-there were complaints brought to the Lord of Heavens from all over but none merited his attention as much as the Monkey King
-the Monkey King was out of control and needed to be taught a lesson in humility and how to act
-He initially wanted to take the Monkey King as one of his prisoners, but the Evening Star interceded on his behalf
-she said that he just needed to be shown the glories of heaven once again and remember where he came from and he would remember to be grateful and gracious again
-of course when he left his kingdom, the Monkey King had no idea he was even in trouble
-he thought he was just going to heaven to take a trip
-maybe make it where the Monkey King had to try several jobs before he was finally given the stable job where he thrived
The Great Saint:
-the disillusioned Monkey King finally realizes that he is not the most important person in heaven
-he becomes enraged when he learns that he is thriving in such a lowly position
-he escaped back to his mountain where his subjects would be sure to adore him
-there he found out that 10 years had passed on the mountain, rather than 10 days as he had experienced in heaven
-but luckily his loyal followers had waited on his return
-they hosted a banquet and fed his vanity
-he knew deep down now that there were others who were in higher positions in him out in the world so his need to compensate grew even more
-he would only let himself be addressed as "The Great Saint Who is Heaven's Equal"
-he waited anxiously for the Lord of Heaven to come back and find him but he let no one know his insecurities
Notscha, Son of Li Dsing:
-the Lord of Heaven was furious at the Monkey King's escape but he let him in live peace just long enough for him to believe he was safe
-after some time had passed, he sent two warriors to come capture him to bring him to prison
-whoever the Lord of Heavens sent, the Monkey King transformed to match that warrior and thus was never defeated
-the Evening Star went to the Lord of Heavens when she knew that the Monkey King would not be defeated this way
-she suggested that they validate the empty title he had bestowed upon himself, so as to appeal to his pride and settle the feud
-the Lord of Heavens was pleased with this and the Monkey King's pride and ego is so big that he never knew he was being duped
Bibliography:
The Monkey King by R. Wilhelm and translated by Frederick H. Martens
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