Reading Notes: The Monkey King Unit, Part A

I am a great fan of "The Journey to the West", so i decided to read The Monkey King Unit, which comes from The Chinese Fairy Book, ed. by R. Wilhelm and translated by Frederick H. Martens (1921).

Sun Wu Kung in The Journey to the West. Source: Zing

This story is about a monkey who was born from the stone, and gradually grew and became a Handsome King of the Apes. He then later named Sun Wu Kung by his master, who taught him the kung fu and incantations. After years of learning, Wukung finally mastered the magical transformations and somersault on the clouds and many other arts (Sun Wu Kung Departs). Later, he used his powerful skills to save his apes from the Devil King. 

As a King of Apes, he seeked his own weapons that are worthy with his power. He came to the Dragon King, a Water and Weather God, to ask for a weapon and an armor. However, he found no weapon that suited for him except the golden rod, which weighted many thousand pounds and shone with a red glow. (The Dragon Queen).