海外逸士詩文自由寫集

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車抵華埠﹐四人下車。悟空三人戴上假髮及墨鏡﹐偽裝了一下。亨利帶著悟空三人先
在街頭走走看看。街兩旁有許多中國商店。街上行人中也有許多是中國人﹐到處可
聽到中國話﹐直似又回到中國一般﹐像在上海街頭看到的情景。正當其時﹐忽聽得
一聲『抓住他』。四人抬頭向聲音傳來的方向一看﹐只見一個打扮入時的胖婦人在
像螳螂似地揮舞雙臂﹐大聲叫喊。一個青年人左手揮動把小刀﹐右手揮動隻皮包﹐
正在向這邊逃過來﹐路人也沒敢攔截他。八戒一看那人搶女人的東西﹐就憤然不平
起來。八戒對女人總是有好感的﹐甚至對女妖精也是如此。他一個箭步上去擋住那
人去路。那人正逃時﹐忽感到眼前一花﹐一個高大人影擋住他的逃路。他也不打話﹐
一頭撞去﹐左手中的刀又向八戒腰部刺去﹐不料刀像刺在石頭上一般﹐反而折斷了﹐
頭像撞在樹幹上一樣﹐腦子裡“嗡”的一聲﹐兩眼直冒金星﹐再也站不住﹐一跤跌
坐在地上。這時那女人已趕到。八戒一把拿過包來﹐遞給那女人。她千道謝萬道謝﹐
隨後離去。人群中有人說『這個女人真小氣﹐也不拿些錢出來﹐只會空口說謝。』
八戒得了那女人千萬聲謝﹐心裡很高興﹐把那搶包賊也放走了。亨利在一旁看著﹐
翹起拇指直稱讚八戒。到了中午﹐亨利帶他們去一家華埠最大最豪華的中餐館。進
門坐定後﹐亨利說﹕『請嚐嚐這裡的中國菜﹐跟你們國內的有什麼不同。』其實悟
空三人只知道吃﹐哪裡分得出好壞不同。有一點是好的﹐他們說自己只會吃﹐不會
品嚐﹐不像有的人不懂裝懂﹐吹得天花亂墜。吃罷午飯﹐繼續乘車到處觀光。亨利
告訴他們當天晚餐設在一個名人經常出入的高級俱樂部裡。公司裡也有人出席﹐如
導演名演員等﹐為他們接風。觀看了一些地方後﹐車子直開俱樂部。一進門後﹐按
照亨利的建議﹐悟空三人就摘掉假髮和墨鏡﹐立刻有人認出了他們。雖說裡面都是名
人﹐但名人也要看看其他名人﹐特別是在體壇上創造出空前絕后成績的人。不過名
人自有名人的風度﹐不會擁上來圍觀。亨利領他們走進一間包房﹐中間有張長桌﹐
兩旁已坐了些人。四人進去﹐剛好還有四個空位。亨利為他們逐一介紹後﹐各自就
座。席間﹐導演坐在悟空旁邊﹐就商討起簽一年約拍兩部電影之事。亨利坐在悟空
另一邊當翻譯。八戒只顧吃東西。沙僧邊上坐的人不停地問他問題﹐像要瞭解到沙
僧第十八代祖宗的履歷一樣。原來他是一個素負盛名的功夫演員。他拍的片子開始
時賣座率很高﹐後來他老是這些動作﹐故事情節也總是這麼點花樣﹐觀眾厭煩了﹐
賣座率就跌下來。所以導演要找些本領更高的新面孔。他雖有些酸溜溜﹐也無可奈
何。悟空三人恰逢其會。人生的成功與否機緣是頭等重要的。本領或學問再大的人
沒有機緣將會一無成就。反則庸人如運氣好有機緣倒也可以平步青雲﹐留下個庸名。
李白如生在隋末唐初﹐而能投奔李世民﹐他的一生必定是另一種譜寫。席罷﹐合約
已簽好。下一天﹐亨利陪他們去玩迪斯尼樂園。那時的迪斯尼樂園又有了許多新花
樣。其中之一叫作『天堂之旅』利用高科技成果﹐把一架儀器套在頭上﹐使微電波
刺激大腦皮層﹐產生固定的幻覺﹐似乎自己進了天堂﹐看到一團光輝﹐好像上帝在
光輝的中心﹐而周圍影影綽綽站著有翼的天使﹐有的有六個翼。悟空想﹕『大學裡
介紹外國的情況﹐說外國人相信上帝按自己的形象創造了人﹐但現在上帝裹在一團
光輝裡﹐他的形象看也看不清。上帝為什麼不按天使的形象創造人呢﹖人有了翅膀
不更方便嗎﹖也不用發明汽車飛機﹐又不會有摔死人的事發生。多好。不過人會飛
了﹐鳥就更遭殃。』四人從『天堂之旅』館出來﹐到了另一個館﹐叫作『地心旅遊』﹐
按照儒勒‧凡爾奈《地心遊記》一書中的描述所佈置的﹐就是把地挖得深一點﹐佈
置在地下。八戒說﹕『哥呀﹐俺們還不如遊閻王殿呢。』悟空說﹕『心急不能吃熱粥。
俺們且看看外國有些什麼再說。』總之﹐悟空三人對迪斯尼樂園沒有興趣﹐只是客
隨主便而已。遊畢回店休息。亨利說這個週末去賭城拉斯維加斯玩。到了週末﹐他
們乘房車到拉斯維加斯。住進旅館後﹐亨利請他們休息一下﹐再帶他們去餐廳吃飯。
這個餐廳裡沒有中菜﹐只能吃西菜。八戒覺得西菜吃上去淡而無味﹐不如中菜味濃﹐
不過他還是吃了好幾大盆。餐畢﹐亨利帶他們去看歌舞﹐跳的是典型的美國大腿舞。
時至今日﹐不但世界各地在跳﹐中國也在跳。中國大腿的展示程度也不下於外國了。
八戒看著外國美女的大腿在眼前飛舞﹐真可謂『短裙與玉腿齊飛﹐雪膚共素裳一色。』
他不禁心癢難抓﹐口水直流。美女的大腿是看的﹐不是吃的﹐怎會口水直流﹖男人
是種怪物。當悟空看到這些玉腿在飛舞時﹐他只覺得骷髏的大腿骨在跳動﹐而沙僧
則閉目養神﹐不屑一顧。有許多男人常說恨不得把她一口吞下﹐那麼在吞之前當然
會口水直流的。表演結束﹐他們各自回房休息。八戒躺在床上﹐一閉眼就覺得眼前
有玉腿在飛舞。平時他倒下就睡熟﹐這晚他久久不能入夢。

[海外逸士]

All tutors taught the sons books hard to learn.
They didn't know for what the dull sons did yearn.
Now Tang did not teach the sons things too rife,
But just let them learn what needed in life.

Two years passed. Tang couldn't see much of the maid.
He's at a loss how he'd have a plan laid.
He'd to be patient and a chance to wait.
Or he must think a way to lay a bait.

For two years Mr. Zhou missed his best friend Tang.
Who seemed t' vanish in air and gave friends pang.
Zhou searched for him, but his efforts in vain.
If Tang was found, Zhou would put him in chain.

[海外逸士]

For two years Tang taught the sons of low-wit.
Both the sons could now write couplets a bit.
The father was so glad and “Thanks.” he said.
Tang had a mind to ask hand of the maid.

But after a second thought, it's too rash.
So he just smiled with his hands to dry-wash.
By chance his old friend Zhou met the boatman,
And thereby learned where Tang was and his plan.

Zhou hired the same boat to where he dropped Tang.
The boatman rowed his boat and loudly sang.
When the boat was anchored before the door,
Zhou stepped ashore to knock at the big door.

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Zhou asked to see the master of the house.
Zhou's fame did have his interest to rouse.
They talked pleasantly in the sitting room,
Then about Zhou's missing friend and his gloom.

While Tang was standing behind the master,
He played the role of a good listener.
At last the host let Tang see the guest off.
Zhou strutted away like he was a toff.

Before the host Zhou feigned not to know Tang.
Outside he blamed him to give so much pang.
At last he gave Tang a plot what to do,
So that he could have the maid with him go.

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第二天﹐亨利到吃午飯時才過來。吃罷午飯﹐亨利說﹕『你們每人有二百元﹐如果
想賭的話﹐可以去賭。』悟空想﹕聽說賭很害人﹐不知究竟怎麼回事﹐俺去看看吧。
於是亨利帶他們走進賭場。有各種賭的花樣。悟空先在邊上看著﹐只見輸的人多﹐
贏的人少。悟空想這賭場也太可惡﹐待俺老孫去贏他們些錢來。悟空就去賭﹐但一
開始就輸。悟空想待俺去找財神幫忙﹐就推說去上廁所﹐一個觔斗打到財神殿來。
財神一見﹐忙拱手道﹕『大聖何暇來此﹖』悟空說了下賭輸之事﹐要財神幫他贏。
財神說﹕『在何地方﹖待吾去看來。』悟空說在美國一個叫什麼拉斯維加斯的地方。
財神忙搖手道﹕『外國非吾轄下﹐小神力有不逮﹐大聖恕罪。』悟空無法﹐一個觔
斗打了回來﹐心想『求人不如求己』。悟空他們停在轉盤台前。悟空在數字30上押
了一百元。在轉盤將停未停之際﹐悟空對著轉盤裡的小球吹了口氣﹐那小球就停在
數字30的凹內。他贏了三千元。他又放一百元在最大的數字上。亨利也押了一百元
在那裡。當球停在那凹處時﹐他們兩人各贏了很大一筆錢。幾次下來﹐那個司賭員
一看情況不對﹐忙推說轉盤有問題﹐需檢查。悟空他們就轉移到幸運輪那裡。悟空
在數字20上押了二百元。亨利也押了一百元。輪子轉動後﹐在將停未停間﹐悟空又
對輪子吹口氣﹐輪子停在數字20上。悟空和亨利又贏了。幾次下來﹐這個司賭員得
到前面的情報﹐忙推說輪子需檢查。悟空知道他們在出花樣﹐心想只要不關門﹐俺
總能贏錢。於是他們到了搖骰子的台前。他押在四五六上。司賭員搖好骰子﹐把骰
盒放在台上時﹐悟空對骰盒吹了口氣。開盒一看﹐正是四五六。幾次一贏﹐司賭員
自己藏掉一粒骰子﹐說少了骰子﹐要去取一粒來﹐就一去不復返了。悟空也不去等
他回來﹐到了玩二十一點的桌上。悟空坐到一個空位上﹐押下一百元。他等第一張
牌K發到後﹐ 在司賭員拿起第二張牌要發過來時﹐睜開火眼金睛一看﹐是張5﹐ 忙對
牌吹口氣﹐暗暗喝聲變（比特異功能變牌還容易）﹐等牌翻到桌上時﹐是張A。贏了
幾次後﹐ 賭場裡人認為悟空會出老千﹐但又找不到把柄﹐就派來二個身強力壯又高
又大的人﹐一人一邊要把悟空拖起來﹐不料用足力氣﹐悟空安坐在那裡動也不動。
這兩個人知道情況不妙﹐硬的不行﹐忙來軟的﹐說他們經理有請。亨利當了翻譯。
悟空說他又不認識他們經理﹐請他做什麼。兩人說經理要與他交個朋友﹐請他去吃
飯。八戒在旁一聽有吃﹐忙慫恿悟空去。悟空想﹕『去吧﹐看他們怎麼說。』四人
跟那二人一起到了經理室。經理早已得報﹐知道不好相與﹐滿臉堆下笑來﹐與他們
一一握手﹐還說﹕『不知諸位駕到﹐怠慢得很﹐現在請諸位去用午餐。』悟空也不
推辭﹐跟經理到了貴賓廳。亨利也不想為了玩而弄出事來﹐就在席間告訴經理﹐說
這三位是好萊塢請來拍電影的﹐又悟空說這位是世界武術冠軍。兩個打手樣的人還
在邊上侍候著﹐一聽悟空是世界武術冠軍﹐怪不得人這麼瘦小﹐還拖他不動。經理
也不想把事情鬧大﹐飯後送了四人各一個紅包。亨利帶悟空三人離去。悟空三人回
到房裡算一下﹐連贏帶送共有十幾萬。悟空本想分給那些賭輸的人﹐再一想﹐那些
人也活該﹐誰叫他們來大賭特賭的﹐把養家活口防老濟急的錢都輸掉﹐還是救濟無
家可歸的窮人吧。他贏來的錢就這樣陸續散出去。

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Once back, he told the master he'd resign,
As Zhou had him a future to design.
Zhou'd give high pay and a wife from his maids.
The master'd let him choose, too, from his maids.

The master was thus taken in by Tang.
When he realized, he's like he'd got a bang.
Next day all maids gathered in the large hall.
When Tang entered, in hands he held a ball.

He should give the ball to the maid he chose.
Once selected, none of maids could oppose.
He went to the maid who gave him three smiles.
He promised that she'd have money in piles.

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He revealed to her in bedroom that night
His true identity to her delight.
She'd turn from maid to wife of a painter,
So famous; and her fate thus favored her.

That very night, they stole out to Suzhou,
In the boat at the bank arranged by Zhou.
They lived e'er e'er afterward happily,
Like the end in many a love story.



3) Tale of Butterflies

In Hangzhou city there's a public school,
A little far from which there was a large pool.
A lot of students came from far and near,
From various homes and of various born year.

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The school supplied students with board and food.
All the furniture was made of hard wood.
A young boy called Liang came from a small town.
A pupil, Zhu, liked to wear dress of brown.

Zhu was actually a girl in disguise;
That time girls not allowed in school, likewise.
Liang and Zhu sat at same desk, side by side.
They kept apart on bench possibly wide.

At the time, boys and girls couldn't e'en touch hands;
Liang didn't know she's girl, as she'd no wrist bands.
But as he helped her much, their friendship grew.
Friendship developed into love, she knew.

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再說悟空三人接受拍電影之事後﹐他們先要熟悉情節﹐背記台詞。好在他們在大學裡
學過英文﹐亨利再幫他們弄懂句子意思﹐教他們怎樣把台詞唸得自然。多少遍練下
來﹐他們也就能過得去了。不過有件事﹐對別人來說輕而易舉﹐到了悟空那裡就成
了大難題。整個劇情主要是英雄救美故事﹐表達匡扶正義﹐剷除惡勢力的主題。悟
空三人是當然的正面英雄人物。片名就叫『現代三劍客』。劇情要求每個劍客有個
女友。其中一個女友﹐即女主角﹐最後被壞人捉去了﹐要去把她救出來。功夫片不
同於三級片﹐不一定要拍床上戲﹐但擁抱接吻在所難免﹐而悟空沙僧偏偏不肯﹐八
戒不作聲。亨利說﹕『我知道中國人還不習慣公開擁抱接吻﹐但這次我去中國﹐見
到許多青年人都在街上擁抱接吻。可能三位比較守舊。如果孫沙二位堅持不肯接吻
的話﹐導演說可把這些鏡頭取消﹐這不是主要的。二位主要拍功夫鏡頭﹐但與女友
一起吃飯騎馬總沒問題吧﹖』悟空想﹕『這還可以。總不能樣樣不做﹐那來拍什麼
電影。』於是他就點頭同意。沙僧當然也沒問題。亨利又說﹕『朱先生的女友是片
中的女主角﹐所以朱先生是你們三人中的男主角。如果他不和女主角表示得親熱些﹐
還有誰要看這個電影。』悟空問﹕『怎麼親熱法﹖』亨利說﹕『只是擁抱接吻﹐沒
有其他要求。』悟空說﹕『待俺們商量一下﹐明天告訴你。』
現在他們住在一套高級公寓裡﹐是亨利幫他們租的。他們還買了輛汽車﹐正在
學開。當晚回到自己公寓裡﹐三人商量起來。八戒說﹕『俺想抱抱親親嘴壞不了俺
神仙之體。俺那時跟高小姐也親過嘴。』悟空道﹕『那時俺們還在西天路上﹐尚未
修成正果。現在可不同了。』八戒道﹕『聽說呂洞賓三戲白牡丹時﹐失去真元﹐現
在還是神仙不死之身。俺可不會失去真元。如果電影拍不成﹐俺們只能回中國去﹐
怎能進一步研究這裡的高級科技呢﹖』悟空一想八戒說的也有道理﹐雖然他一向能
說會道﹐歪理十七八條。悟空告誡他不要再犯天條﹐上次犯了﹐投進豬胎﹐弄得人
不像人豬不像豬﹐如果再犯﹐投什麼胎呢﹖投牛胎吧。豈不成了牛魔王的兄弟﹖投
羊胎吧。跟豬胎也差不多。總之﹐要自己把握住。八戒一口答應﹐對天立誓說﹕
『再犯天條﹐讓俺變匹馬﹐天天給師哥騎。』悟空聽了這種怪誓﹐也只能發笑。悟
空三人除了拍電影外﹐還要學英文﹐交流起來可以方便些。經過半年﹐悟空沙僧對
日常用語都能聽會講﹐只有八戒還是結結巴巴﹐好在他總讓悟空或沙僧代他聽代他
講﹐問題不大。在電影中安排了幾個精彩的打鬥場面。第一個場景是在街上。悟空
三人穿著特別設計的服裝﹐是古代現代式樣的結合﹐開了輛汽車﹐經過一條住宅區
的街﹐兩旁沒有商店﹐路兩側停了些汽車。悟空的車開過去時﹐突然看見街中央橫
亙著一輛車﹐擋住去路。悟空只得停車。兩旁突然跳出十多個人來﹐手執鐵棒﹐對
著悟空的車就砸﹐玻璃都碎掉﹐車頂車蓋也打凹。悟空三人跳出車來﹐與他們大打
出手。動作都是設計好的﹐也不必真用力。大家都做出個樣子來﹐像真的就行。那些
人打不過﹐退到兩旁停著的車後作掩護﹐向悟空三人扔匕首、鐵棒、斧頭。按劇情
要求﹐悟空三人須接住這些東西﹐再扔回去﹐把後面扔過來的東西打落在地。這要
經過不懈的練習。有功夫的人練起來較快。悟空三人練了一天就熟了。八戒打妖精
雖然常常打不過﹐但練這點玩意兒倒也不在話下。一時間﹐半空中匕首鐵棒斧頭亂
飛。這比用假槍打好看。演員本身真的要有點功夫。不過這些東西都是木製的﹐為
了有一定份量﹐裡面放些鐵芯﹐外面噴漆鍍鉻﹐再加配音﹐就像真的一樣﹐飛來撞
去鬧了約半個小時﹐邊上停的車都作了池魚。那些壞人帶的東西都扔完了﹐只得四
散逃走。

[海外逸士]

They were at school together for three years.
Zhu got letters from home; they'd part in tears.
Liang went with her on her way home for miles.
At length, Liang bade her farewell without smiles.

She told him that she had a twin sister.
She liked her to marry him, good brother*.
Liang gladly promised to come soon to woo.
Hearing his promise, Zhu was happy, too.

Liang returned home soon after Zhu went back.
His mother was sick; her neck skin was slack.
He wished to see Zhu, but now he's not free.
He'd take care of mom, e'en no time to pee.

[海外逸士]

Mother recover'd after half a year.
He planned to go to Zhu, as he had fear
That Zhu's parents might find another boy
For the twin sister, which would mar his joy.

He sat in study for Zhu to appear,
But here came a girl with rings on the ear.
She said, “I do not have a twin sister,
I'm a girl in disguise to be brother.”

“But really you come half a year too late.
I am not allowed to be your life mate.
My father'll soon marry me to some boy
Which at last has my fond hopes to destroy.”

[海外逸士]

The boy was stunned at the sudden bad news.
He saw before his eyes only dark views.
How he had returned home, he could not tell.
His mind's in confusion, and sick he fell.

Lovesick is really a fatal disease,
Worse than cancer, and it will make life cease.
Liang's case got from worse to worst, day by day,
Until he breathed no more and passed away.

He left a letter for Zhu, which was sent
To her; she began to weep and lament.
She decided to follow and marry
Him in other world, same tomb to bury.

[海外逸士]

第二場打鬥場面是﹕悟空三人帶了女友在馬場騎馬玩。突然旁邊森林裡衝出十多個
打手來﹐與悟空三人鬥在一起。後來壞人之中分出三人去捉他們的女友。悟空三人忙
一個高空觔斗打出圈子﹐落下來時趁勢一把抓住三個打手的後衣領﹐把他們丟了出
去。隨後三人躍上馬背﹐三個女友也奔了過來。三人忙俯下身﹐伸手攔腰抱起女友﹐
放在身前馬背上﹐一拉韁繩催馬飛奔而去。一切如導演設計的那樣。悟空三人策馬
向附近山上奔去﹐軟玉溫香懷中依。悟空沙僧覺得很尷尬﹐但已然答應﹐不能反悔﹐
只能當身前是一段雲﹐一袋香料。八戒可高興了﹐恨不得三個女的抱在他一人懷裡。
那些打手從馬場裡搶了馬騎上追來﹐因距離太遠﹐開槍打不到悟空三人。照劇情安
排﹐他們最後到了懸崖邊上﹐三人各揹起女友﹐攀著崖壁上籐蔓向下爬﹐崖壁上剛
好有個洞﹐不太深﹐他們鑽了進去。追的人到時﹐只見三匹馬﹐周圍搜索了一下﹐
也不見人影。一人探頭向崖下望去﹐只看到壁上的籐蔓。他向籐蔓中開了幾槍﹐不
聽見聲息﹐還不放心﹐拿出打火機點著崖邊的一枝籐。因為這幾天天氣乾燥﹐籐蔓
著火向下燒去﹐燒到洞口﹐一股熱氣卷進去﹐又夾著煙﹐裡面的人幾乎窒息。悟空
忙舉雙掌向外推去﹐發出一股掌風把熱氣和煙趕走﹐但由於空氣的流動﹐煙和熱氣
不斷地回進來﹐所以悟空得不斷地發出掌風。其實悟空只要作作樣子﹐後面有架電
扇在吹。等籐蔓燒完﹐火熄煙滅﹐悟空應顯得有些累了。再過好一會﹐悟空探身出
來向崖頂望去﹐已不見人影﹐估計離去了。悟空攀著壁上凹凸處﹐手足並用﹐爬上
崖頂一看﹐打手把他們的三匹馬也牽走了。悟空又爬回洞中﹐說﹕『警報解除﹐俺
們走吧。』三人揹起女友爬上崖頂。揹人攀上一百公尺距離的崖頂﹐沒有真功夫還
真不行。當然﹐沒功夫的演員可用一根細鋼絲系在腰部慢慢吊上去﹐只要做做爬的
動作就行﹐或者做個山壁模型﹐平放在地﹐演員在上以水平方向爬行﹐鏡頭一轉﹐
像是真的在向上爬行一樣。為了表示悟空三人是用真功夫在拍電影﹐導演特地請了些
局外人﹐包括一些報紙電視臺記者﹐當現場觀眾﹐讓他們親眼目睹驚險動作的拍攝過
程。上了崖頂後﹐既然三人是俠士身份﹐當然不能讓三個沒有功夫的弱女子在黑夜
中走崎嶇的山路﹐所以三人仍揹著人一路奔回去﹐足有一百哩遠。本來可用接鏡頭﹐
奔一小段路就停下來。但這次直升飛機在上面跟著拍﹐沒有間斷鏡頭﹐況且還有別
的直升飛機載著現場觀眾跟著看﹐所以直拍到他們奔了一百哩﹐到達目的地﹐放下
背上的女友﹐還是面不改色氣不喘。導演直誇他們功夫精純。當時也有現場觀眾在﹐
目睹這一切。
第三場打鬥場面在一片草地上﹐邊上是森林。冤家狹路相逢﹐悟空三人被幾十
個人圍攻。剛開始時﹐三人也打倒好幾個敵人﹐著實威風一陣子﹐後來按導演要求﹐
雙手難敵四拳﹐被人打倒在地﹐三人只能雙手捧著頭挨打。對方的木棍不斷向他們
身上招呼過來。其實是硬紙筒﹐包貼上木紋紙﹐看上去真像木棍﹐再加配音﹐就更
逼真了。打夠多時﹐估計觀眾也過了看打鬥的癮﹐打手們就停了手。悟空三人慢慢
地站了起來﹐看上去傷痕纍纍的樣子﹐但一會兒又精神十足起來﹐反攻過去﹐結果
打得那伙人抱頭鼠躥而去。悟空想﹕『不知人間真的打架是不是這樣﹐一個差不多
被打得半死之人還能站起來反擊﹐打退這許多敵手﹖這種打鬥簡直可笑﹐毫無藝術
性。』

[海外逸士]

Children must obey parents, it's the rule.
Zhu could not resist and only to pule.
She had a condition that she should pass
Liang's grave to cry as he's her mate of class.

So on her way to the boy's home, she stopp'd,
Before Liang's tomb, on her knees she dropp'd.
Just then, the tomb exploded with a hole,
Zhu jumped in, what was seen only her sole.
A legend said that their souls turned into
Two butterflies flying there with halo.



4) Cowboy and Girl-Weaver

Once upon a time there lived a cowboy
Who was everyday in mirth and joy.
To the grassland not far he led his cow
To graze there; that's what he was doing now.

[海外逸士]

In a hut at a brook he lived alone.
His parents died and here's only tomb stone.
What he had for meals was somewhat ripe fruit
From trees nearby in his forest circuit.

Sometimes he got some food on the mercy
Of neighbors who had something so spicy.
Many years gone by, he was now eighteen.
But to everything outside he's green.

He's still single; none would marry a poor boy,
And far and near no one would him employ.
By nature a grown-up boy would desire
A girl of the same age that he'd admire.