207-Monkey King: Girls Before Swine

Myths and Legends

Jason Weiser, Carissa Weiser

Fiction, History, Arts, Books

4.8 • 25.4K Ratings

🗓️ 9 December 2020

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

We're back in the tale of the Journey to the West, where we'll catch up with the pious monk, Xangzang, the Monkey King, Sun Wukong, and the incognito dragon horse, Yulong as they continue their trek to India. This week, they stop off on what they think is a side-quest - helping an old man whose daughter was kidnapped by a pig monster - but they might get more than they bargained for...and make a new friend.

The creature this week is the Milk Bird, your new source of milk that doesn't care about trivial details like birds not being mammals.

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Music:

"Lord Weasel" by Blue Dot Sessions

"Grimmail" by Blue Dot Sessions

"Escaping Forever" by Michael Vignola

"Caprese" by Blue Dot Sessions

"Lamb Drop" by Blue Dot Sessions

"Classical tension" by Neil Cross

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0:00.0	This week on Myths and Legends it's a return to the Monkey King, in a story about an
0:05.4	unideal marriage, life with your in-laws, unexpected friends, and tricky costumes.
0:12.6	Then on the creature of the week, it's the milk bird, and you'll learn that finding
0:16.7	the best milk might just require hugging a tree, or catching the right foul.
0:28.0	This is Myths and Legends, Episode 207, Girls Before Swine.
0:39.0	This is a podcast where I tell stories from mythology and folklore.
0:42.7	Some are incredibly popular stories you might think you know, but with surprising origins.
0:47.6	Others are stories that might be new to you, but are definitely worth listening.
0:51.8	Previously on the podcast, we met the scripture program, Shuan Zong, a Buddhist monk in
0:57.3	early China, sent on a quest by the Bodhisattva Guangyian.
1:01.4	The mission?
1:02.4	Retrieve from the Thunder Clap Temple in India, far to the west.
1:06.8	He was joined by a couple of beings on various redemption arcs, like Sun Wu Kong, the Monkey
1:12.0	King, who, after being disrespected, battled heaven, barely lost, and found himself in
1:18.3	prisoned under a mountain for 800 years, until he was released to escort the scripture
1:23.6	program on his quest.
1:27.9	And fought off several greedy monks.
1:30.9	Today they're back on the road.
1:42.8	You know, I was a little skeptical when we left that monastery a week ago, but you really
1:47.7	do seem different.
1:49.2	Shuan Zong said, turning to Sun Wu Kong, the Monkey King, the Monkey King continued
1:54.3	rooting through his pack.
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