The Boy Fools with Transformations, Disturbing the Dhyana Heart; Ape and Horse Return with a Knife; the Mother of Wood Is Empty

The Boy Fools with Transformations, Disturbing the Dhyana Heart Ape and Horse Return with a Knife; the Mother of Wood Is Empty The story goes on to tell how the Great Sage Monkey and his two fellow‑disciples landed their clouds and went straight into the palace. Here monarch, ministers, queen and prince bowed to them in thanks, a group at a time, and Monkey told everyone the story of how Manjusri had recovered the demon. They all knelt and bowed to the ground repeatedly. Amid all the congratulations the gatekeeper came to report, "My lord, there are four more monks at the gates." This news threw Pig into a panic. "Brother," he said, "has the fiend used his magic to make a false Manjusri to fool us? Perhaps he's turned into a monk now for another battle of wits with us." "Nonsense," said Monkey, ordering that they be summoned inside. The civil and military officials passed on the order and the monks were sent in. Monkey saw that they were monks from the Precious Wood Monastery bringing the king's crown, jade belt, yellow ochre robe and no‑worry shoes. "Splendid,"......