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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: Stealing the Golden Bells, Seven Spider Spirits, Three Man-Eaters on Lion-Camel Mountain. Illustrated from the original animation by Shanghai Animation Film Studio with English text, this volume tells the story of Monkey rescuing a queen from a demon by taking away his magical golden bells, how the Tang priest is lured into the Gossamer Cave by seven spider spirits disguised as beautiful women and how Monkey gets the demons to take the Tang Priest across the Lion-Camel mountain in a sedan chair. This book is part of a series of ten books. English. Ages 4-8.