Sun Kongwu

Journey to the West 42 Sun Kongwu

Wukong struggled to free himself from the golden rope. The gourd fell from his robe. “ My magic gourd! ” said Golden Horn, picking it up. He dragged Wukong to a dark room in the cave and locked him in. Right away Wukong made himself tiny and escaped. He flew down a tunnel and squeezed through the cave’s main door. Once he was outside, he returned to his normal size.

He banged on the cave door. “ Open up right now! ” The door flew open and Golden Horn appeared. “ Sun Wukong! ” shouted the demon. “ How did you escape?” “ I’m not Sun Wukong, ” the monkey lied. “ But you look just like him, ” said Golden Horn

“ Yes, I do, ” said Wukong. “ Sun Wukong is my twin brother. My name is Sun Kongwu. ” “ Why are you here, Sun Kongwu?” asked Golden Horn. “ I know you captured my brother, ” said Wukong. “ Set him free. ” Golden Horn laughed. “ I’m not going to do that! ”

“ Oh, that’s too bad, ” said Wukong, pretending to feel bad. “ I was hoping to solve this problem without violence. ” He took the iron bar out of his ear. Golden Horn had been holding the gourd behind his back the whole time. He quickly held it up and shouted, “ Sun Kongwu! ” Shloomp! Wukong was sucked into the gourd. Golden Horn put a cap on the gourd and went back into his cave.

Inside the gourd Wukong stamped his foot. “ How will I get out of here? I know I won’t turn into liquid because I’m going to live forever. But I still have to save my friends. ” He tapped his chin. “ I have an idea. ” He plucked a hair and made it look almost exactly like himself. There was just one difference. The fake Wukong had no legs.