little fox
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journey to the west'
chapter 1 the monkey from the beginning
of time a rock had sat high on top of a
mountain the Sun the moon heaven and
earth all worked their magic on the rock
one day the rock split open inside was a
monkey the monkey stood up and stretched
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suddenly powerful lights shut from his
eyes
for a moment the light reached the cloud
palace in heaven the Jade Emperor ruler
of heaven sat up he turned to one of his
captains who was standing nearby find
out what caused that light set the
Emperor yes your majesty said the
captain the captain rushed out of the
hall he looked out the southern gate of
heaven and saw the monkey on earth below
the light was gone but the captain had a
magical sight he could see everything
that had just happened
interesting said the captain well said
the Jade Emperor when the captain
returned what caused the light it was a
monkey said the captain a monkey
asked the Jade Emperor yes said the
captain he's on the fruit and flower
mountain down on earth there had been a
rock on the mountain the monkey came
from the rock the light shone from the
monkeys eyes the Emperor thought for a
moment and then shrugged I'm not
surprised he said amazing things happen
when heaven and earth work together
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as time passed monkey learned to walk
run and climb he drank from streams and
a grasses and leaves he gathered fruit
and explored caves and mountaintops he
became friends with all the other
monkeys and apes at night he slept under
a cliff one very hot morning all the
monkeys and apes were playing in the
shade it is so hot today cried one
monkey let's play in the stream good
idea said another monkey the monkeys and
apes ran to the stream the water rolled
and bounced over the rocks
the monkeys jumped into the cool water
everyone splashed and played after a few
minutes one monkey scratched her head we
all loved this dream she said we drink
from it we swim in it we know that it
flows all the way to the ocean
what does anyone know where the stream
begins they all looked at one another
and shook their heads we have nothing to
do today
the monkey continued why don't we follow
the stream to find its source that
sounds like fun
said another monkey let's go set a third
monkey everyone jumped out of the water
they ran alongside the stream and swung
from tree to tree they jumped over rocks
and climbed up steep cliffs higher and
higher they went up the mountain until
they reached an enormous waterfall mist
filled the air the water crashed down
roaring like thunder
I wonder what's behind that waterfall
said one monkey me too said a second
monkey but nobody could jump through it
whoever can jump through and come back
alive will be our King said it Gibbon is
anyone brave enough to try all the
monkeys and apes have looked at one
another they shook their heads I'm not
going to try said a tall monkey me
neither
said a short monkey a voice called out
I'll do it everyone moved out of the way
as the speaker stepped forward
it was monkey are you sure asked the
Gibbon it looks dangerous monkey laughs
I'm not afraid of anything
and when I come back I will be king
monkey took a deep breath and leapt into
the waterfall
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