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Tales of the The Monkey King

1. A magic stone sits on top of a mountain.
    The Sun warms the stone. It cracks open.

2. A monkey jumps out.
    Rays of light shoot from his eyes.

3. The Jade Emperor, Yu Huang, sees the light
         in Heaven.
          He says to his servant,
          "Go and find the light."

4. The servant returns with news of the monkey.
          The Jade Emperor says,
          "A monkey is not important."

5. Lord Lao Tzu also sees the golden rays of light in
    Heaven. He says, "The one who made this light
         will live forever."

6. On Earth, Buddha sits with his students.
    The golden rays enter his temple.
         He says, "This monkey will become a          
             Buddha someday.
      But first, he will make trouble."

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The Monkey King Tales
Retold by Karen Elliott

A 3 volume e-book with:

• 13 episodes about the origins of Monkey,
  hero of the classic Chinese novel,
  Journey to the West.
• simple narrative in the present tense
• 4 versions of each episode
  i) numbered prose paragraphs for quick
  reference
  ii) play script based on the story text
  iii) large sketchbook with text for students
  to illustrate story events and details
  iv) small sketchbook with text
• question sheets to develop comprehension skills
  and sentence structure
• sequence exercises to reinforce comprehension
• tic tac toe games to develop vocabulary skills
• teacher's answer sheets for questions and games
• word lists specific to each story for teacher
  reference and student use (pupils may wish to write
  the word meaning in their home language)

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Narrator
A magic stone sits
on top of a mountain.

Sun
I warm the stone
with rays of light.

Narrator
The stone cracks open!
A monkey jumps out!

Sun
Rays of light
shoot from his eyes!

The Sun goes away.
Monkey sits on the broken stone.

Narrator
The Jade Emperor, Yu Huang,
sees the light in heaven,

Jade Emperor
Servant!
Go and find the light.

Narrator
The Servant goes and sees the Monkey.
Then he returns with news.

Servant
The light comes from a monkey!

Jade Emperor
A monkey is not important.

The Jade Emperor and the servant go away.

Narrator
Lord Lao Tzu also sees the golden rays.

Lord Lao Tzu
The one who made this light
will live forever.

Narrator
On earth,
Buddha sits with his students.

Students
Master!
Golden rays enter the temple!

Buddha
This monkey will become a Buddha someday.
But first, he will make trouble.