猴王近前叫道：“老神仙，弟子起手！”那樵汉慌忙丢了斧，转身答礼道：“不当人，不当人！我拙汉衣食不全，怎敢当‘神仙’二字？”猴王道：“你不是神仙，如何说出神仙的话来？”樵夫道：“我说什么神仙话？”猴王道：“我才来至林边，只听的你说：‘相逢处，非仙即道，静坐讲《黄庭》。’《黄庭》乃道德真言，非神仙而何？”樵夫笑道：“实不瞒你说，这个词名做《满庭芳》，乃一神仙教我的。那神仙与我舍下相邻。他见我家事劳苦，日常烦恼，教我遇烦恼时，即把这词儿念念，一则散心，二则解困，我才有些不足处思虑，故此念念。不期被你听了。”猴王道：“你家既与神仙相邻，何不从他修行？学得个不老之方，却不是好？”樵夫道：“我一生命苦，自幼蒙父母养育至八九岁，才知人事，不幸父丧，母亲居孀。再无兄弟姊妹，只我一人，没奈何，早晚侍奉。如今母老，一发不敢抛离。却又田园荒芜，衣食不足，只得斫两束柴薪，挑向市廛之间，货几文钱，籴几升米，自炊自造，安排些茶饭，供养老母，所以不能修行。”猴王道：“据你说起来，乃是一个行孝的君子，向后必有好处。但望你指与我那神仙住处，却好拜访去也。”樵夫道：“不远，不远。此山叫做灵台方寸山，山中有座斜月三星洞，那洞中有一个神仙，称名须菩提祖师。那祖师出去的徒弟，也不计其数，见今还有三四十人从他修行。你顺那条小路儿，向南行七八里远近，即是他家了。”猴王用手扯住樵夫道：“老兄，你便同我去去，若还得了好处，决不忘你指引之恩。”樵夫道：“你这汉子，甚不通变。我方才这般与你说了，你还不省？假若我与你去了，却不误了我的生意？老母何人奉养？我要斫柴，你自去，自去。”
The monkey king near called out: “the old deity, the disciple draws out the hand!”
the that firewood Chinese hurried has thrown the axe, turned around to return a courtesy said: “wrong behavior, wrong behavior! My clumsy Chinese food and clothing not entire, when how dare `deity ' two characters?”
monkey kingly way: “you are not the deity, how to say the deity the words to come?”
The woodcutter said: “what deity words did I speak?”
Monkey kingly way: “I only then come to the forest nearby, only listens you said: `meets by chance place, the non-immortal namely said that sits in meditation speaks "Yellow Courtyard". '"Yellow Courtyard" is the moral true words, but non-deity what?”
The woodcutter says with a smile: “the reality was open about the facts you saying that this word name was "Man Tingfang", was a deity teaches me. That deity and my my humble home are neighboring. He sees my family work difficult, the daily worry, teaches when I meet the worry, namely this word always thinks about, a piece relaxes, two pieces help people overcome their difficulties, I only then some inadequate locations considered, therefore always thinks about. The time has not listened to by you.”
monkey kingly way: “your family is already neighboring with the deity, why not to lead a pious life from him? Studies not an old side, is actually not good?”
The woodcutter said: “my life cruel fate, deceived the parents to raise since childhood to 89 years old, only then knew the human affairs, unfortunately the father mourning, the mother occupied the widow.
Does not have the brothers and sisters again, only I, have no alternative, sooner or later will serve. Now the mother is old, a round does not dare to pull off.
Actually the countryside goes out of cultivation, the food and clothing is insufficient, have to the spall two bunches of firewoods, select to the shopping district, the goods several article money, di several liters rice, from cook a meal from make, an arrangement food, provides for the old mother, therefore cannot lead a pious life.”
Monkey kingly way: “according to you said that is a good filial piety gentleman, must have the advantage backward. But looks at you to refer to with my that deity dwelling, actually good visits.”
The woodcutter said: “is not far, is not far. This mountain is called a Lingtai square inch mountain, in the mountain has the place slanting month Tristar hole, in that hole has a deity, calls to the bodhi founder.
That founder exits apprentice, is also countless, sees also has 30-40 people to lead a pious life now from him. You along that alley, to travel southward 78 miles distances, was his family.”
The monkey Wang Yong hand pulls taut the woodcutter saying:“the friend, you then urge to go faster with me, if must the advantage, forget you to direct graciousness in no way.”
The woodcutter said: “your this man, does not pass changes really. We only then said with you, you have not saved? If I and you have gone, actually does not harm my business? Old mother who cares for? I want the spall firewood, you from go, from goes.”
