About this story
You play the stone monkey. The troop promises kingship to whoever can jump through the waterfall and come back, and behind the water you find an iron bridge and a cavern big enough for every family on the mountain. They crown you Handsome Monkey King. Then an old ape stops dancing to catch his breath and says no cave bars the door against death.
How it opens
On Flower Fruit Mountain, a stone nourished by sky and earth split open beneath a clear dawn.
You emerged with senses awake, and light from your eyes startled the court of Heaven above.
Elder ApeThis strange child has no mother among our troop and fears none of us.
Gibbon MonkeyIf he can eat fruit and climb, the mountain may claim him.
Macaque MonkeyLet him follow one day before anyone crowns a miracle.
Choose
Show me the highest trees, and I will gather for everyone.
Judge me by whether I keep pace, not by where I began.