Also Known As Journey To The West, Wu Ch''ng-n''s Monkey Is One Of The Four Great Classical Novels In Chinese Literature, Translated By Arthur Waley In Penguin Classics. Monkey Depicts The Adventures Of Prince Tripitaka, A Young Buddhist Priest On A Dangerous Pilgrimage To India To Retrieve Sacred Scriptures Accompanied By His Three Unruly Disciples: The Greedy Pig Creature Pipsy, The River Monster Sandy - And Monkey. Hatched From A Stone Egg And Given The Secrets Of Heaven And Earth, The Irrepressible Trickster Monkey Can Ride On The Clouds, Become Invisible And Transform Into Other Shapes - Skills That Prove Very Useful When The Four Travellers Come Up Against The Dragons, Bandits, Demons And Evil Wizards That Threaten To Prevent Them In Their Quest.