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Drying the Scrolls
On the way home, the friends came back to the wide river. "Look!" said Wukong. "It's Grandpa Turtle!"
The friends climbed onto his shell once more. Off they went across the shining water.
"Did you ask the Buddha my question?" asked the turtle. "Oh no!" said Wukong. "We forgot!"
The turtle was so sad that he sighed and dipped down. With a big splash, everyone and all the scrolls fell into the river!
Wukong swam to the turtle's face. "I'm so sorry," he said. "We were too excited, and we forgot."
The turtle smiled. "That's all right," he said. "Next time, remember. Friends keep their promises."
The friends laid the wet scrolls on the warm rocks to dry. Wukong fanned them with his tail.
One scroll stuck to a rock and tore a little. "That's all right," said Tang Sanzang. "Nothing is perfect, and that is okay."
That night, the dry scrolls were packed up safe and sound. "Goodnight, Grandpa Turtle," said Wukong. "I will always remember."
晒经书
回家的路上，大家又来到了那条宽宽的大河边。孙悟空喊：“看！是乌龟爷爷！”
大家又爬上了乌龟爷爷的背壳，在亮闪闪的水面上出发了。
乌龟爷爷问：“你们替我问佛祖那个问题了吗？”孙悟空说：“哎呀！我们忘了！”
乌龟爷爷心里很难过，一下子沉了下去。大家和经书都扑通扑通地掉进河里了！
孙悟空游到乌龟爷爷面前说：“对不起，我们太激动了，就忘记了。”
乌龟爷爷笑了：“没关系。下次要记住哦，好朋友要说话算话。”
大家把湿了的书一本一本铺在暖暖的石头上晒干。孙悟空用尾巴给它们扇风。
有一卷经书粘在石头上，撕破了一点点。唐僧说：“没关系，没有什么是十全十美的，这样也很好。”
那天晚上，晒干的经书都收好了。孙悟空说：“乌龟爷爷，晚安。我会一直记住的。”