00:00Journey to the West. Chapter 12. The Bat.
00:10Buddha smiled at Wukong.
00:13How did you get so powerful?
00:17A sage taught me secret formulas, said Wukong.
00:23I practiced them for many years.
00:26I am now equal to the Jade Emperor.
00:30The Jade Emperor has been practicing the same formulas for many lifetimes, said Buddha.
00:37How can you think you're equal to him?
00:40Go back to your mountain now and behave yourself.
00:45No, said Wukong.
00:47I'm not leaving until I get to rule heaven.
00:51Buddha thought for a minute.
00:53Son Wukong, what powers do you have?
00:57I can change into other animals, said Wukong.
01:02I can soar through the sky on clouds.
01:05I can do anything I want.
01:08Then let's make a bet, said Buddha.
01:11If you win, you can rule heaven.
01:15The Jade Emperor will come to live with me in the Western Paradise.
01:19But if you lose, you will be punished severely.
01:26What do I have to do?
01:27Asked Wukong.
01:29It's simple, said Buddha.
01:32He held out his hand.
01:35You just have to jump off my hand.
01:37Wukong laughed.
01:42That's easy.
01:44I can jump across entire oceans.
01:47Buddha smiled.
01:49Well then, let's see you do it.
01:57Wukong stepped up onto Buddha's palm.
02:00You're a fool, he said to Buddha.
02:04I'm going to jump farther than you could ever imagine.
02:08When I return, I'll be the ruler of heaven.
02:12Wukong leaped and soared through the air.
02:19After a long time, he saw five enormous pillars.
02:23He landed in front of them.
02:25This must be the end of the world, he said to himself.
02:30I'll go back now and tell Buddha to take the Jade Emperor away.
02:35Heaven is mine!
02:37Wukong was just about to jump back when he thought of something.
02:42There's nobody around, he thought.
02:45How will I prove that I was here?
02:47He tapped his chin.
02:50I'll write a note on this pillar.
02:52Buddha can come here and check.
02:53Wukong plucked two hairs and turned them into a brush and a jar of ink.
03:02On one of the pillars, he wrote,
03:06Sun Wukong was here.
03:09There, said Wukong.
03:11Now I'll go and tell Buddha how far I jumped.
03:15Wukong leaped once more.
03:17After a long time, he landed on Buddha's palm again.
03:25I'm back, said Wukong.
03:27Tell the Jade Emperor to leave.
03:30Buddha frowned.
03:32How can you say you're back?
03:35You never left my hand.
03:39Wukong was confused.
03:40Yes, I did.
03:43I reached the end of the world.
03:46There were five enormous pillars.
03:48I even wrote on one.
03:50Come with me and I'll show you.
03:52There's no need to go anywhere, said Buddha.
03:56Just look down.
03:57Wukong looked down.
04:03Near the bottom of Buddha's middle finger was the note.
04:07Sun Wukong was here.
04:10Wukong stomped his foot.
04:11It's a trick.
04:14You used some sort of magic.
04:17It's not a trick, said Buddha.
04:19You never left my palm.
04:25I did.
04:26I did, cried Wukong.
04:28I jumped all the way to...
04:30You lost the bet, Sun Wukong, said Buddha.
04:33And now you will be punished.
04:38Holding Wukong tightly,
04:39Buddha reached down to earth.
04:43His hand turned into a mountain,
04:46which he placed on top of the monkey.
04:51Wukong grunted and pushed with all his strength.
04:55The mountain started to rise.
04:58Buddha pulled a small sheet of magic paper from his sleeve.
05:02He laid the paper on top of the mountain.
05:06The mountain dropped back down.
05:09Buddha turned to the jade emperor.
05:13Sun Wukong can't lift the mountain now,
05:16he said.
05:19He will be trapped until his punishment is over.
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