Tricked Again and Again

Journey to the West 78 Tricked Again and Again

Oh no! ” Wukong looked at the fan. “ This fan doesn’t work! The Iron Immortal must have tricked me. ” The travelers backed away as the fire burned hotter. “ What will we do?” asked the Tang Monk. “ We can’t go through that fire. ” Bajie threw his hands up. “ Let’s just go home. We’ll write a letter to Buddha explaining what happened. ”

“ Bajie, we can’t do that! ” the Tang Monk scolded. Wukong spoke up. “ I used to be friends with the Iron Immortal’s husband, the Bull Demon King. I have an idea. ” The Iron Immortal was in her cave when she heard a knock.

“ Oh no, ” she said to herself. “ That monkey is back. ” She walked quietly to the door and peeked outside. When she saw the Bull Demon King, she smiled and opened the door. “ I’m glad you’re back, ” said the Iron Immortal. “ Sun Wukong was here. ”

“ I used to be friends with him. ” The demon smiled. “ It would have been nice to see him again. ” His wife was confused. “ What do you mean? You told me that you never really liked him. ” “ Oh, really?” said the demon. “ He was very rude, ” said the woman. “ He demanded I let him borrow my fan. ” “ You didn’t give it to him, did you?” asked the demon.

“ Of course not, ” said his wife. “ I gave him a fake fan that looks just like the real one. ” The demon began pacing. “ Wukong is very smart and very powerful, ” he said. “ He’ll realize you tricked him, and then he’ll come back here. ” “ What should we do?” asked the Iron Immortal. “ Give me the fan, ” said the demon. “ I’ll keep it safe. ”