Borrowing the Plantain Fan(6); ISBN:9787119050805; Erste Auflage im 2007 ; 197 Seiten; Format:26 x18,6 cm ;The Monkey Series are picture books based on the ancient Chinese fantasy novel Journey to the West,a story rich in tales about demons and monsters who try to stop the Tang Priest Xuanzang from reaching the Thunder Monstery in India to fetch Buddhist scriptures.The real hero of this novel,loved for four hunderes years by Chinese readers,is the resourceful,brave and humorous Monkey.This book contains three stories:Borrowing the Plantain Fan; Batteling the Nine-Headed Monster; The Demon King's Pouch.Borrowing the Plantain Fan tells of Monkey's three encounters with Raksasi ans her husband,the Bull Demon King,in trying to borrow the magic plantain fan to subdue the flames of the Fiery Moutains.With the help of a host of sprits Monkey overcomes them and leads his master and fellow disciples over the Fiery Mountains. Best.Nr.: L644