The Raptor Demon

Journey to the West, Chapter 95, The Raptor Demon.

《西游记》第九十五回：金翅大鹏妖

The Tang monk and Wu Xing were tied up inside the demon's cave. Bajie was also tied up, floating in the tub of salt water again. The three demons talked in another room. That pig will taste wonderful once he's pickled, said the elephant. I agree, said the lion, but the main course is a Tang monk. It will be nice to live forever.

唐僧和悟空被绑在妖洞里面 八戒也被绑着，又飘在盐水桶里 三个妖怪在隔壁房间说话 大象精说：“那只猪腌好了味道肯定特别棒” 狮子精说：“我同意，不过主菜还得是唐僧” 能长生不老可太好了

The elephant nodded. Let's fry the monk with garlic and spices. I'll go see what we have in the kitchen. Wait a minute, said the raptor. We need a plan. Wukong will certainly try to rescue his friends. You're right, said the lion. He felt his broken tooth. I don't want that to happen.

大象精点了点头 咱们把唐僧加大蒜和香料炸着吃吧 我去看看厨房里还有啥食材 大鹏妖说：“等一下” 咱们得有个计划 悟空肯定会来救他的朋友们的 狮子精说：“你说得对” 他摸了摸自己被打断的牙 我可不想那种事再发生

The elephant looked at his bruised trunk. Me neither. Well, this time I have a plan, said the raptor. We'll start a rumor. We'll tell every demon nearby that we've already eaten the Tang monk. When Wukong hears that, he'll give up hope and leave the area. Brilliant, said the lion. The elephant smiled. It's the perfect plan.

大象精看了看自己淤青的鼻子 我也不想 大鹏妖说：“嘿嘿，这次我有个主意” 咱们去散布个谣言 咱们告诉附近所有妖怪，说咱们已经把唐僧吃了 悟空听到这话，肯定会放弃希望，离开这里的 狮子精说：“太聪明了！” 大象精笑了 这计划简直天衣无缝

Wukong sat next to the road, thinking about what to do. Those demons keep tricking me, the monkey said to himself. Well, no more. I'll go into that cave and rescue my friends. When the demons attack, I'll clobber them with my iron bar. Even if they cry and promise not to hurt us, I won't believe them. The monkey stood up. He saw two fiends coming down the road. Wukong sat next to the road, thinking about what to do. The monkey stood up. He saw two fiends coming down the road.

悟空坐在路边，琢磨着该怎么办 猴子自言自语道：“这些妖怪老是骗我” 哼，现在可不会了。我要打进洞去救我的朋友们 等妖怪冲过来，我就用金箍棒把他们打扁 就算他们哭着保证再也不伤害我们，我也不会信他们的鬼话 猴子站起身。他看见两个小妖正沿着路走过来 悟空坐在路边，琢磨着该怎么办 猴子站起身。他看见两个小妖正沿着路走过来

I wonder who they are, thought the monkey. He hid behind a rock and waited for the fiends to pass by. Those demons are lucky, said one fiend. Yep. Said the other. They ate the Tang monk and now they'll live forever, said the first fiend. He sighed. It would be nice to live forever.

猴子心里想：不知道他们是干什么的 他躲在一块石头后面，等着小妖们走过去 一个小妖说：“那三个大王可太走运了” 对啊 另一个小妖说 第一个小妖说：“他们吃了唐僧，现在就能长生不老啦” 他叹了口气 要是能长生不老可真好啊