▸ 唐朝táng cháo的de玄奘xuán zàng和尚hé shàng发愿fā yuàn去qù西天xī tiān取经qǔ jīng。

During the Tang Dynasty, the monk Xuanzang vowed to journey to the Western Heaven to obtain scriptures.

▸ 观音菩萨guān yīn pú sà化作huà zuò老僧lǎo sēng，送sòng他tā锦襕袈裟jǐn lán jiā shā和hé九环锡杖jiǔ huán xī zhàng。

The bodhisattva Guanyin transformed into an old monk and presented him with a brocade kasaya and a nine-ringed staff.

▸ “路上lù shàng险恶xiǎn è，会huì有yǒu徒弟tú dì护hù你nǐ”。

'The road ahead is perilous; disciples will protect you.'

▸ 玄奘xuán zàng走到zǒu dào五指山下wǔ zhǐ shān xià，忽听hū tīng喊声hǎn shēng。

Xuanzang reached the foot of the Five Finger Mountain and suddenly heard cries for help.

▸ “师父shī fu救jiù我wǒ！”

'Master, save me!'

▸ 只见zhǐ jiàn石缝里shí fèng lǐ钻出zuān chū颗kē毛茸茸的máo róng róng de脑袋nǎo dài——正是zhèng shì孙悟空sūn wù kōng！

A fuzzy head suddenly poked out of a crack—it was Sun Wukong!

▸ 玄奘xuán zàng揭去jiē qù山顶shān dǐng符咒fú zhòu，“轰hōng”的一声de yī shēng山崩shān bēng了le！

Xuanzang removed the talisman at the summit and with a booming crash the mountain collapsed!

▸ 孙悟空sūn wù kōng跪地guì dì就jiù拜bài：“师父shī fu！老孙lǎo sūn保bǎo你nǐ去qù西天xī tiān！”

Sun Wukong knelt and bowed, 'Master! Old Sun will protect you on your journey west!'

▸ 可kě悟空wù kōng野性yě xìng难改nán gǎi，打死dǎ sǐ了le几个jǐ gè强盗qiáng dào。

But Wukong's wild nature persisted, and he killed several bandits.

▸ 玄奘xuán zàng念起niàn qǐ紧箍咒jǐn gū zhòu。

Xuanzang began reciting the Tightening Spell.

▸ 悟空wù kōng疼得téng de打滚dǎ gǔn。

Wukong writhed in pain.

▸ “师父shī fu别bié念niàn！我wǒ再zài不敢bù gǎn了le！”

'Master, please stop! I won't dare again!'

▸ 寓意yù yì：真正的改变zhēn zhèng de gǎi biàn，需要xū yào耐心nài xīn和hé约束yuē shù。

Moral: True change requires patience and restraint.

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