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Chapter 12: Crossing the Great Wall – Monkey on a Mission

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Monkey on a Mission. Chapter 12: Crossing the Great Wall. October 17, 2015. By Meg Davis, Ph.D. In which Monkey sees the Great Wall, the Taklamakan Desert, takes a long ride on a camel, and brushes with disaster. Curious about the Great Wall? Here’s a video. Grown-ups may enjoy Peter Hessler’s essay. On an amazing historian who walks the Great Wall to uncover its history. Trek across the Taklamakan Desert by video. They went to the market. Remember? We talked about it last night. DIARY, not diarrhea, fro...

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Monkey on a Mission – Page 2 – an adventure tale

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Monkey on a Mission. Chapter 10. The Wild Monkey Feast. September 25, 2015. Meg Davis, Ph.D. In which Monkey schools the monkeys, and we visit a wild monkey feast. Watch traditional Chinese shadow puppets. Deep in the dark forest, Monkey sped through the air, leaping from tree branch to tree branch. Gripping branches with his feet and hands, he spied the flash of golden coats through the leaves. The wild golden monkeys of Anxi were full-grown. They moved fast. Hey! Howled Monkey. Give me that hat! Gugh, ...

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Chapter 11: The Fox Fairy Princess and the Silk Road Blues – Monkey on a Mission

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Monkey on a Mission. Chapter 11: The Fox Fairy Princess and the Silk Road Blues. October 2, 2015. October 2, 2015. By Meg Davis, Ph.D. In which we meet a warrior princess, see a moonlit mountain palace, and Monkey throws a major tantrum. Hear a Turkish guitar. And a Chinese pipa. STOMP, STOMP, STOMP. The demons thumped into the clearing. GAAHHH! Sandy was huddled with a bunch of monkeys in the tree house. He stood up. GET THEM! Roared the demon, rolling his eyes, with Sandy hanging from his ear. Monkey s...

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January 2016 – Monkey on a Mission

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Monkey on a Mission. Chapter 11-7: Journey’s End. January 28, 2016. January 28, 2016. Meg Davis, Ph.D. The triumphant return of Monkey, Bodie, Sandy and Pigsy to Chinese Heaven. We say “zai jian” (goodbye) to Monkey and his friends. Snort, said someone. Continue reading “Chapter 11-7: Journey’s End”. Chapter 18: Finding Buddha. January 20, 2016. Meg Davis, Ph.D. In India, the four travelers finally climb Vulture Peak. But where is the Buddha? Chapter 17: The Demon Feast. January 11, 2016. Chapter 18: Fin...

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Chapter 16. The Business-Monkey of Kashgar – Monkey on a Mission

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Monkey on a Mission. Chapter 16. The Business-Monkey of Kashgar. December 14, 2015. By Meg Davis, Ph.D. In which Monkey embarks on a course of self-improvement, and profits from the experience. Take a video tour. Visit the Kashgar market. Only three more chapters till the end…! Pigsy and Monkey were fast asleep in the black night when GONGGG! Pigsy lurched to the door, rubbing his eyes. An elderly monk strode down the hall energetically, whaling on a gong: GONG, GONG, GONGGG. Snort, said irritable Pigsy.

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Monkey’s world – Monkey on a Mission

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Monkey on a Mission. Monkey lived in ancient China in a time known as the Tang Dynasty (618-907 CE). After many years of fighting, the Tang emperors brought different parts of China together as one empire. This was an exciting period for China, with many visitors from foreign lands, new poetry, music and art (click here. To see some of the art), and beautiful new clothes made of silk. The silk was brought by traders who came across the Silk Road. Check out this pretty Tang silk rug. Monkey on a Mission.

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Happy year of the monkey – Monkey on a Mission

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Monkey on a Mission. Happy year of the monkey. February 14, 2016. By Meg Davis, Ph.D. Two beautiful Monkey on a Mission drawings, from artist, friend, and Philadelphia monkey Paul Santoleri. Happy year of the Fire Monkey, and may your road in 2016 be free of demons. Posted in Monkey art. Chapter 11-7: Journey’s End. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:. Address never made public). Notify me of new comments via email.

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Chapter 1: Stop, Monkey! – Monkey on a Mission

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Monkey on a Mission. Chapter 1: Stop, Monkey! July 11, 2015. July 17, 2015. By Meg Davis, Ph.D. In which we meet a trouble-making monkey named Monkey. Once upon a time, in ancient China, there lived a trouble-making monkey whose name was Monkey. From morning till night, he heard grown-ups saying nothing but: No, Monkey, stop! Be a good monkey make good choices! But Monkey made bad, bad choices. He jumped on a higher branch, swinging from his hands: Hoo hoo hoo! Monkey jumped on all fours. We play Kin...

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February 2016 – Monkey on a Mission

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Monkey on a Mission. Happy year of the monkey. February 14, 2016. Meg Davis, Ph.D. Two beautiful Monkey on a Mission drawings, from artist, friend, and Philadelphia monkey Paul Santoleri. Happy year of the Fire Monkey, and may your road in 2016 be free of demons. Happy year of the monkey. Chapter 11-7: Journey’s End. Chapter 18: Finding Buddha. Chapter 17: The Demon Feast. Chapter 16. The Business-Monkey of Kashgar. On Chapter 1: Stop, Monkey! On Chapter 9. The Riddle of the R…. Monkey on a Mission.