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Meet the stone monkey in the original text

By Wikisource — Journey to the West, chapter 1

Read the waterfall episode behind our retelling.

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Meet the stone monkey in the original text
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Wikisource — Journey to the West, chapter 1
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Original Chinese literary text
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The source is in Chinese. Our guide gives a short English retelling, not a full translation.
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Read the waterfall episode behind our retelling.
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2026-11-01
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Original text read for stone birth and waterfall/cave episode; not a critical edition comparison.
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