Ethan aha Myth-Folklore

This story is now posted in my Myth-Folklore Portfolio. Check it out in the link below. Myth-Folklore Portfolio Sun Wu Kung and the Flying Fruit Sun Wu Kung Flying through the Air      Sun Wu Kung, the Monkey King, had just returned to the Mountain of Flowers and Fruits from  learning the secrets of immortality with the Master. The other monkeys decided to have a banquet  behind the waterfall in celebration of their King's return.       Sun Wu Kung and his apes were having a joyful time eating multitudes of fruit and drinking  plenty of wine. They looked down at the long stone banquet table to find that they had run out of  fruit. The apes hadn't yet had their fill of food, so they decided that someone must go outside the  waterfall-hidden cave to get more. Kind Sun Wu Kung obliged for his people.       Sun Wu Kung leapt out through the waterfall and hurtled tens of fe...

Sun Wu Kung in the Buddha's Hand       Bibliography. The Chinese Fairy Book , ed. by R. Wilhelm and translated by Frederick H. Martens.  Web Source      Notes:      *The Jade Emperor invites the Monkey King to Heaven and gives him a job.       *The monkey King's job is lowly and he leaves to go back to Earth.       *The Jade Emperor tries to capture him.       *The Monkey King defeats all heavenly forces.       *The monkey King is venerated as a Great Saint and is given is own palace in his heaven.       *The Monkey King becomes corrupted with power and unleashes a revolt against heaven to try and dethrone the Jade Emperor.       *The Buddha tames Sun Wu Kung with a wager. He cannot leave the Buddha's hand.       *Sun Wu Kung becomes a humble monk.  ...

The Monkey King Breaks Out of the Stone Egg      Bibliography. The Chinese Fairy Book , ed. by R. Wilhelm and translated by Frederick H. Martens.  Web Source      Notes:      *Sun Wu Kung leaps through waterfall and finds cave. Named King.      *Sun Wu Kung learns about Buddhas, blessed spirits, and gods at a banquet.       *Sun Wu Kung learns the secrets of immortality from a master in a cave.       *Sun Wu Kung defeats the Devil-King.       *Sun Wu Kung goes to the Dragon-King for weaponry and armor.       *Sun Wu Kung terrorizes the ten Princes of the Dead and erases his name and all the monkey's names from the Book of Life.       *The Jade Emperor hears the complaints involving Sun Wu Kung.