"The Ape Sun Wu King" in The Chinese Fair Book, by R.Wilhelm and translated by Frederick H Martens (Story Source)
- The apes are aware that they will eventually die off
- An old ape tells a story that whoever obtains a buddha, spirit, or god will live forever
- The king of the apes wants to go find them
- The old ape says they live in caves and holy mountains in the world of mortals
- The king of the apes sets out alone on his quest
- He lands on a shore and tears the clothes off of a fisherman and wandered around the famous spots
- He wandered around for 9 years and found nothing
- He then sets off on the sea again to find the buddhas
- He heard someone singing and went off in the woods to find this lovely voice
- He meets a wood-chopper that had been singing a song taught him by a saint
- The wood-chopper tells the king the way to the saints
- The ape king was led into the cave through the gate
- The saint named him Sun Wu Kung
- The ape king lived there for some six or seven years learning the ways of the saints
- But he had still not put away his wild nature
Sun Wu Kung (Picture Source)
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