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In November 1979, pupils in England were able to watch a new TV program calledMonkey.
Most of them were hearing this story for thetime. However, this story is not new to Chinese children. The Monkey King or Sun Wukong is the main character in theChinese bookJourney to the West.
The Monkey King is not just any normal monkey. In fact, be sometimes does notlook like a monkey! This is because he can make 72 changes to his shape and size, turning himself into differentand objects. Buthe can hide his tail, he cannot turn himself into a man.
To fight bad people, the Monkey Kinga magic stick. Sometimes he can make the stick so small that he can keep it inear. At other times, he is able to make it big and long.
The Monkey King hasthe children of China for many years. And as soon as the TV programout more than 30 years ago, Western children became interested inthis story because the clever Monkey King keeps fighting to help the weak and never gives up.
