神筆馬良·畫金山
Ma Liang Paints the Gold Mountain
Level 5 · Folktales · 民间故事 · 47 vocabulary words
Source: 洪汛涛《神笔马良》 · Hong Xuntao, Ma Liang the Magic Brush
马良的神笔被皇帝知道了,皇帝把他抓进皇宫,要他画金山。
The emperor learned of Ma Liang's magic brush and dragged him to the palace to paint a gold mountain.
马良先画了一片蓝蓝的大海,又画海中间的金山。
Ma Liang painted a great blue sea first, then a gold mountain in its midst.
皇帝喊:快画大船,我要去拿金子!马良画了条大船,皇帝带人上船。
The emperor cried: paint a ship — I'm going for the gold! Ma Liang painted a great ship, and the emperor boarded.
马良连连画风,风越来越大,船翻了。马良带着神笔,回乡下给穷人画画去了。
Stroke by stroke Ma Liang painted wind — the wind rose, the ship overturned, and Ma Liang went home to paint for the poor.