Iron Fan Princess and the Flaming Mountain: Bilingual Cultural Reading Series for IB, IGCSE & AP Chinese, HSK #22

《火焰山》，是从中国小说名著《西游记》内截取一段很风趣的材料政写成的。本书为了要适合小朋友们的趣味和程度起见，情节上和《西游记》原书略有不同，但比原书更适合小朋友们阅读。"The Flaming Mountain" is a humorous excerpt from the famous Chinese novel "Journey to the West". In order to suit the interests and understanding of children, this book has slightly altered the plot from the original novel "Journey to the West", making it more suitable for young readers.

本书大概的情节，是叙述一只本领高强，又聪明，又忠心的猴子-孙悟空，历尽千辛万苦，护送师父唐三藏，到西天取经。半途中，有一座火焰山挡住去路；在此，孙猴子就出尽法宝，几经艰苦，才打败镇山妖怪铁扇公主，夺得了她的芭蕉宝扇，扇熄了熊熊的火焰，安然越过火焰山。The general plot of this book narrates the journey of Sun Wukong, a highly skilled, intelligent, and loyal monkey who, with great hardships, escorts his master, Tang Sanzang, to the West to obtain Buddhist scriptures. Along the way, they encounter the Flaming Mountain blocking their path. Here, Sun Wukong uses all his magical powers and after numerous challenges, defeats the demon Iron Fan Princess who guards the mountain, and obtains her magical banana palm-leaf fan. Using the fan, he extinguishes the raging flames of the mountain, allowing them to safely pass.

作者吴承恩，想象力十分丰富，在本故事中，表现得够紧张、够神奇、够生动、够有趣，尤其是描写孙悟空和牛魔王斗法的一段，更加精彩，令人看了不忍释手。亲爱的小朋友，相信你们一定会喜欢它！ The author, Wu Cheng'en, demonstrates rich imagination in this story, creating a narrative that is thrilling, magical, vivid, and entertaining. Particularly, the segment depicting the battle between Sun Wukong and the Bull Demon King is exceptionally exciting, making it difficult for readers to put the book down. Dear children, I believe you will enjoy it!