Three Strikes on the White Bone Demon | 三打白骨精

English Original

The Tang Priest (Sanzang) and his three disciples were journeying to the Western Heaven to obtain Buddhist scriptures. One day, they traveled through a high mountain. Seeing the valley shrouded in clouds and mist, Monkey (Wukong) sensed the presence of fiends. To protect his master, he drew a magic circle on the ground with his cudgel. He instructed Pig and Friar Sand to guard the Tang Priest and not to leave the circle, then went off to scout the mountain and gather fruit.

This mountain was indeed home to a corpse fiend known as Lady White Bone, who had dwelled there for a thousand years. Having heard that consuming a piece of the Tang Priest's flesh granted immortality, she attempted to capture him three times.

  1. First Strike: She transformed into a beautiful young girl carrying a food basket. With a charming smile, she nearly persuaded the master and his two disciples to step out of the circle. At the last moment, Monkey returned. Recognizing her as an evil spirit, he raised his cudgel and struck. The fiend fled as a gust of smoke.
  2. Second Strike: The fiend then appeared as an old woman leaning on a stick with a crooked handle. Monkey identified her again and struck, forcing her to flee once more.
  3. Third Strike: Finally, she disguised herself as an old man waiting by a hut. Monkey saw through the deception and struck her down. This time, the fiend left behind a piece of cloth inscribed: "If you are as kind as a Buddha, how can you kill? Keep Wukong, and you will never obtain the scriptures."

Believing the writing, Sanzang accused Wukong of killing three innocent people and banished him. Without Monkey's protection, Lady White Bone easily captured the Tang Priest and invited her mother to feast on his flesh.

However, Wukong returned just in time. He intercepted and killed the old fiend on her way to her daughter's cave, impersonated her, infiltrated the lair, and ultimately rescued his master.


中文翻译

唐僧(三藏) 和他的三个徒弟正前往西天求取佛经。一日,他们行至一座高山。孙悟空见山谷中云雾缭绕,料定此山必有妖怪。为保护师父,他用金箍棒在地上画了一个保护圈,嘱咐猪八戒沙和尚保护好唐僧,切勿出圈,随后便去探路和采摘野果。

此山确实住着一个尸魔,名为白骨夫人,已在此修炼千年。她听闻吃了唐僧肉可得长生,于是三次试图捉拿唐僧。

  1. 一打: 她变作一个提着饭篮的美丽少女,以迷人的微笑几乎说动唐僧和两位徒弟走出圈子。关键时刻,孙悟空归来,识破她是妖精,举棒便打。妖精化作一阵轻烟逃走了。
  2. 二打: 妖精又变作一个拄着弯头拐杖的老妇人走来。孙悟空再次认出,举棒又打,妖精如前次般逃走。
  3. 三打: 最后,妖精变作一个在茅屋前等候的老翁。孙悟空看穿伪装,将其打倒在地。这次,妖精留下一块布帛,上书:“心存念,何故杀生?留悟空,难得真经。”

唐僧信了布帛所言,责怪孙悟空接连“杀害”三条人命,执意将其赶走。孙悟空离开后,白骨夫人轻易捉住了唐僧,并邀请其母一同来享用唐僧肉。

然而,孙悟空及时赶回。他在老妖前往女儿洞府的途中将其打死,变作老妖模样,潜入洞中,最终救出了师父。

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