From the beginning of time, a rock had sat high on top of a mountain. The sun, the moon, Heaven, and Earth all worked their magic on the rock. One day the rock split open. Inside was a monkey.
The monkey stood up and stretched. Suddenly powerful light shot from his eyes. For a moment the light reached the Cloud Palace in Heaven.
The JadeEmperor, ruler of Heaven, sat up. He turned to one of his captains, who was standing nearby.
“Find out what caused that light,” said the emperor.
“Yes, Your Majesty,” said the captain.
The captain rushed out of the hall. He looked out the southern gate of Heaven and saw the monkey on Earth below. The light was gone. But the captain had magicalsight. He could see everything that had just happened.
“Interesting,” said the captain.
“Well?” said the Jade Emperor when the captain returned. “What caused the light?”
“It was a monkey,” said the captain. “A monkey?” asked the Jade Emperor.
“Yes,” said the captain. “He’s on the Fruit and Flower Mountain, down on Earth. There had been a rock on the mountain. The monkey came from the rock. The light shone from the monkey’s eyes.”
The emperor thought for a moment and then shrugged. “I’m not surprised,” he said. “Amazing things happen when Heaven and Earth work together.”
As time passed, Monkey learned to walk, run, and climb. He drank from streams and ate grasses and leaves. He gathered fruit and explored caves and mountaintops. He became friends with all the other monkeys and apes. At night he slept under a cliff.
One very hot morning, all the monkeys and apes were playing in the shade.
“It is so hot today!” cried one monkey. “Let’s play in the stream.”
“Good idea!” said another monkey.
The monkeys and apes ran to the stream. The water rolled and bounced over the rocks. The monkeys jumped into the cool water.
Everyone splashed and played.
After a few minutes, one monkey scratched her head. “We all love this stream,” she said. “We drink from it. We swim in it. We know that it flows all the way to the ocean. But does anyone know where the stream begins?”
They all looked at one another and shook their heads.
“We have nothing to do today,” the monkey continued. “Why don’t we follow the stream to find its source?”
“That sounds like fun,” said another monkey.
“Let’s go!” said a third monkey.
Everyone jumped out of the water. They ran alongside the stream and swung from tree to tree. They jumped over rocks and climbed up steep cliffs. Higher and higher they went up the mountain until they reached an enormouswaterfall. Mist filled the air. The water crashed down, roaring like thunder.
“I wonder what’s behind that waterfall,” said one monkey.
“Me too,” said a second monkey. “But nobody could jump through it.”
“Whoever can jump through and come back alive will be our king,” said a gibbon. “Is anyone brave enough to try?”
All the monkeys and apes looked at one another. They shook their heads.
“I’m not going to try,” said a tall monkey.
“Me neither,” said a short monkey. A voice called out, “I’ll do it!”
Everyone moved out of the way as the speaker stepped forward. It was Monkey.
“Are you sure?” asked the gibbon. “It looks dangerous.”
Monkey laughed. “I’m not afraid of anything! And when I come back, I will be king!”
Monkey took a deep breath and leaped into the waterfall.
rock 美 [rɑk] 英 [rɒk] n.岩石；【乐】摇滚乐；【食】棒糖；〈非正式〉宝石(尤指钻石) v.摇动；震撼；使…摇晃；使…摇动
heaven美 [ˈhev(ə)n] 英 ['hev(ə)n]n.天堂；天国；天空；极乐之地
magic 美 [ˈmædʒɪk] 英 ['mædʒɪk] n.魔法；魔术；神奇；魔力 adj.有魔力的；（施）巫术的；有神奇力量的；神奇的 v.（像）用魔法变出（或使消失、使变成…等）
split 美 [splɪt] 英 [splɪt] n.分歧；分裂；分离；划分 v.使分裂（成不同的派别）；分开；分担；分摊
stretch 美 [stretʃ] 英 [stretʃ] v.伸展；延伸；伸出；舒展 n.伸展；弹性；舒展；一片 adj.有弹力的
shot 美 [ʃɑt] 英 [ʃɒt] n.铅球；射击；射门；投篮 adj.毁坏；杂色的；闪色的；破烂不堪 v.“shoot”的过去式和过去分词；装弹药；装沙子
palace美 [ˈpæləs] 英 ['pæləs]n.宫殿；王宫；总统府；住在王宫里的人
jade美 [dʒeɪd] 英 [dʒeɪd]n.玉；翡翠；玉器；碧玉 adj.玉制的；翡翠色的 v.(使)疲倦；(使)精疲力尽
emperor 美 [ˈemp(ə)rə(r)] 英 [ˈemp(ə)rə(r)] n.皇帝；帝王
ruler 美 [ˈruːlər] 英 [ˈruːlə(r)] n.统治者；尺子；直尺；【计】标尺
turn to 美 [ 英 [ v.向(某人)求助；求助于
captain 美 [ˈkæptɪn] 英 ['kæptɪn] n.船长；机长；首领；（海军）上校 v.担任…的队长（或船长）
majesty 美 [ˈmædʒəsti] 英 ['mædʒəsti] n.威严；庄严；王权；雄伟壮观
magical 美 [ˈmædʒɪk(ə)l] 英 ['mædʒɪk(ə)l] adj.有魔力的；用于巫术的；奇妙的；令人愉快的
sight 美 [saɪt] 英 [saɪt] v.看见；瞄准；发现；给…装瞄准器 n.视力；情景；视域；风景 adj.【商业】见票即照付的
shone 美 [ʃoʊn] 英 [ʃɒn] v.shine(闪耀）的过去式和过去分词形式
shrug 美 [ʃrʌɡ] 英 [ʃrʌɡ] n.耸肩（表示不知道或不在乎）；带袖短披肩 v.耸肩（表示不知道或不在乎）
stream 美 [strim] 英 [striːm] n.流；溪；小河；（液）流 v.流；流动；流出；飘扬
gather 美 [ˈɡæðər] 英 [ˈɡæðə(r)] v.聚集；集合；搜集；积聚 n.聚集；收缩；衣褶
explore 美 [ɪkˈsplɔr] 英 [ɪkˈsplɔː(r)] v.探索；探讨；探究；勘探
cave 美 [keɪv] 英 [keɪv] n.洞穴；山洞 v.在…挖洞；使陷下；使倒坍；使崩溃 int.〈英俚〉小心
ape 美 [eɪp] 英 [eɪp] n.类人猿 v.（尤指笨拙地）模仿；（为了取笑）学…的样
cliff 美 [klɪf] 英 [klɪf] n.（常指海洋边的）悬崖
shade 美 [ʃeɪd] 英 [ʃeɪd] n.阴凉处；色度；灯罩；背阴 v.给…遮挡（光线）；加灯罩；把…涂暗；画阴影
roll 美 [roʊl] 英 [rəʊl] n.卷；打滚；翻滚；名单 v.滚动；翻转；摇晃；（使）原地转圈
bounce 美 [baʊns] 英 [baʊns] n.弹跳；跳动；弹性；活力 v.弹跳；反射；拒付；解雇 adv.砰地；猛跳
splash 美 [splæʃ] 英 [splæʃ] v.泼洒；哗啦哗啦地溅；噼里啪啦地落；溅在…上 n.落水声；溅泼声；溅上的液体；溅洒后留下的污渍
scratch 美 [skrætʃ] 英 [skrætʃ] v.划伤；挠；取消；刮坏 n.划伤；搔痒；刮（或擦、抓）的刺耳声；挠痒 adj.仓促拼凑的；无让杆的；无差点的
flow 美 [floʊ] 英 [fləʊ] n.流；流动；流量；流畅 v.流；流出；循环；流过
ocean 美 [ˈoʊʃ(ə)n] 英 [ˈəʊʃ(ə)n] n.海洋；大海；（五大洋之一的）洋
one another 美 [ 英 [ pron.互相
source 美 [sɔrs] 英 [sɔː(r)s] n.来源；源头；根源；原因 v.（从…）获得
swung 美 [swɪŋ] 英 [swɪŋ] v.摆动；摇摆；荡秋千；回旋 n.摆动；挥动；摆动量；大摇大摆的步伐 adj.摇摆乐的；悬挂的；(门等)可绕轴心旋转的；(在选举中)举足轻重的
steep 美 [stip] 英 [stiːp] n.陡坡；泡；悬崖；浸渍液 v.泡；使专心一意；(雾,烟,光等)笼罩(山野,树木等) adj.陡的；陡峭的；突然的；急剧的
enormous 美 [ɪˈnɔrməs] 英 [ɪˈnɔː(r)məs] adj.巨大的；大量的；庞大的
waterfall 美 [ˈwɔtərˌfɔl] 英 [ˈwɔːtə(r)ˌfɔːl] n.瀑布
mist 美 [mɪst] 英 [mɪst] n.薄雾；水汽；液体喷雾 v.（使）结满雾气（模糊不清）；（眼）含泪水；泪水模糊；朝（植物）喷雾
crash 美 [kræʃ] 英 [kræʃ] n.崩溃；坠毁；撞击；速成 v.撞；破产；打碎；粉碎 adj.紧急的 adv.砰地一声
roar 美 [rɔr] 英 [rɔː(r)] v.吼叫；咆哮；叫喊；大声地说 n.吼叫；咆哮；（风或海的）呼啸声；（机器的）隆隆声
thunder 美 [ˈθʌndər] 英 [ˈθʌndə(r)] n.雷；雷声；雷鸣般的响声；轰隆声 v.打雷；发出雷鸣般响声；轰隆隆地响；轰隆隆地快速移动
step 美 [step] 英 [step] n.步；步骤；台阶；步伐 v.踩；踏；行走；迈步
gibbon 美 [ˈɡɪbən] 英 ['ɡɪbən] n.长臂猿（栖息于东南亚）
leap 美 [lip] 英 [liːp] n.跳越；跳跃；跳高；骤变 v.跳；跳跃；跳越；猛冲
短语/句型：
Your Majesty 陛下
be gone 不见了
one another 相互
sounds like fun 听起来挺有意思
Me neither 我也不。
