(The source: baijiahao.baidu.com)
Chinese stories are renown for their animal-based characters as well as their exciting fantasy elements. "西游记 (xīyóujì) Journey to the West" is one such classical magic Chinese novel. It is also one of the "Four Great Classical Novels 四大名著 (sì dà míngzhù)" in China.
It tells the story of Monk Xuanzang and his three disciples who vanquish demons and monsters and who went to the west in search of the Buddhist scriptures. It portrays the ancient theme of punishing evil and promoting good.
Read the following Mandarin Chinese story "大闹天宫 (dà nào tiāngōng) Uproar in Heaven" to get a sense of the magic and wonder that these classic novels are famed for.
大闹天宫 (Dà nào tiāngōng) Uproar in Heaven 
Yìtiān, qī xiānnǚ fèng wángmǔniángniang mìnglìng qù zhāi xiāntáo.
一天， 七仙女奉王母娘娘命令去摘仙桃。
One day, the seven fairies were ordered by the Heavenly Queen Mother to pick the immortal peach.
Zhèngqiǎo bèi Sūnwùkōng yùdào le.
正巧被孙悟空遇到了。
It happened to be met by Sun Wukong.
Yúshì sūnwùkōng wèn dào: "Jǐ wèi xiānzǐ, qù nǎr a?"
于是孙悟空问道："几位仙子，去哪儿啊?"
So Sun Wukong asked: "Fairies, where are you going?"
Yígè xiānnǚ shuō: "Dāngrán shì qù zhāi xiāntáo la!"
一个仙女说："当然是去摘仙桃啦! "
A fairy said: "Of course, to go pick the immortal peach!"
"Wángmǔniángniang yāoqǐng le hǎo jǐ wèi dàxiān ne,"
"王母娘娘邀请了好几位大仙呢,"
"The Heavenly Queen Mother invited several high-status immortals,"
"Wǒmen děi zhǔnbèi hǎo duō xiāntáo ne!" lìng yígè jiēzhe shuō.
"我们得准备好多仙桃呢！" 另一个接着说。
"We have to pick many immortal peaches!" The other added.
Tīngdào zhè, sūnwùkōng qì fēng le,
听到这，孙悟空气疯了，
Hearing this, Sun Wukong became mad,
Dàjiào: "Wángmǔniángniang jìngrán méiyǒu qǐng wǒ zhège zhòngliàng jí rénwù, tài qì rén le."
大叫： "王母娘娘竟然没有请我这个重量级人物，太气人了。"
And yelled: "I’m so angry that The Heavenly Queen Mother did not invite me such a heavyweight figure".
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