Reading Notes: The Monkey King Unit, Part A

The Monkey King Unit
Handsome King of the Apes:
-Ever since the beginning of time the mountain was there
-There was one rock on the mountain that absorbed all the power from the sun and moon light, so this rock was not average because it had supernatural creative gifts.
-One day the rock burst open and an egg was in its place, when the egg finally hatched there was a stone ape inside
-Eventually this stone ape began crawl and then learned to walk and finally run

The Great Sea:
-The King of the Apes was sad because he knew that death could affect him
-The apes set out on a journey across the sea the seek immortality from the gods and spirtits
-When they journeyed through many cities they could only find people who were asking the gods for wealth and honor, no one cared about life and immortality

"The King Ape". Wikimedia.


 Story source: The Monkey King Unit in the Mythology and Folklore UN-Textbook.

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