Journey to the West: the Crown that Hurt
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Journey to the West: the Crown that Hurt

B2Upper-intermediateJuly 7, 202612 min

A Chinese Monk - Tripitaka - is travelling through lawless lands on the way to India. He is protected on the way by Sun Wukong - a monkey warrior who is wild at heart. When they meet some bandits in the forest, Sun Wukong deals with them - but Tripitaka is not happy. From the Chinese epic story, The Journey to the West. Adapted by Bertie. Read by Jana. Please support us in any way you can.

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Journey to the West, the crown that hurt. Hello, you're listening to Jhana and I'm here with the next in our Chinese series, The Journey to the West. A Buddhist monk called Trippitaka is on a long and dangerous journey to India. His bodyguard is a monkey warrior named Sun Wukong.

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The problem is, Sun Wukong has not given up his mischievous ways. In this episode, we hear what happens when Tributaka and Sun Wukong quarrel. The monk and the monkey continued on their way through the lawless lands. It was not long before a gang of bandits stepped out from behind the bushes.

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Your money or your lives! Declared their leader a brute of a man waving an evil looking blade. The monk was so frightened that he fell off his horse. The horse who was no braver bolted into the woods.

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