音像西游记故事(英文版)(精)(加)Pan Yun-chong

PART 1
Chapter 1: The Birth of the Magic Monkey
Chapter 2: The Stone Monkey Becomes King
Chapter 3: Monkey King is Struck by the Notion of Mortality
Chapter 4: The Monkey King Seeks Immortality .
Chapter 5: Sun Wukong Learns Immortality
Chapter 6: Sun Wukong Reestablishes his Kingdom
Chapter 7: Sun Wukong''s Kingdom Thrives
Chapter 8: Sun Wukong Acquires the Weapon of his Choice
Chapter 9: Sun Wukong Raids the Underworld
Chapter 10: Sun Wukong GesJb in Heaven
Chapter 11: Sun Gets his Title of Heavenly Grand Fairy
Chapter 12: Sun Steals the Heavenly Peach and Longevity Pills
Chapter 13: Heavenly Army Attacks Sun
Chapter 14: The Buddha Vanquishes Sun Wukong

CHAPTER18ChineseEmperorTourstheUnderworldInChina,itwasaperiodknownastheTangDynasty(618–907),duringwhichChinahadextendeditsterritorybeyondtheGreatWallsandSouthChinaSea.ThiswasalsotheperiodduringwhichChinaopeneditselftoavastnumberofforeignersandacceptedtheircultures.DuringtheearlyTangDynasty,themostillustriousperiodwaswhenEmperorTaizongwasonthethrone(626–649).TheentireChineseEmpirewasatpeace,andpeopleenjoyedunprecedentedprosperity.Atthetime,therewasawood-cutterandafishermanwhowerefriends.Theywouldmeeteveryeveningwhenthefishermancamebackfromtheseaandthewood-cutterfromthemountain.Theyenjoyedtheirdrinksandconversationstogether.Oneevening,astheywereabouttopartafterthedailydrinks,thefishermansaid,“Well,goodnightandhaveanicedaytomorrow,thoughIknowyourmountainisnotquiteasniceaplaceasmysea.”Thewood-cutterreplied,“Why!Ithinkyourseaisnotasniceasmymountain.”Thefishermansaid,“Myseaisbeautiful,whereonecanseethesunriseandsetonthehorizon,andthemooncastingitsromanticrays;whereonecanfeastonfishandshrimpsandoctopus;wherethesceneryiswideopenandmakesoneforgetthetrivialthingsoftheworld.”Thewood-cuttersaid,“Butmymountainisinfinitelyvariable;inthesummer’sheat,itprovidescoolrespite;thesungiveslifetothetrees,andthemoonbeamsinspireone’smeditativemood;themeatsofanimalstastebetterthanfish,shrimpsoroctopus;andthecloud-shroudedmountaintopsmakeonefeelother-worldly.”Thetwocontinuedarguingaboutthevirtuesoftheirplacesforanotherhour.Andattheend,thewood-cuttersaid,“Allright,myfriend,wejustagreetodisagree.Goodnightandtakecare.Idon’twanttoexperience‘onelessfriend’sfaceamongstthecrowd’.Thefishermansaid,“Whataninauspiciousthingyousay!Butdon’tfear,Iamfullyinformedabouttheweathersothereisnodangerofbeingstruckbyunexpectedstorms.”Thewood-cutterasked,“Howso?”Thefishermanreplied,“Thereisafortune-tellerofgreatwisdomwhocanpredicttheweatherprecisely,soIconsulthimeverymorningbeforeputtingouttothesea.”Andthetwoparted.ThisconversationwasoverheardbyoneoftheretainersoftheDragonKingoftheRiverJing.Hewentandreportedittohismaster,whodecidedtoteachthefortune-telleralesson.TheDragonKingwenttothefortune-teller’sstallandaskedfortheforecastforthenextday.Thefortune-tellergavehim3,348pointsofrainat3:00p.m.TheDragonKingwastakenaback.Hehimselfdidnotknowaboutit.Heaskedthefortune-teller,“Areyouquitesure?”Thefortune-tellersaid,“Ofcourse.”TheDragonKinganswered,“Iwillcomeandtakedownyoursignifyourforecastiswrong.”Andhewentbacktohisriverpalace.Ashearrived,therewasanimperialinstructionorderinghimtoprovide3,348pointsofrainat3:00p.m.thenextday.Hewasinapanic.Oneofhisadvisorssuggestedthatheprovide3,340pointsat2:00p.m.,sohewouldhavecarriedouttheinstructionbutwithaslightalteration.Hetookthatadviceandprovided3,340pointsat2:00p.m.

THEHISTORICALI4-YEARUESTOFTHE7THCENTURYCHINESEMONK,XUANZANG,TOOBTAINBUDDHISTSUTRASTRELLINGTHROUGHXINJIANG,AFGHANISTAN,PAKISTANANDNIA.Yun-ChongPansretellingofthestory,originallycraftedbytheMingDynastystory-teller,WuChengen,willcaptivatechildrenwithitsfantasy,anddelightyoungandoldwithitslayersofrealityandsatiregroundedinChinese,Indian,Greek,andOldTestamentmythology.