BR 2-06; The Monkey King

Monkey plucked a hair from his head and whispered a magic word. The hair turned into a brush. Quickly, he painted a message...Before he left he left, he piddled on the pillars as well.

When he got back, Buddha was standing on the same spot. "Silly Monkey," he said. "You were in my hand all the time!" "You're wrong," replied Monkey. "I got to the end of the world and I wrote my name on one of the pillars." "Look at my hand," said Buddha sternly. Monkey looked. There on Buddha's finger was a familiar message- and there was a funny smell.

“B- but that’s impossible!” Monkey whimpered. “I wrote on the Pillars…” His voice trailed off. The pillars had looked like giant fingers. “Time for a quick exit,” he decided, getting ready for another leap.

This passage is most interested for me. Monkey thinks that I’m clever enough already and king. But finally Monkey was fooled taken in by Buddha. Monkey was very puzzle. (Dickins, 2007, p.42)

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Reference

Book:Dickins, R. (2007). The Monkey King. England: USBORNE.