The Ten Brothers
Level 4 · Folktales · 民间故事 · 82 vocabulary words
Source: 中国民间故事 · Chinese folktale
从前有一对老夫妻,生了十个儿子。十兄弟个个有本领:千里眼、顺风耳、大力气、铁头、长腿、大肚皮、长手、天眼、爱哭、爱笑。
An old couple once had ten sons, and each brother had a gift: Far-Eyes, Wind-Ears, Mighty-Strength, Iron-Head, Long-Legs, Big-Belly, Long-Arms, Sky-Eye, the Crier and the Laugher.
坏国王要抓走老夫妻。十兄弟一起去救:千里眼看,顺风耳听,大力气搬来大山挡路。
When the wicked king came to take their parents, the ten brothers set out together: Far-Eyes looked, Wind-Ears listened, Mighty-Strength moved a mountain across the road.
铁头顶开城门,长腿蹚过大河,大肚皮喝干河水,长手一伸,把爹娘拉上了岸。
Iron-Head burst the city gate, Long-Legs waded the great river, Big-Belly drank the river dry, and Long-Arms reached out and lifted their parents to the bank.
十兄弟各有所长,一条心就谁也打不过。这就叫:兄弟同心,黄土变成金。
Each brother had his own gift, and of one heart they could not be beaten: when brothers are of one mind, loess turns to gold.