Monkey King Wreaks Havoc in Heaven (Adventures of Monkey King Series, Volume 2) (Chinese Edition)
by Debby Chen (Author), Chengen Wu
Adventures of Monkey King = Hou wang li xian ji (2)
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The Monkey King is determined to prove to the Emperor of Heaven that he is more than equal to any of the celestial warriors or ministers, and in his attempts to prove his worth, an epic battle ensues.Tags
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Swollen by pride and self-confidence, Monkey King dives into the sea to wrest a powerful magic weapon from Dragon King. Returning to Flower Fruit Mountain with the weapon, an immensely heavy golden rod named Ruyi that can shrink and swell at the command of its wielder, Monkey King now feels that he and his kingdom are invincible. His arrogance annoys the residents of the heavenly realm who try to teach him some modesty. Unfortunately, when Monkey King is invited to heaven and realizes the heavenly beings’ plan, he trashes the whole place. Then the Buddha arrives first teaching Monkey humility and then imposing on him a half century penance.
Debby Chen’s adaptation of this sublime tale from the Journey to the West is beautifully show more illustrated by Wenhai Ma. show less
Debby Chen’s adaptation of this sublime tale from the Journey to the West is beautifully show more illustrated by Wenhai Ma. show less
Chen, Debby. Monkey King Wreaks Havoc in Heaven. (2001). Union City, California: Pan Asian Publications.
Monkey King lived hundreds of years ago on Flower Fruit Mountain in a kingdom of monkeys. What wants to help his monkey subjects form an army to defend themselves. This leads him to a series of encounters with kings and generals and the Jade Emperor of Heaven himself in which in his boldness, some might call it arrogance, he ends up wreaking havoc in heaven. Even though he is given much by a fellow king and by the Emperor, he always wants more. Hw takes what he wants and doesn’t thing about how his actions affect others or about the consequences for himself. The Emperor calls on Buddha, and he points out to King Monkey how show more unsatisfied he is has been even with what he has been given in Heaven. He sends King Monkey back to earth to stay trapped beneath a mountain that looks like Buddha’s hand for 500 years. Buddha hopes that King Monkey will learn to be satisfied with what he has.
Both young and older elementary students will enjoy this humorous and charming story with a clearly defined lesson. The illustrations are colorful and help the reader see what is happening in the story. The characterization of King Monkey is what makes this story unique. He is charmingly oblivious to the consequences of his actions and how they affect others. He just keeps doing inappropriate things in Heaven that always seem perfectly justified to him, from protecting his subjects to protecting himself from ever feeling pain and dying. show less
Monkey King lived hundreds of years ago on Flower Fruit Mountain in a kingdom of monkeys. What wants to help his monkey subjects form an army to defend themselves. This leads him to a series of encounters with kings and generals and the Jade Emperor of Heaven himself in which in his boldness, some might call it arrogance, he ends up wreaking havoc in heaven. Even though he is given much by a fellow king and by the Emperor, he always wants more. Hw takes what he wants and doesn’t thing about how his actions affect others or about the consequences for himself. The Emperor calls on Buddha, and he points out to King Monkey how show more unsatisfied he is has been even with what he has been given in Heaven. He sends King Monkey back to earth to stay trapped beneath a mountain that looks like Buddha’s hand for 500 years. Buddha hopes that King Monkey will learn to be satisfied with what he has.
Both young and older elementary students will enjoy this humorous and charming story with a clearly defined lesson. The illustrations are colorful and help the reader see what is happening in the story. The characterization of King Monkey is what makes this story unique. He is charmingly oblivious to the consequences of his actions and how they affect others. He just keeps doing inappropriate things in Heaven that always seem perfectly justified to him, from protecting his subjects to protecting himself from ever feeling pain and dying. show less
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Wu is the reputed author of the great comic-picaresque novel Journey to the West, or Monkey, as Arthur Waley entitled his translation, which has often been compared for its content and its influence on tradition with Don Quixote in European literature. Wu was a native of Huai-an (in Kiangsu), and in the local history published there in 1625 the show more statement is made about his authorship of the work. However, this was unknown by the general reading public for over 300 years, perhaps partly because Wu died without children to perpetuate his claim to fame. Though the story of the novel is loosely based on the historical pilgrimage of a Chinese Buddhist monk, Hsuan-tsang, to India in the years 629--645 to obtain Buddhist scriptures, in fact the narrative bears little relation to what actually happened. Instead, it is fabricated from the many popular tales told by storytellers, which over the years embellished the factual chronicles left by Hsuan-tsang with many Chinese beliefs about the monsters and demons of the lands he passed through. The novel teems with humor, invention, and memorable characters, and has been a great favorite with Chinese audiences for centuries. Comic book versions of its stories can be found in Chinatowns all over the world. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Xi you ji / Wu Cheng'en (title based on) (title based on); Mei hou wang da nao tian gong (Chinese language title) (Chinese language title)
- People/Characters
- Sun Wu Kong (Monkey King); Jade Emperor; Buddha (Great Buddha); East Sea Dragon King (Ao Kuang); White-Gold Star (Jade Emperor's advisor); Nahza (3-headed prince, best warrior in heaven) (show all 7); Erlang (heavenly general)
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- China
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- To the two loveliest boys in the world, Melvin and Darren, and the culture that has nurtured me. -D.C.
In memory of Shuching, my beloved wife. -W.M. - First words
- Hundreds upon hundreds of years ago, in a place called Flower Fruit Mountain, there was a remarkable little kingdom of monkeys.
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- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Bud to not fear for our friend, for his story will carry on - once five hundred years have come and gone!
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- GR335.4 .M66 .A38 — Geography, Anthropology and Recreation Folklore Folklore
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