Monkey ( Chinese Epic Heroes)

Monkey makes a monkey out of himself before Buddha steps in and gives him a hand.

This is a powerful story, and is one of the most popular pieces of literature in the entire world given China's population.

What is the secret of this story? It is a sophisticated portrayal of an outsider who gains insider status, abuses it, and is punished, then recast as a hero of an entirely different kind once he has been initiated into subtle values.