笑xiào：“天地本不全tiān dì běn bù quán，经书不全jīng shū bù quán才是cái shì天意tiān yì！”

Wukong laughed, 'The world is never perfect; incomplete scriptures are heaven's will!'

▸ 回huí长安cháng ān后hòu，师徒shī tú成佛chéng fó。

After returning to Chang'an, the master and disciples attained Buddhahood.

▸ 悟空wù kōng头箍tóu gū“咔嚓kā chā”碎了suì le——他tā终于zhōng yú真正zhēn zhèng自由zì yóu了le！

Wukong’s headband snapped with a 'crack'—he was finally truly free!

▸ 寓意yù yì：世上shì shàng没有méi yǒu完美wán měi，尽力jìn lì便是biàn shì圆满yuán mǎn。

Moral: There is no perfection in the world; doing your best is fulfillment.

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