The Elephant Demon

Journey to the West 94 The Elephant Demon

The lion demon rubbed his aching mouth. “ Let’s leave the Tang Monk alone. Wukong is dangerous. ” The raptor nodded. “ Bah! ” The elephant demon waved his hand. “ I’m not afraid of that silly monkey. I have a perfect plan to defeat him and capture the Tang Monk. ”

The lion shook his head. “ The last time you had a plan, I wound up with a broken tooth. ” The elephant snorted. “ Just leave everything to me. ” Wukong returned to his companions. He heard Bajie and Wujing arguing. “ We can’t go home! ” shouted Wujing. “ We’re on an important journey. ”

“ But Wukong got eaten by the lion demon, ” said Bajie. “ Without Wukong, we’ll never get to the Western Paradise. ” “ Here I am! ” said the monkey. Everyone spun around. “ You’re alive! ” cried the Tang Monk. “ Yes, I am, ” said Wukong. “ I beat up that lion’s insides and broke one of his teeth. The demons are scared of me now. They promised to let us cross their mountain safely. ”

“ That’s wonderful, ” said the Tang Monk. Wujing helped the monk climb onto the horse. The other travelers started walking. They hadn’t gone far when they saw a large figure ahead, blocking the road. “ That’s the elephant demon, ” said Wukong with a frown. “ What is he doing here?”

“ We want the Tang Monk! ” shouted the elephant. The Tang Monk fainted. Wukong turned to Bajie. “ I’ve been dealing with these demons all day. It’s your turn to fight them. ” Bajie sighed. “ Okay. ” Waving his rake, the pig charged toward the elephant. “ You’ll never harm my master! ”