Level 5

Level 5

Journey to the West 24

The Great King Yellow Wind The Great King
Yellow Wind

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W ukong and Bajie looked all around. But
the Tang Monk was gone.
“That tiger ate our master,” said Bajie. He
shrugged. “I guess we don’t have to protect
him anymore. Good-bye, Wukong!”
The pig started to walk away. But
Wukong grabbed him.
“You’re not leaving!” said the monkey.
“We have to save our master. That tiger said
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he works for a demon, the great king Yellow
Wind. The king’s cave must be nearby.”
* * *
The tiger entered his master’s cave. The
Tang Monk was slumped over the tiger’s
shoulder.
The great king Yellow Wind was sitting
on his throne.
 “Great king!” cried the tiger. “I found the
Tang Monk!”
The demon king looked surprised and
happy. “I have heard that anyone who eats
the Tang Monk will live forever. Was the
monk alone?”
“He had two companions,” said the tiger.
“One is a pig. The other is a monkey.”
Yellow Wind trembled. “A monkey?” he
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said. “He must be Sun Wukong—the monkey
who caused all that trouble in Heaven!”
“Maybe,” said the tiger. “But don’t worry.
I distracted them with a fake tiger skin.
They’ll never find us.”
The tiger patted his stomach and looked
at the Tang Monk. “I’ll tell the other demons
to start a fire and prepare some spices.”
Yellow Wind held up his hand. “Sun
Wukong is powerful. He and that pig might
come looking for the monk. They’ll be angry
if they find out we ate him. Let’s wait until
they leave the area. Then we’ll be able to
enjoy our meal.”
A small demon ran into the throne
room. “Great king!” cried the demon.
“There are two strangers outside—a monkey
and a pig. They said to hand over the Tang
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Monk. If we don’t, they’ll destroy our entire
mountain!”
“Oh no,” moaned Yellow Wind. “This is
bad!”
“Don’t worry, King,” said the tiger. “I
will get rid of them.”
The tiger walked out of the throne room.
The small demon followed him.
Outside the cave there was some yelling
and then a crashing sound.
A moment later the small demon ran back
in. “Great king, disaster!” he cried. “The
tiger is dead! The pig killed him with his
rake!”
“What?” cried Yellow Wind. He stood
up and grabbed a trident. He puffed out his
chest and stomped out of the cave. He saw
Wukong.
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“So you’re the monkey who caused all
the trouble in Heaven,” said Yellow Wind.
“Hand over the Tang Monk!” demanded
Wukong.
“I didn’t know you were so small,” said
Yellow Wind.
“Hit me on the head,” said the monkey.
“I’ll grow bigger.”
The demon king hesitated.
 “Go ahead!” said Wukong.
Yellow Wind knocked the monkey on the
head. Instantly Wukong grew tall.
“Now I’ll hit you!” cried Wukong. He
swung his iron bar.
Crash! The demon king blocked the bar
with his trident. Clang! The two fought up
and down the side of the mountain.
“I’ll use some magic,” thought the
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monkey.
He grabbed a handful of hair and blew on
it. Dozens of little Wukongs ran toward the
demon king.
Yellow Wind laughed. “I know a magic
trick too!” He looked down and blew three
times.
The sky grew dark. A powerful yellow
wind whipped across the mountain. Trees
snapped and rocks tumbled.
Wukong, Bajie, and all the little Wukongs
tumbled down the mountain. They landed at
the bottom in a cloud of dust.
The demon king went back into his cave
and slammed the door shut.

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