Out leaped a monkey.
The monk placed the golden ring on his head. “This is the Band of Obedience,” he said. “When you misbehave, I will chant the Tightening Spell. Your skull will split like a pomegranate.” monkey king : the one and only
They led the Monkey to a dark trench. There, glowing faintly, stood an iron pillar banded with gold. The Monkey walked up to it, patted it like a pet, and said, “Shrink.” Out leaped a monkey
For weeks, he groomed celestial steeds. Then he learned the truth. The title was a joke. He was a stable boy. “When you misbehave, I will chant the Tightening Spell
The Jade Emperor, trembling, hid behind his jade throne. Only one being could stop him. The Buddha.
The Monkey King smiled—the same smile he had worn the day he leaped through the Water Curtain.