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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: Monkey Defeats Jade Hare, Monkey Revives the Dead and Bringing Back the Scriptures. Illustrated from the original animation by Shanghai Animation Film Studio with English text, this volume tells the story of Monkey defeating a false princess who is really the Jade Hare and saves the real princess in a city in India, Monkey has a wrongfully accused man brought back to life, and how the Tang Priest, Xuanzang and his disciples after many hardships finally bring the scriptures from India to China. This book is part of a series of ten books. In English. Ages 4-8.