Journey to the West
Regents Primary School of Shenzhen , Liu , Jinan - 10
“ J
ourney to the West ” is the most famous fiction in China . There are four main characters in the story . They are Xuanzang , Monkey King , Bald Apostle Sha and Fat Pig Jie .
Actually , it was not a short travel . Monkey King couldn ’ t pick fruit on the farm . Bald Apostle Sha couldn ’ t fish in rivers . The worst thing was Fat Pig Jie loved eating pork but could not get much joy from the journey . Ironically the weakest character Xuanzang could get more to eat because his job was to beg with his bowl .
At the beginning , Xuanzang thought it would be a fantastic adventure , since the emperor had presented him with a red buddhist robe .
To preserve the environment , Xuanzang rode a white horse ‘ I am riding a white horse but I am not as handsome as a prince .’ thought Xuanzang . But out of the blue he found his first apostle Monkey King . Then he found his second apostle Fat Pig Jie . Not long after he also found his third apostle in Bald Apostle . So the travel group was completed . Xuanzang wanted a balanced diet . A balanced meal consisted of proteins , carbohydrate , fats , vitamins and minerals , but they could not afford them . They just ate vegetables and fruits . So Xuanzang asked Monkey King to find some nuts . They ate nuts for energy and vitamins . They also ate beans to gain proteins . Sometimes they ate steamed bun for carbohydrate and mushrooms for minerals .
‘ It ’ s a balanced diet now ,’ Xuanzang shouted . This journey was not short . During this period Xuanzang wanted to keep in touch with his friends .
At first , Xuanzang used pigeons to send messages to his friends . He needed to tie his letters onto the legs of the pigeons . The pigeons took up to a few months to send the messages . But the pigeons were always eaten by eagles . They were really eager for peace and safety . So the pigeons were also called dove .
Later he asked Monkey King to send the messages . He could ride on clouds at a very fast speed . So Monkey King became the first postman in the world . When he sent messages , he looked down on the land which usually was green and that symbolized post offices in China .
In this journey , numerous problems existed , such as a girls ’ enthusiasm in the Kingdom of Females , monster ’ s cruelty , and bad weather .
After several months , Xuanzang and his men arrived at the Kingdom of Females . They met the queen . When seeing Xuanzang , the queen believed Xuanzang was the most handsome man she had ever seen . Xuanzang was very excited and shy . He hardly dared to look up at the girls . The queen then guided Xuanzang to visit her own garden . How wonderful the garden was ! The sun shone brightly and the birds sang . Soon the queen expressed her love to Xuanzang . But Xuanzang refused her love and left the kingdom .
There were many kinds of monsters waiting for them on the road . Almost all of the monsters were what other animals became . They wanted to eat Xuanzang because they believed by eating Xuanzang they would live forever .
One day , Xuanzang was caught by a tiger monster . Fat Pig Jie and Bald Apostle went to save him but they were also seized by the monsters . First the Monsters tied them up onto some poles . Then they boiled a cauldron of water . When they were washing Xuanzang and his Apostles , Monkey King was planning to save them . He killed a small monster and mimicked it as the same shape . Then he looked for his master and brothers . As he found the tiger monster , the latter was drinking liquor . Monkey King then became a tiny insect and flew into the monster ’ s cup . As the tiger monster was drinking the liquor , Monkey King floated into the monster ’ s tummy . Inside the monster ’ s tummy , Monkey King shouted and jumped . Immediately The tiger monster ’ s face turned pale and fell into pain . As a result , he begged Monkey King to get out of his tummy . He also promised to set all of them free .
But once the Monkey King got out of his tummy , the tiger monster did not keep his promise . Therefore , Monkey King picked out the magic cudgel from his ear and said ‘ abracadabra ’ in a loud voice . The cudgel became very big . He destroyed the den of the tiger monster with a swipe of the cudgel . Then they fought fiercely and viciously for over an hour . At last , the monster was overpowered by Monkey King .