Journey to the West, the crown that hurt.

Hello, you're listening to Jana, and I'm here with the next in our Chinese series.

The Journey to the West.

A Buddhist monk called Tripitaka is on a long and dangerous journey to India.

His bodyguard is a monkey warrior named Sun Wukong.

The problem is Sun Wukong has not given up his mischievous ways.

In this episode, we hear what happens when Tripitaka and Sun Wukong quarrel.

The monk and the monkey continued on their way through the lawless lands.

It was not long before a gang of bandits stepped out from behind the bushes.

Your money or your lives!

Declared their leader, a brute of a man, waving an evil-looking blade.

The monk was so frightened that he fell off his horse.

The horse, who was no braver, bolted into the woods. But the monkey was not the least bit

concerned. He stood in front of the bandit, cupped one hand behind his ear, and said,

Pardon good sir, I'm a touch hard of hearing. What did you say? The bandit obliged him by shouting again, even louder and more ferociously.

And over your golden jewels now.

And what exactly are you selling?

Ask the monkey politely.

Listen well, snarled the bandit.

If you want your ugly, every head to stay attached to your bodder, hand over all your money this instant.

Well now, said the monkey.

There is no need to shout or lose your head.

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