美猴王
(明)吴承恩
东胜(sheng)神洲海外有(you)一(yi)(yi)国土,名曰傲来国,国近大海。海中(zhong)有(you)一(yi)(yi)座名山(shan),唤为花果(guo)山(shan)。那山(shan)顶上有(you)一(yi)(yi)块仙石,自开辟以来,每受天(tian)真地秀,日精月(yue)华,感之既久(jiu),遂(sui)有(you)灵通之意,内育仙胎。一(yi)(yi)日迸裂(lie),产一(yi)(yi)石卵,似(si)圆球(qiu)样大。因见(jian)风,化作一(yi)(yi)个(ge)石猴,五官(guan)俱备,四肢(zhi)皆(jie)全。
那(nei)猴在山(shan)(shan)中(zhong),却会行走跳跃,食草木,饮涧泉,采山(shan)(shan)花,觅树(shu)果,与猿鹤为(wei)伴,麋鹿为(wei)群,夜(ye)宿(su)石崖(ya),朝游峰洞。真是:“山(shan)(shan)中(zhong)无甲子,寒尽不知(zhi)年。”一朝天气炎热,与群猴避暑(shu),都在松阴之下玩耍了一会儿,却去那(nei)山(shan)(shan)涧中(zhong)洗澡。见(jian)那(nei)股(gu)涧水奔流,真个是滔滔不竭(jie)。
众猴都道:“这股(gu)水(shui)不知是(shi)哪(na)里来(lai)的水(shui)。我(wo)们今(jin)日趁闲顺(shun)(shun)涧边往上溜头寻看源流(liu)耍子(zi)去(qu)耶!”喊一(yi)(yi)(yi)声(sheng),众猴一(yi)(yi)(yi)齐跑(pao)来(lai),顺(shun)(shun)涧爬山(shan),直(zhi)至(zhi)源流(liu)之(zhi)处。乃是(shi)一(yi)(yi)(yi)股(gu)瀑布(bu)飞泉(quan)。众猴拍手称扬道:“好水(shui)!好水(shui)!哪(na)一(yi)(yi)(yi)个(ge)(ge)有本事的钻进去(qu)寻个(ge)(ge)源头,出来(lai)不伤身体(ti)者,我(wo)等即拜(bai)他为王。”连呼(hu)了三声(sheng),忽(hu)见丛杂(za)中跳(tiao)出一(yi)(yi)(yi)个(ge)(ge)石(shi)猴,高叫(jiao)道:“我(wo)进去(qu)!我(wo)进去(qu)!”
好猴(hou)(hou)(hou)(hou)!你看他瞑(ming)目(mu)蹲身(shen)(shen),将身(shen)(shen)一(yi)纵,径跳入瀑(pu)布泉中。忽睁(zheng)眼(yan)抬头观看,那里边却无(wu)(wu)水(shui)无(wu)(wu)波,明明朗朗的一(yi)座(zuo)(zuo)铁板(ban)桥(qiao)(qiao)(qiao)。桥(qiao)(qiao)(qiao)下(xia)(xia)之(zhi)(zhi)水(shui)冲贯于石(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)窍(qiao)之(zhi)(zhi)间(jian),倒(dao)挂(gua)流出(chu)去(qu)(qu),遮闭了(le)桥(qiao)(qiao)(qiao)门(men)。又(you)上(shang)桥(qiao)(qiao)(qiao)头再看,却似人家(jia)(jia)住处一(yi)般,好个(ge)(ge)所在。看罢多(duo)(duo)时(shi)(shi),跳过(guo)(guo)桥(qiao)(qiao)(qiao)左(zuo)右观看。只见正(zheng)(zheng)当(dang)中有(you)一(yi)石(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)碣,碣上(shang)镌(juan)着“花果(guo)山福(fu)(fu)地,水(shui)帘(lian)洞(dong)(dong)洞(dong)(dong)天(tian)(tian)”。石(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)猴(hou)(hou)(hou)(hou)喜(xi)不自胜,复瞑(ming)目(mu)蹲身(shen)(shen),跳出(chu)水(shui)外,打了(le)两个(ge)(ge)呵欠道(dao):“大造(zao)化!大造(zao)化!”众(zhong)猴(hou)(hou)(hou)(hou)围住问道(dao):“里面(mian)(mian)怎(zen)么样(yang)?水(shui)有(you)多(duo)(duo)深?”石(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)猴(hou)(hou)(hou)(hou)道(dao):“没(mei)水(shui),没(mei)水(shui),原来是(shi)(shi)一(yi)座(zuo)(zuo)铁板(ban)桥(qiao)(qiao)(qiao)。桥(qiao)(qiao)(qiao)那边是(shi)(shi)一(yi)座(zuo)(zuo)天(tian)(tian)造(zao)地设的家(jia)(jia)当(dang)。”众(zhong)猴(hou)(hou)(hou)(hou)道(dao):“怎(zen)见得(de)(de)(de)是(shi)(shi)个(ge)(ge)家(jia)(jia)当(dang)?”石(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)猴(hou)(hou)(hou)(hou)笑道(dao):“这股(gu)水(shui)乃(nai)是(shi)(shi)桥(qiao)(qiao)(qiao)下(xia)(xia)冲贯石(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)窍(qiao),倒(dao)挂(gua)下(xia)(xia)来,遮闭门(men)户的。桥(qiao)(qiao)(qiao)边有(you)花有(you)树,乃(nai)是(shi)(shi)一(yi)座(zuo)(zuo)石(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)房。房内有(you)石(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)锅、石(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)灶(zao)、石(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)碗(wan)、石(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)盆(pen)、石(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)床、石(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)凳。中间(jian)一(yi)块石(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)碣,上(shang)镌(juan)着‘花果(guo)山福(fu)(fu)地,水(shui)帘(lian)洞(dong)(dong)洞(dong)(dong)天(tian)(tian)’。真个(ge)(ge)是(shi)(shi)我们(men)(men)安身(shen)(shen)之(zhi)(zhi)处。我们(men)(men)都(dou)进去(qu)(qu)住,也省得(de)(de)(de)受(shou)老天(tian)(tian)之(zhi)(zhi)气。”众(zhong)猴(hou)(hou)(hou)(hou)听得(de)(de)(de),个(ge)(ge)个(ge)(ge)欢(huan)喜(xi),都(dou)道(dao):“你还先(xian)走(zou),带我们(men)(men)进去(qu)(qu)。”石(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)猴(hou)(hou)(hou)(hou)却又(you)瞑(ming)目(mu)蹲身(shen)(shen),往(wang)里一(yi)跳。众(zhong)猴(hou)(hou)(hou)(hou)随(sui)后也都(dou)进去(qu)(qu)了(le)。跳过(guo)(guo)桥(qiao)(qiao)(qiao)头,一(yi)个(ge)(ge)个(ge)(ge)抢盆(pen)夺碗(wan),占灶(zao)争床,搬(ban)过(guo)(guo)来,移过(guo)(guo)去(qu)(qu)。正(zheng)(zheng)是(shi)(shi)猴(hou)(hou)(hou)(hou)性顽(wan)劣,再无(wu)(wu)一(yi)个(ge)(ge)定时(shi)(shi),只搬(ban)得(de)(de)(de)力倦神疲(pi)方止。石(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)猴(hou)(hou)(hou)(hou)端(duan)坐上(shang)面(mian)(mian)道(dao):“列位啊,‘人而无(wu)(wu)信,不知其可。’你们(men)(men)才说(shuo)(shuo)有(you)本事进得(de)(de)(de)来,出(chu)得(de)(de)(de)去(qu)(qu),不伤身(shen)(shen)体(ti)者(zhe),就拜(bai)他为王(wang)(wang)。我如今(jin)寻了(le)这一(yi)个(ge)(ge)洞(dong)(dong)天(tian)(tian),与列位安眠稳睡,各享(xiang)成家(jia)(jia)之(zhi)(zhi)福(fu)(fu),何不拜(bai)我为王(wang)(wang)?”众(zhong)猴(hou)(hou)(hou)(hou)听说(shuo)(shuo),即(ji)拱服礼拜(bai),都(dou)称(cheng):“千岁大王(wang)(wang)!”自此石(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)猴(hou)(hou)(hou)(hou)高登王(wang)(wang)位,将“石(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)”字(zi)隐了(le),遂称(cheng)“美猴(hou)(hou)(hou)(hou)王(wang)(wang)”。