还Huán剑jiàn湖Hú

差chà不bu多duō六liù百bǎi年nián前qián，明Míng军jūn来lái到dào越Yuè南nán，做zuò了le很hěn多duō不bù好hǎo的de事shì。

About six hundred years ago, the Ming army came into Vietnam and did many bad things.

有yǒu一yī个gè叫jiào黎Lí利Lì的de人rén，带dài着zhe大dà家jiā打dǎ明Míng军jūn。

A man named Lê Lợi led the people in fighting the Ming army.

可kě是shì他tā们men的de人rén太tài少shǎo，常cháng常cháng打dǎ不bu过guò明Míng军jūn。

But they were too few, and the Ming army often beat them.

龙Lóng君jūn知zhī道dào了le，决jué定dìng借jiè给gěi黎Lí利Lì一yī把bǎ神shén剑jiàn。

The Dragon King heard of this and decided to lend Lê Lợi a magic sword.

有yǒu一yī个gè打dǎ鱼yú的de人rén，叫jiào黎Lí慎Shèn。

There was a fisherman called Lê Thận.

一yī天tiān晚wǎn上shang，他tā在zài河hé里lǐ打dǎ鱼yú。

One night he was fishing on the river.

他tā拉lā起qǐ网wǎng，里lǐ面miàn没méi有yǒu鱼yú，只zhǐ有yǒu一yī块kuài铁tiě。

He pulled up his net. There were no fish in it, only a piece of iron.

他tā把bǎ铁tiě放fàng回huí了le河hé里lǐ，换huàn了le一yī个gè地dì方fang，又yòu试shì了le一yī次cì。

He put the iron back in the river, moved to another spot and tried again.

可kě是shì第dì二èr次cì、第dì三sān次cì，网wǎng里lǐ还hái是shi那nà块kuài铁tiě！

But the second time, and the third time, the same piece of iron was in the net!

黎Lí慎Shèn看kàn了le又yòu看kàn，才cái知zhī道dào这zhè是shì一yī把bǎ剑jiàn，只zhǐ是shì没méi有yǒu剑jiàn柄bǐng。

Lê Thận looked at it again and again, and saw at last that it was a sword, only it had no hilt.

后hòu来lái，黎Lí慎Shèn也yě跟gēn着zhe黎Lí利Lì打dǎ明Míng军jūn。

Later, Lê Thận joined Lê Lợi to fight the Ming army.

有yǒu一yī天tiān，黎Lí利Lì来lái到dào黎Lí慎Shèn家jiā。

One day Lê Lợi came to Lê Thận’s house.

屋wū子zi里lǐ很hěn黑hēi，那nà把bǎ剑jiàn突tū然rán亮liàng了le起qǐ来lai。

The room was dark, and suddenly the sword began to glow.

黎Lí利Lì拿ná起qǐ来lai一yī看kàn，上shàng面miàn有yǒu两liǎng个gè字zì：“顺Shùn天tiān”。

Lê Lợi picked it up and looked: on it were two characters, “Thuận Thiên”.

又yòu有yǒu一yī次cì，黎Lí利Lì被bèi明Míng军jūn追zhuī，跑pǎo进jìn了le山shān里lǐ。

Another time, the Ming army was chasing Lê Lợi, and he ran into the hills.

他tā看kàn见jiàn一yī棵kē大dà树shù上shàng有yǒu光guāng，就jiù爬pá上shàng去qu一yī看kàn，是shì一yī个gè很hěn漂piào亮liang的de剑jiàn柄bǐng。

He saw a light in a big tree, climbed up to look, and found a beautiful sword hilt.

他tā把bǎ它tā带dài回huí去qu，和hé剑jiàn放fàng在zài一yī起qǐ，正zhèng合hé适shì！

He took it back and put it with the blade. It was a perfect fit!

黎Lí慎Shèn说shuō：“这zhè把bǎ剑jiàn是shì老lǎo天tiān给gěi您nín的de。请qǐng您nín带dài着zhe我wǒ们men，把bǎ明Míng军jūn赶gǎn走zǒu吧ba！”

Lê Thận said, “Heaven has given this sword to you. Please lead us and drive the Ming army out!”

有yǒu了le这zhè把bǎ神shén剑jiàn，黎Lí利Lì他tā们men越yuè打dǎ越yuè强qiáng。

With the magic sword, Lê Lợi and his men grew stronger with every battle.

最zuì后hòu，他tā们men把bǎ明Míng军jūn赶gǎn出chū了le越Yuè南nán，黎Lí利Lì做zuò了le国guó王wáng。

In the end they drove the Ming army out of Vietnam, and Lê Lợi became king.

一yī年nián以yǐ后hòu，黎Lí利Lì坐zuò着zhe龙lóng船chuán，在zài湖hú上shàng玩wán。

A year later, Lê Lợi was out on a lake in his dragon boat.

突tū然rán，湖hú里lǐ游yóu出chū来lai一yī只zhī很hěn大dà的de金Jīn龟guī。

Suddenly a huge golden turtle swam up out of the lake.

金Jīn龟guī对duì黎Lí利Lì说shuō：“陛bì下xià，请qǐng把bǎ剑jiàn还huán给gěi龙Lóng君jūn吧ba！”

The Golden Turtle said to Lê Lợi, “Your Majesty, please give the sword back to the Dragon King!”

黎Lí利Lì这zhè才cái明míng白bai：神shén剑jiàn是shì龙Lóng君jūn借jiè给gěi他tā的de，现xiàn在zài龙Lóng君jūn让ràng金Jīn龟guī来lái拿ná回huí去qu了le。

Only then did Lê Lợi understand: the Dragon King had lent him the magic sword, and now he had sent the Golden Turtle to take it back.

他tā拿ná出chū剑jiàn，金Jīn龟guī用yòng嘴zuǐ接jiē住zhù了le它tā。

He drew the sword, and the Golden Turtle caught it in its mouth.

然rán后hòu，金Jīn龟guī游yóu回huí了le水shuǐ里lǐ。

Then the turtle swam back down into the water.

从cóng那nà以yǐ后hòu，大dà家jiā就jiù把bǎ这zhè个ge湖hú叫jiào“还Huán剑jiàn湖Hú”。

From then on, people called this lake Hoàn Kiếm Lake.

“还huán剑jiàn”的de意yì思si是shì“把bǎ剑jiàn还huán回huí去qu”。

“Huán jiàn” means “to give the sword back”.

今jīn天tiān，你nǐ在zài河Hé内nèi还hái能néng看kàn到dào这zhè个ge湖hú。

Today you can still see this lake in Hanoi.