This week, on Myths and Legends, we're back in the story of the journey to the west.

Where the Monkey King maybe meets his match, we'll see why you shouldn't listen to that ghost

monkey who's trying to break into your house, and how a headband can help you win any fight.

Then, on the creature of the week, it's someone that likes your morning breath. So much so,

that they'll suck it from your mouth while you sleep.

This is Myths and Legends, Episode 328. Bullish.

This is a podcast where we tell stories from mythology and folklore. Some are incredibly

popular stories you might think you know, but with surprising origins,

others are stories that might be new to you, but are definitely worth a listen.

This week, we're back in the journey to the west, a story from medieval China where the Tang

Zhang was sent on a fetch quest to the Thunder Clap Temple to retrieve holy scriptures.

On his way, he picked up and was subsequently aided by Sun Wu Kong, the Monkey King,

a super-powered 800-year-old nearly immortal monkey with a magical staff and hair.

Pigsie, a strong pigman who carries a rake, Sandy, a scary-looking indigo sandman,

and you long the dragon horse, the dragon who never leaves the shape of their horse.

Together, they fight demons, monsters, other monks, and even each other.

And as we start in on today's episode, we see that pigsy. The pigman might actually be learning something?

Embrace the right and seek the real. Pigsie said with a smirk. Monkey

sighed. Look, pigsy, I know you heard master say that in a lesson last week.

We all did. It apparently had an impression on you because embrace the right and seek the real

big brother. Pigsy interrupted. Monkey said, yeah, okay, whatever. We needn't be afraid of tigers and

wolves. Pigsy urged you long the dragon horse on up the mountain. Monkey was about to say that not

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