The Raptor Demon

Journey to the West 95 The Raptor Demon

The Tang Monk and Wujing were tied up inside the demons’ cave. Bajie was also tied up, floating in the tub of salt water again. The three demons talked in another room. “ That pig will taste wonderful once he’s pickled, ” said the elephant. “ I agree, ” said the lion. “ But the main course is the Tang Monk. It will be nice to live forever. ”

The elephant nodded. “ Let’s fry the monk with garlic and spices. I’ll go see what we have in the kitchen. ” “ Wait a minute, ” said the raptor. “ We need a plan. Wukong will certainly try to rescue his friends. ” “ You’re right, ” said the lion. He felt his broken tooth. “ I don’t want that to happen. ”

The elephant looked at his bruised trunk. “ Me neither. ” “ Well, this time I have a plan, ” said the raptor. “ We’ll start a rumor. We’ll tell every demon nearby that we’ve already eaten the Tang Monk. When Wukong hears that, he’ll give up hope and leave the area. ” “ Brilliant! ” said the lion. The elephant smiled. “ It’s the perfect plan. ”

Wukong sat next to the road, thinking about what to do. “ Those demons keep tricking me, ” the monkey said to himself. “ Well, no more! I’ll go into that cave and rescue my friends. When the demons attack, I’ll clobber them with my iron bar. Even if they cry and promise not to hurt us, I won’t believe them. ” The monkey stood up. He saw two fiends coming down the road.

“ I wonder who they are, ” thought the monkey. He hid behind a rock and waited for the fiends to pass by. “ Those demons are lucky, ” said one fiend. “ Yep, ” said the other. “ They ate the Tang Monk, and now they’ll live forever, ” said the first fiend. He sighed. “ It would be nice to live forever. ”