S2E5 (English) Black stories with Taiwanese culture|《黑色怪譚》

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Good morning, the world. 吃飽沒?10 minutes a week, Taiwanese brings you confidence. This is Max Juan speaking from Taiwan. This is episode fifteen on the PODCAST channel Taiwanese storyteller. The world's podcast to speak Taiwanese and English.

早安,全世界!吃飽沒?每個禮拜10分鐘,讓台灣人帶給你自信。我是來自台灣的麥克斯軟。這是 PODCAST 頻道「台意人」的第15集。第一個講台語和英語的雙語播客。

The book I’m going to share to you today is called "Black Stories ". This book has 5 authors. They are 5 talented Taiwan young people. I also went to their new book launch event and got the autographs of these 5 authors. They collect some horror stories and organize them for everyone. Actually, they have a website which is called “Black Story”. I hope that if you are interested, you can go to their website or buy books to support them. These stories are also related to Taiwanese life and culture. Although it’s called horror stories, it also has a strong Taiwanese style, some stories are also funny and super cute.

我今天要和大家分享的書叫《黑色怪譚》。這本書有5位作者。他們是5位才華橫溢的台灣年輕人。我還去了他們的新書發布會,拿到了這5位作者的親筆簽名。他們蒐集了一些恐怖故事,並把這些故事組織起來。實際上,他們有一個名為「黑色酒吧」的網站。我希望如果你有興趣,你可以去他們的網站瀏覽或買書來支持他們。這些故事也與台灣的生活和文化有關。雖然叫恐怖故事,但也有濃濃的台灣風情,有的故事也很搞笑,超級可愛。

There are many stories in this book. I would choose some of them for you today: The first story is about a famous Feng Shui master in Taiwan: 林半仙's story. 林半仙 was a famous Feng Shui master in Southern Taiwan. Feng Shui in Taiwanese is called 風水. One day, he arrived at a location, 高雄林園, he saw some farmers eating in the garden. When they saw 林半仙, they said: "Sir, let’s eat together. We are very poor. There is nothing good to share. This bowl of sweet potatoes soup, I hope you would like it".

這本書裡有很多故事。今天給大家選幾個: 第一個故事是台灣著名的風水師「林半仙」的故事。林半仙是南台灣著名的風水大師。Feng Shui在台語被稱為「風水」。一天,他來到了高雄林園,他看到一些農民在田園邊吃飯。農民們一見林半仙,便道:「先生,一起吃飯吧!我們很窮。沒什麼好分享的。這碗番薯湯,希望你喜歡。」

林半仙 was very moved when he heard this. He found that there was no water source in the countryside, so he wanted to repay these farmers. He swung his sword in the air, and then he inserted the sword into a higher place on the edge of the field. The water spurted out of the soil, and 林半仙 said to everyone: "Run, just run, everyone, and the water will go as far as you run". As everyone heard it, they ran around for several kilometres, until they couldn’t walk anymore. Since then, the field was developed because of the irrigation of water. To thank 林半仙, the farmers also built a temple to worship him.

林半仙聽了,很是感動。他發現農村沒有水源,就想回報這些農民。他在空中揮舞著劍,然後將劍插入到了田場地勢較高的地方。水從土中噴湧而出,林半仙對大家說:「快跑,快跑,大家跑多遠,水就跑多遠。」眾人聞言,狂奔了好幾公里,直到再也走不動了。從那時起,這片土地就由於水的灌溉而開發。為了感謝林半仙,農民們還建了一座廟宇供奉他。

However, 林半仙 is a person who repays gratitude and revenge as well. Let’s talk about a story about stinky mutton. because of 林半仙’s magic power, many people came to invite him to 看風水. Among them was a businessman whose name was 廖, 廖 asked 林半仙 to search a good cemetery for his family. One day, when they came to the suburbs, 林半仙stopped suddenly. When he began to observe the terrain nearby, the businessman asked, "Sir, is this the right place?"

不過,林半仙也是一個有恩報恩、有仇報仇的人。我們來說個「臭羊肉」的故事吧。因為林半仙的神通,很多人都來請他看風水。其中有一位姓廖的商人,廖姓商人讓林半仙為他的家人尋找一個好的墓地。一日,來到郊外,林半仙忽然停了下來。當他開始觀察附近的地形時,商人問道:「先生,就是這裡嗎?」

At this time, 林半仙 nodded slowly and said:" Yes, this is a wonderful 風水, but this is in exchange for my blessing. If you promise to take care of me for the rest of my life, I will help you to get this 風水". This businessman really wanted to get good 風水to become rich, So he accepted all 林半仙’s conditions. It is really amazing that when the businessman buried the ashes of his ancestors in this cemetery, 林半仙’s eyes were blinded, but the businessman’s family really made a lot of money. They got a lot of wealth. The businessman was very happy and invited 林半仙 to his house to treat 林半仙 well. He knew that 林半仙 liked to eat mutton, so he often asked his servant to kill sheep and cooked mutton for 林半仙.

這時,林半仙緩緩點頭,道:「是的,這是門很好的風水,但這是拿我的福報來換的。如果你答應照顧我一輩子,我就幫你弄到這門風水。」這商人真想靠風水來致富,所以他接受了林半仙的所有條件。
說起來也真神奇,當商人將先人的骨灰安葬在這片墓地時,林半仙眼睛突然瞎了,但商人一家還真是賺了一大筆錢。他們得到了很多財富。商人很高興,把林半仙請到他家,好好招待林半仙。他知道林半仙喜歡吃羊肉,所以經常讓僕人殺羊,為林半仙煮羊肉。

But one day, when 林半仙 was resting after eating mutton, the maid laughed and said to 林半仙: "You really enjoyed the mutton, but you don’t know the lamb you ate today was died in the cesspit, haha". 林半仙was very angry and shamed. A few days later, 林半仙 told the businessman that he was going to repair the businessman’s family ancestral grave, otherwise, there would be strange noises at noon every day, and as a result, the businessman immediately sent someone to see it. Yes, they did hear strange noises besides the cemetery, so they asked 林半仙 to deal with it.

可是有一天,林半仙吃完羊肉,正在休息時,傭人笑著對林半仙說:「這羊肉,你可吃得真香啊!你不知道你今天吃的羊,是死在糞坑裡的,哈哈。」林半仙又氣又羞。幾天后,林半仙告訴商人,他要去修復商人的祖墳,否則每天中午都會有奇怪的聲音發出,所以商人立即派人去看。的確,他們真的在墓地旁聽到了奇怪的聲音,所以他們讓林半仙來處理。

林半仙 used the trick as we said before, he inserted the sword into the soil, and the water in the soil spurted out. Everyone thought it was amazing. 林半仙 used this water to wash his face. Then, his eyes were healed, but the 風水 of the Liao family was broken, and then he began to fail. There are many folk stories about林半仙in Taiwan.

林半仙用了我們之前說過的招數,將劍插進土裡,土裡的水噴了出來。大家都覺得不可思議。林半仙用這水洗臉。然後,他的眼睛就痊癒了,但是廖家的風水卻被打破了,然後廖家就開始敗了。在台灣,有許多關於林半仙的民間故事。

The second story is related to 呂洞賓, 呂洞賓 is a Chinese god of medicine, martial art, and wealth. And there is a Toad Hill near the Taipei city. Since the Qing Dynasty, everyone feels that Toad Hill is really a giant toad. This monster often squirted venom, causing people to be sick, even die. It really caused great trouble. 呂洞賓 is a god, and he had to save suffering. One day, he heard the people’s pleading and went down to see what happened. 呂洞賓 saw this giant toad. 呂洞賓 immediately took out the sword and fought with the giant toad. In the end, 呂洞賓 use 天遁劍法. In a short time, he conquered the giant toad.

第二個故事與呂洞賓有關。呂洞賓是中國的醫神、武神、財神。台北市附近有一座蟾蜍山,從清朝開始,大家都覺得蟾蜍山真的是一隻蟾蜍精。這隻怪物經常噴出毒液,讓人生病,甚至死亡。這確實造成了很大的麻煩。呂洞賓是神,聞聲救苦。一天,他聽到人們的懇求,就下凡看看發生了什麼事。呂洞賓看到了這隻蟾蜍精。呂洞賓立即拿出寶劍,與蟾蜍精交戰。最終,呂洞賓使用了天遁劍法。沒多久,他就征服了這隻蟾蜍精。

The toad has been there since then, and it became the Toad Hill. After subduing the giant Toad, 呂洞賓 saw the beautiful scenery of 木柵 and decided to go to 木柵 to practice, so he jumped and left a big footprint on today’s 仙跡岩. It is also one of the reasons for the origin of 木柵指南宮. But the story is not over yet. 呂洞賓 just anchored the giant toad. In the Japanese era, in order to widen the road, the Japanese government cut off the hands and feet of the giant toad.

從此蟾蜍精就被釘在那裡,它變成了蟾蜍山。制服了蟾蜍精後,呂洞賓看到了木柵的美景,決定去木柵修煉,於是縱身一躍,在今天的仙跡岩上留下了一個大腳印。這也是木柵指南宮由來的原因之一。但故事還沒有結束。呂洞賓只是釘住了蟾蜍精。日本時代,日本政府為了拓寬道路,砍掉了蟾蜍精的手腳。

People said that the giant toad cried for three days because it was painful. But on the other hand, nowadays, the 文山 District and 新店 area can communicate with the traffic in Taipei today. It can be said that these folk stories are related to the development of the city and the lives of the people.

人們說,蟾蜍精哭了三天,因為很痛。但另一方面,如今的文山區和新店區,也因此得以和台北市的交通交流。可以說,這些民間故事與城市的發展和人民的生活息息相關。

At last, I would like to give you a bonus story, it is only for the English version, so you guys are so lucky, right? It is a very famous story in Taiwan, it is called "魚肉好食無"? The story starts from a group of anglers who went fishing. When they caught the fish and were grilling it to eat, suddenly they found that the fish they were eating looked like an old woman. And then, the old woman opened the mouth and asked, "Is the fish delicious?" It scared everyone to death in an instant, and the person who caught the fish died strangely not long later. Although when we use English to say that “is the fish delicious?” This sentence sounds kind, even a little cute, and it also reminds me of a famous Taiwanese advertisement, "維大力, is it good to drink?"

最後,我想給你一個額外的故事,英文版限定,所以你們很幸運,對吧?台灣有個很出名的故事,叫「魚肉好食無?」故事從一群垂釣者開始。當他們釣到魚,正要烤著吃的時候,突然發現自己吃的魚長得像個歐巴桑。此時,歐巴桑開口問道:「魚肉好食無?」瞬間把所有人都嚇死了,釣到魚的人沒多久就離奇的死了。雖然當我們用英語說「魚肉好食無?」這句話聽起來很親切,甚至有點可愛,也讓我想起了一個著名的台灣廣告:「維大力,is it good to drink?」 

But seriously, it was really horrible when I heard at 1995, I was just a kid, ok? At that time, every Taiwanese all knew about the story. This story took place in 1995. At that time, it was popular throughout Taiwan. It was reported by TV programs and news media. It caused fear among the people. It even caused the sales of the fish market dropped dramatically, and aquaculture and fisheries even rise up to protest, asking for clarification of the nonsense. 20 years later, it was made into a Taiwanese movie.

但說真的,當我在 1995 年聽說這個故事時,我還是個孩子,那真的很可怕,好嗎?當時,每個台灣人都知道這個故事。這個故事發生在1995年,當時風靡全台灣。電視節目和新聞媒體對此進行了報導。這引起了人們的恐懼。甚至導致魚市銷量大幅下滑,水產養殖業甚至發起抗議,要求澄清無稽之談。20年後,它被拍成了一部台灣電影。

But the legend is exactly related to the process of Taiwan’s high-speed industrialization. There are many rivers on the island that have serious industrial pollution problems. The age when the fish with a human-like face appeared, it happened that Taiwanese enjoyed the economic fruits of industrialization. Taiwanese were also aware of the disaster caused by environmental pollution in the 1990s.

但這則傳說與台灣高速工業化的進程有關。台灣島上多條河流存在嚴重的工業污染問題。人面魚出現的年代,正好是台灣人享受工業化帶來的經濟成果。台灣人也意識到了 1990 年代環境污染造成的災​​難。

In the 1990s, Taiwanese media often reported that rivers were polluted by industrial wastewater, which led to the sudden death and disease of large numbers of fish. Farmers also often complained about the po

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