Trouble in Heaven: A Story in Simplified Chinese and Pinyin 600 Word Vocabulary Level: 2 (Journey to the West)

Things begin to unravel for Sun Wukong as he sees the consequences of his outrageous actions. While trying to defend his troop of monkeys he manages to offend the underwater Dragon King the Dragon Kongs mother all ten Kings of the Underworld and the great Jade Emperor himself. Finally goaded by a couple of troublemaking demons he goes too far calling himself the Great Sage Equal to Heaven and setting events in motion that cause him some serious trouble.This is the 2nd book in the best-selling The Journey to the West series of stories for students learning to read Chinese. It is based on the epic 16th century novel of the same name by Wu Chenen. That novel was inspired by an actual journey by the Buddhist monk Tangseng (formerly called Xuanzang) who traveled from Changan westward to India in 629 A.D. and returned seventeen years later with priceless knowledge and spiritual texts. Over the course of the book Tangseng and his companions face the 81 tribulations that Tangseng had to endure to attain Buddhahood.The story is written as much as possible using the 600-word vocabulary of HSK4. It is presented in Simplified Chinese characters and pinyin and includes an English version and glossary. A free audiobook is available on YouTubes Imagin8 Press channel and also on www.imagin8press.com.