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The real hero of this novel, loved for four hundred years by Chinese readers, is the resourceful, brave and humorous Monkey. This series tells three stories:Borrowing the Plantain Fan, Battling the Nine-Headed Monster and The Demon King's Pouch.  Illustrated from the original animation by Shanghai Animation Film Studio with English text, this volume tells the story of Monkey trying to borrow the magic plantain fan to subdue the flames of the Fiery Mountains, Monkey defeating a nine-headed monster to return treasure to the monks and Monkey defeating a demon king and saving his master and fellow disciples. This book is part of a series of ten books. In English. Ages 4-8.