很久很久以前，有个小男孩，他的爹妈都死了。他有一个远房的叔叔，名叫艾宝，是闯关东放山的。艾宝回来看到这孩子长得俊气，心想：领着他挖参，说不定他能成为我的好帮手。于是，艾宝给孩子起了个名叫“山娃”，领着他到了关东完达山里。
Long, long ago, there was a little boy whose parents had both died. He had a distant uncle named Ai Bao, who went to Northeast China to hunt for ginseng. When Ai Bao returned and saw that the child was handsome, he thought to himself: “If I take him to dig for ginseng, maybe he can become my good helper.” Thus, Ai Bao gave the child the name “Shan Wa” and took him into the Wanda Mountains of Northeast China.
艾宝和山娃走过了迎门顶子、关门砬子，不知翻过了多少高山大岭，跨过了多少大河小溪，也没挖到一棵参。艾宝开始对山娃不好了，说他是丧门星、倒霉鬼，给放山人带来了晦气，想甩掉他。小山娃才十二岁，但懂事了。他知道在这老林子里跟不上大帮就没活路了，于是即便累得浑身无力，脚磨起了泡，也拼命往前赶。别人休息了，山娃还得捡柴、摘菜给大伙儿做饭吃。
Ai Bao and Shan Wa passed through Yingmen Dingzi and Guanmen Lazi, crossing untold high mountains and great ridges, and leaping over many large rivers and small creeks, yet they didn’t find a single ginseng root. Ai Bao began to treat Shan Wa poorly, calling him a jinx and a bringer of bad luck who brought misfortune to the mountain hunters, and he wanted to get rid of him. Little Shan Wa was only twelve years old, but he was sensible. He knew that in these old forests, if he couldn’t keep up with the main group, he wouldn’t survive; so even though he was exhausted and his feet were blistered, he scrambled to keep up. When others rested, Shan Wa still had to gather firewood and pick vegetables to cook for everyone.
有一天，他们来到一座小山上，和这山相连的北山又高又大，山上树木绿得像翡翠，岩石晶莹发光，像一块块白玉，山下的小河翻着，真好看。艾宝站在山坡上，看了又看，皱着眉头说：“凭着这样的山水草木，没有参，那可奇怪了！”当晚，他们就住在这儿。
One day, they came to a small hill. The North Mountain connected to it was tall and vast; the trees on the mountain were as green as jade, and the rocks were crystal clear and shining like pieces of white jade. The small river below the mountain was rippling, and it was truly beautiful. Standing on the hillside, Ai Bao looked again and again, frowning as he said: “With such mountains, waters, and greenery, it would be strange if there were no ginseng!” That night, they stayed there.
到第二天早上，忽然山上有鸟叫。艾宝听见头一声便跳了起来，披着衣裳追去，转了一圈，回来对大家说：“是棒槌鸟，我们安营扎寨吧！”大家都很高兴，就在这儿搭了个窝棚。艾宝让山娃看家，自己领人上北山挖参去了。窝里只剩下小山娃一个人，他待得烦了，就出来看景致。
By the next morning, suddenly there were birds singing on the mountain. Hearing the first cry, Ai Bao jumped up, threw on his clothes, and chased after the sound. After circling around, he returned and told everyone: “It’s a Bangchui bird (ginseng bird). Let’s set up camp!” Everyone was very happy and built a shack there. Ai Bao made Shan Wa stay to watch the camp while he led the others up the North Mountain to dig for ginseng. Only little Shan Wa was left in the shack, and becoming bored, he came out to look at the scenery.
忽然，他看见山坡下小河边有个小姑娘。这个小姑娘胖嘟嘟的，肚子上戴了个红兜兜，头上梳了十二个钻天鬏，脸蛋儿白里透红，像朵大刺玫，看样子有十一二岁，正在河边捧水喝。小山娃平时老是跟阎王似的叔叔在一块儿，没得到过好脸色，心里那憋屈劲儿就别提了。乍见这般大小的同伴，他高兴地站在岩石上就喊：“小姑娘啊！快上来吧，咱们一起玩！”
Suddenly, he saw a little girl by the small river at the foot of the hill. This little girl was chubby, wearing a red bellyband, with twelve upward-pointing braids on her head. Her face was white with a rosy tint, like a large rugosa rose. She looked about eleven or twelve years old and was scooping up water to drink by the river. Shan Wa was usually with his uncle, who was as grim as the King of Hell and never gave him a kind look, so his heart was filled with indescribable pent-up frustration. Suddenly seeing a companion of his own age, he stood happily on a rock and shouted: “Little girl! Come up quickly, let’s play together!”
那姑娘猛听见山坡上有人喊，抬头一看，只见岩石上站着个男孩，衣裳破破烂烂，鞋上全是破洞，但眉清目秀，一看心里就挺喜欢。但她却故意扭过头来把脸一歪说：“俺不和你玩，你不安好心。”说着仍然从河里捧水喝。山娃一听，心里可不乐意了，说：“你不和俺玩不要紧，为什么糟蹋俺的好心呢？”
The girl suddenly heard someone shouting from the hillside. She looked up and saw a boy standing on the rock; his clothes were tattered and his shoes were full of holes, but he had delicate features, and she liked him at first sight. However, she deliberately turned her head away and said: “I won’t play with you; you have bad intentions.” As she spoke, she continued to scoop water from the river. Hearing this, Shan Wa was displeased and said: “It doesn’t matter if you don’t play with me, but why do you trample on my good intentions?”
小姑娘说：“俺怎么能知道你有好心肠？”山娃说：“咱俩在一块儿玩，俺不欺负你，不和你吵架，不对你撒谎，什么事都跟你一条心，你看怎么样？”小姑娘站起来，用红兜兜擦着手，问道：“真的吗？”山娃说：“俺长这么大从没撒过谎。”小姑娘乐得三步并作两步地跑到山坡上来，两人手拉手一块儿玩上了。
The little girl said: “How can I know if you have a good heart?” Shan Wa said: “If we play together, I won’t bully you, I won’t quarrel with you, I won’t lie to you, and I will be of one mind with you in everything. What do you think?” The little girl stood up, wiped her hands on her red bellyband, and asked: “Is it true?” Shan Wa replied: “In all my life, I have never told a lie.” The little girl was so happy that she ran up the hillside in a few bounds, and the two began to play together hand in hand.
小姑娘给山娃讲虎和熊打架的故事，山娃给小姑娘讲自己受苦的经历。山娃给小姑娘掐花戴，小姑娘给山娃摘果吃。两人越说越顺意，越玩越高兴，可对劲啦。天黑了，小姑娘说：“你叔叔快要回来了，咱俩的事千万别告诉他。”两人约好明天再见，小姑娘就走了。
The little girl told Shan Wa stories of tigers and bears fighting, and Shan Wa told her about his experiences of suffering. Shan Wa picked flowers for the girl to wear, and she picked fruit for him to eat. The more they talked, the more they bonded; the more they played, the happier they became—they really hit it off. When it got dark, the little girl said: “Your uncle is about to return. You must never tell him about us.” They agreed to meet again the next day, and the little girl left.
不一会儿，艾宝果然回来了。他只采了几棵二夹子，都是幼苗嫩根，不称心意。艾宝断定，这山里不但有参群，而且有宝（他们把八两以上的参都叫宝）。可艾宝天天早出晚归，还是没找到大山货。小姑娘天天来找山娃，两人成了好朋友。山娃脸色变得白里透红，显得很神气。
Before long, Ai Bao indeed returned. He had only gathered a few “Er Jia Zi” (small ginseng), which were all young seedlings and tender roots, not to his satisfaction. Ai Bao was certain that there were not only clusters of ginseng in this mountain but also a “Treasure” (they called any ginseng weighing over eight taels a Treasure). But although Ai Bao went out early and returned late every day, he still couldn’t find any large specimens. The little girl came to find Shan Wa every day, and they became good friends. Shan Wa’s complexion became white and rosy, and he looked very spirited.
这个变化，被艾宝看在眼里。一天晚上，艾宝把山娃领到没人的地方，盘问他这些天都到哪里去了。山娃刚要告诉他，忽然想起小姑娘叮咛自己的话来，低声说：“自个儿在山前山后玩。”艾宝恶狠狠地问：“自个儿能玩什么？”山娃一时回答不上来，脸唰地红了。艾宝看到山娃的反应，笑嘻嘻地说：“好孩子，你不说我也知道，要不我能问你吗？你还是告诉叔叔吧！”
This change was noticed by Ai Bao. One night, Ai Bao led Shan Wa to a deserted place and questioned him about where he had been going these past few days. Just as Shan Wa was about to tell him, he suddenly remembered the little girl’s warning and said in a low voice: “I’ve just been playing by myself around the mountain.” Ai Bao asked fiercely: “What can you play by yourself?” Shan Wa couldn’t answer for a moment, and his face instantly turned red. Seeing Shan Wa’s reaction, Ai Bao said with a grin: “Good boy, I know even if you don’t say it—otherwise, why would I ask? You’d better tell your uncle!”
山娃觉得事情瞒不住了，就把认识小姑娘的事一五一十地对艾宝说了。艾宝一听，乐得伸手抱起山娃说：“你真的是叔叔的好孩子，你真的是有福气的宝贝疙瘩。”说完，艾宝把山娃领回来，给他好东西吃，夜间把厚被子给他盖，好言好语灌了山娃满耳朵。
Shan Wa felt he could no longer hide the matter, so he told Ai Bao everything about meeting the little girl. Hearing this, Ai Bao was so happy that he picked Shan Wa up and said: “You are truly uncle’s good child; you are truly a lucky little treasure.” After saying this, Ai Bao led Shan Wa back, gave him good things to eat, covered him with a thick quilt at night, and filled his ears with kind and sweet words.
第二天临走的时候，艾宝交给山娃一根红头绳，说：“今天你跟小姑娘玩的时候，把这根红头绳系在她头顶正中的小辫儿上，这就是大功一件，你回家以后，有吃，有喝，有福享。”
The next day, as he was leaving, Ai Bao handed Shan Wa a red string and said: “When you play with the little girl today, tie this red string to the braid right in the center of her head. This will be a great merit. After you go home, you will have plenty to eat and drink, and a life of fortune to enjoy.”
第二天，山娃拿着红头绳站在山坡上等小姑娘。不大一会儿工夫，小姑娘来了，看见山娃手里的红头绳，大吃一惊，转头就跑，边跑边喊道：“你呀，说你没有好心肠你不服，你手里拿着红头绳是干啥呀！”山娃说：“给你扎头绳呗！”
The next day, Shan Wa stood on the hillside with the red string, waiting for the little girl. After a short while, the little girl arrived. Seeing the red string in Shan Wa’s hand, she was shocked and turned to run, shouting as she fled: “You! You refused to admit you had no good intentions—what are you doing with that red string in your hand!” Shan Wa said: “I’m just going to tie your hair with it!”
小姑娘说：“俺知道你是听了坏人的话，想要害俺，俺再也不跟你玩了！再也不跟你玩了！”山娃急得抓耳挠腮，不明白这是为什么，忙问：“怎么扎了红头绳就害了你呢？”小姑娘回答：“俺听老人说了，让红头绳拴住，让人认出来跑不了就送命啦！”山娃一听，忙把红头绳拴在一块石头上，向远处一扔，扑通一声，扔到了河里。小姑娘知道山娃对自己是真心实意的，就又拉他一块儿玩去了。
The little girl said: “I know you listened to a bad person and want to harm me. I will never play with you again! Never again!” Shan Wa was so anxious he scratched his head, not understanding why, and hurried to ask: “How does tying a red string harm you?” The little girl replied: “I heard from the elders that once tied by a red string, you are recognized and cannot escape, and then you lose your life!” Hearing this, Shan Wa quickly tied the red string to a stone and threw it far away; with a splash, it landed in the river. Knowing that Shan Wa was sincere toward her, the little girl pulled him to play together again.
晚上，艾宝一追问，山娃又说了实话。艾宝一听，立刻变了脸，把山娃痛打了一顿，又从兜里掏出一根红头绳，打了个死结，交给山娃说：“明天你偷偷把红头绳套在她的辫子上，把她拴回来，等我回来交给。做好这件事，保你有享不完的荣华富贵；要是抓不住，你可别怨我不念叔侄之情！”说着，拔出腰刀，在山娃面前一削，带出一股冷风，狠狠地说：“割下你的双脚，把你送到大山里喂狼。”
That evening, when Ai Bao questioned him, Shan Wa told the truth again. Ai Bao’s face changed immediately, and he gave Shan Wa a severe beating. He then pulled another red string from his pocket, tied a tight knot, and gave it to Shan Wa, saying: “Tomorrow, secretly loop this red string onto her braid and tie her up so she can’t get away, then give her to me when I return. Do this well, and I guarantee you endless wealth and honor; if you fail to catch her, don’t blame me for disregarding our bond as uncle and nephew!” Saying this, he drew his waist knife and slashed it before Shan Wa, creating a cold gust of wind, and said viciously: “I will cut off both your feet and send you into the deep mountains to feed the wolves.”
第二天，艾宝他们都走了，小姑娘又来找山娃，山娃爬到大树上摘果子吃，树叶落了小姑娘一头。小姑娘说：“山娃，帮我掸掸吧。”山娃借着给她理头的当口儿，把红头绳套在了小姑娘头顶正中间的小辫子上。当小姑娘发觉时，她已被红头绳拴得结结实实的了。山娃紧紧抓住红头绳的另一头，怕她跑了。
The next day, after Ai Bao and the others had left, the little girl came to find Shan Wa again. Shan Wa had climbed a large tree to pick fruit, and leaves fell all over the girl’s head. The little girl said: “Shan Wa, help me brush them off.” Taking the opportunity while tidying her hair, Shan Wa looped the red string onto the braid in the center of her head. By the time the little girl realized it, she had been tied firmly by the red string. Shan Wa gripped the other end of the string tightly, afraid she would run away.
小姑娘怨悲愤，两眼泪汪汪地说：“山娃，今天你是真的要害俺了？”山娃说：“俺叔叔要见你一面，这又怕什么呢？”小姑娘说：“你不知道俺的根底，俺是这公主岭上的人参姑娘，你叔叔想拿俺去卖钱，俺到了他手上，命就算完了。”说着，眼泪就像断了线的串珠似的一颗颗落下来。她嘴里骂道：“你们人哪，心比山葡萄都黑，怨俺瞎了眼，错交了你。俺这千年的阳光雨露都断送在了你的手里。”
The little girl was filled with resentment and grief, her eyes brimming with tears as she said: “Shan Wa, are you really going to harm me today?” Shan Wa said: “My uncle just wants to meet you; what is there to fear?” The little girl said: “You don’t know my origins. I am the Ginseng Girl of this Gongzhu Ridge. Your uncle wants to take me and sell me for money. Once I fall into his hands, my life will be over.” As she spoke, tears fell one by one like a broken string of pearls. She cursed: “You humans! Your hearts are blacker than wild mountain grapes. I regret being blind and befriending the wrong person. My thousand years of sunlight and rain are all ruined at your hands.”
山娃本不知这些底细，现在一听，心里又惊讶又难受，忙说：“既然你是人参姑娘，俺现在就放了你。”说着，山娃解开了红头绳，一溜烟儿人参姑娘跑没影了。艾宝回来，知道山娃又把小姑娘放跑了，便用棘枝把山娃抽得死去活来，非让他把小姑娘找回来不可。艾宝等了几天，小姑娘都没来。艾宝一怒之下就用腰刀把山娃的双脚割了下来，并交给他一根红头绳，说：“抓来姑娘，抬你回去治好你的双脚；抓不来姑娘，你就等着喂野兽吧！”说着就把他扔到了北山的深谷里。
Shan Wa originally didn’t know these details; hearing this now, he was both surprised and distressed. He hurriedly said: “Since you are the Ginseng Girl, I will set you free right now.” With that, Shan Wa untied the red string, and in a flash, the Ginseng Girl vanished. When Ai Bao returned and learned that Shan Wa had let the girl go again, he whipped Shan Wa with thorny branches until he was half dead, insisting he must find her. Ai Bao waited for a few days, but the girl never came. In a fit of rage, Ai Bao used his waist knife to cut off both of Shan Wa’s feet, handed him a red string, and said: “Catch the girl, and I’ll carry you back to heal your feet; fail to catch her, and you can wait to feed the wild beasts!” With that, he threw him into the deep valley of the North Mountain.
山娃痛得昏了过去，天黑以后才苏醒过来。他强打精神抬起头，只见一钩弯月撒下淡光，满天星星向他眨着眼睛。四外黑乎乎的，林海无边。上看高山峻岭，下望万丈深崖；风吼狼叫，阴森可怕。这时，他抱着双膝呜呜地哭起来。好大一会儿，山娃想：有谁可怜俺哪！无奈，他擦干眼泪，向四外张望，自语道：“人参姑娘啊人参姑娘，为你受苦遭罪，俺不抱怨，可是俺想你，俺想你呀！你能来和俺做伴吗？”
Shan Wa fainted from the pain and only woke up after dark. He forced himself to lift his head and saw a crescent moon casting pale light, with stars twinkling at him across the sky. Everything around was pitch black, and the forest sea was boundless. Above were high mountains and steep ridges; below was a bottomless abyss. The wind howled and wolves cried, making it eerie and terrifying. He held his knees and began to sob. After a long while, Shan Wa thought: “Who is there to pity me!” Helplessly, he wiped his tears, looked around, and murmured to himself: “Ginseng Girl, oh Ginseng Girl, I don’t complain about suffering for you, but I miss you, I miss you so! Can you come and keep me company?”
这时，风呼呼地吹，满山树木摇晃着，哗哗地响。忽然，他发现在月色下离他不远的地方有一棵参，长了十二片叶子，碧绿青翠，杂草都离它远远的。“这棵参是宝。”山娃慢慢爬过去，掏出红头绳，想把参拴住。可是，刚爬到参跟前，参拔高了。不一会儿，这棵参变成了他的好朋友人参姑娘。小姑娘问他为什么落得这般模样，山娃就一五一十地说了。
At that moment, the wind whistled and the trees all over the mountain swayed with a rustling sound. Suddenly, he discovered a ginseng plant not far away in the moonlight. It had twelve leaves, was emerald green and lush, and all the weeds stayed far away from it. “This ginseng is a Treasure.” Shan Wa slowly crawled over and took out the red string, intending to tie it. However, just as he reached it, the ginseng grew taller. Before long, the plant turned into his friend, the Ginseng Girl. She asked him why he had ended up in such a state, and Shan Wa told her everything.
小姑娘听了，伤心地说：“唉，是俺害了你。这样吧，你就把俺送给他他们，他们会把你接回去的。”山娃一把拉住小姑娘说：“把你送给他们怎么行呢？咱俩死也要死在一块儿啊！”说着，两人哭了起来。忽然，小姑娘说：“有了，你把红头绳打个活结，打得要像死结一样，拴在俺的辫子上。明天，你把俺交给你叔叔，你跟他要来你的双脚，再让他把你送到这里，我跑回来，就给你接上。”
Hearing this, the girl said sadly: “Alas, it is I who harmed you. How about this: you deliver me to them, and they will take you back.” Shan Wa grabbed the girl and said: “How could I give you to them? Even if we die, we must die together!” As they spoke, both began to cry. Suddenly, the girl said: “I have an idea! Tie a slipknot in the red string, but make it look like a dead knot, and tie it to my braid. Tomorrow, hand me over to your uncle and ask him for your feet in return. Then, have him bring you back here. I will escape and come back to reattach them for you.”
山娃照着小姑娘说的，把打了活结的红头绳拴在了小姑娘的辫子上。第二天，艾宝来到这里，看参宝到手了，心里乐开了花。手一拉小姑娘，小姑娘就化成了长着十二片叶子的人参。艾宝用红布把人参包好，双手托着，并找人抬起山娃，回到了窝棚。当时，艾宝就给参宝估价，问山娃：“参宝价值多少？”山娃哪里知道价码，便低头不语，被问得急了，索性躺下去。
Shan Wa did as the girl said and tied the red string with the slipknot to her braid. The next day, Ai Bao came to the spot; seeing the Ginseng Treasure in hand, his heart bloomed with joy. As soon as he pulled the girl, she transformed into a ginseng plant with twelve leaves. Ai Bao wrapped the ginseng in red cloth, held it in both hands, and had people carry Shan Wa back to the shack. Then, Ai Bao tried to value the Ginseng Treasure and asked Shan Wa: “How much is this Treasure worth?” Shan Wa had no idea about prices, so he lowered his head and remained silent. Pressed for an answer, he simply lay down.
艾宝立即拖腔高喊：“贵人发话，价值一躺。”山娃翻了个身，艾宝又喊：“价值两躺。”山娃又连续翻了八次身，艾宝就定价说：“实价十躺。”这时，山娃说话了：“我一个钱也不要，你把双脚还我，还把我送到原来的地方就行了。”艾宝答应了，把山娃送了回去，大家都认为他是个傻孩子。
Ai Bao immediately chanted in a long drawl: “The nobleman speaks: the value is ‘one lying down’!” Shan Wa rolled over once, and Ai Bao shouted: “Value: two lying downs!” Shan Wa rolled over eight more times in succession, and Ai Bao set the price: “Fixed price: ten lying downs.” At this point, Shan Wa spoke: “I don’t want a single penny. Just give me back my feet and return me to the original place.” Ai Bao agreed and sent Shan Wa back. Everyone thought he was a foolish child.
晚上，人参姑娘趁大家喝醉酒睡大觉的时候，偷偷拉开红头绳跑了回来。山娃疼得已经昏死过去了。小姑娘把山娃的双脚接在他的脚踝上，又忍痛掐下自己的一段脚趾，把脚趾塞在山娃的嘴里。山娃觉得又香又甜，立刻有了精神，再看看双脚已经长好了，立时能跑能跳，比往常还灵活。可是人参姑娘已经躲开，自己去养伤了。
That night, while everyone was drunk and fast asleep, the Ginseng Girl secretly pulled the slipknot of the red string and ran back. Shan Wa had already fainted from the pain. The girl reattached Shan Wa’s feet to his ankles, then endured the pain to pinch off a segment of her own “toe” (ginseng root) and placed it in Shan Wa’s mouth. Shan Wa found it fragrant and sweet and instantly regained his spirit. He saw that his feet had already healed; he could run and jump immediately, even more nimbly than before. However, the Ginseng Girl had already hidden away to nurse her own wounds.
艾宝发现人参姑娘跑了，知道受骗了。他恨山娃恨得把牙齿咬得咯咯响，便领人来抓山娃。山娃看见他们，撒腿就跑。山娃在前面跑，艾宝他们在后面追。山娃跑得特别快，他们怎么追也追不上。直到第三天，山娃累得筋疲力尽，正要跳过一条山涧的时候，被艾宝赶上，艾宝一棍子把山娃打死了。
Ai Bao discovered the Ginseng Girl was gone and realized he had been tricked. He hated Shan Wa so much that his teeth chattered with rage, and he led his men to catch him. Seeing them, Shan Wa took to his heels. Shan Wa ran in front while Ai Bao and his men chased behind. Shan Wa ran exceptionally fast, and they couldn’t catch him no matter how hard they tried. Not until the third day, when Shan Wa was exhausted and about to jump over a mountain stream, did Ai Bao catch up and strike Shan Wa dead with a club.
人参姑娘找到山娃的尸体，难过得泪珠簌簌地往下掉。她把自己的舌尖咬破，掰开山娃的牙关，将汁液送到山娃嘴里。人参姑娘疼得昏死过去好几次，终于把山娃救活了。山娃头上也长出了十二个钻天鬏，脸蛋儿红扑扑的，透出一股灵气。山娃也变成参宝了。
The Ginseng Girl found Shan Wa’s body, and her tears fell like rain in her grief. She bit through the tip of her tongue, pried open Shan Wa’s jaws, and sent the fluid into his mouth. The Ginseng Girl fainted from pain several times, but finally, she brought Shan Wa back to life. On Shan Wa’s head, twelve upward-pointing braids also grew, and his face was rosy, radiating a spiritual aura. Shan Wa had also turned into a Ginseng Treasure.
艾宝并没死心，还常在这一带找参宝。这天，他忽然看见人参姑娘和山娃手拉着手，蹦蹦跳跳地走着。艾宝知道山娃也化成了参，他想独吞这一对宝，于是便把别人都打发回去了，自己来追。人参姑娘和山娃发现艾宝跟在他们身后，两人就一块儿跑。高山不挡他们，深涧不拦他们。
Ai Bao had not given up and still frequently searched for Ginseng Treasures in this area. One day, he suddenly saw the Ginseng Girl and Shan Wa walking hand in hand, hopping and skipping along. Ai Bao knew that Shan Wa had also turned into ginseng; he wanted to keep this pair of Treasures for himself, so he sent everyone else away and chased them alone. The Ginseng Girl and Shan Wa noticed Ai Bao following them, and they ran together. High mountains did not block them, and deep streams did not stop them.
人参姑娘和山娃像走平地一样越过高山深涧，可是艾宝却累得上气不接下气。一天两天地追，一月两月地追。追呀，追呀，最后艾宝就累死在这山里了。小姑娘和山娃这对参宝，却手拉着手，一块儿玩耍，一块儿生活，再也没有分开。
The Ginseng Girl and Shan Wa crossed high mountains and deep streams as if walking on level ground, but Ai Bao was so exhausted he could hardly breathe. He chased for a day, two days; a month, two months. He chased and chased, until finally, Ai Bao died of exhaustion in these mountains. The pair of Ginseng Treasures, the little girl and Shan Wa, stayed hand in hand, playing together and living together, never to be separated again.
