On that day, the scripture collection team came to the Heishui River, and then the little alligator turned into a boatman to ferry the people, catching Zhu Bajie and Tang monk on the way.
Monk Sha went to discuss the battle but failed to win. The black water river god told the origin of the monster. Sun Wukong went to the West Sea and invited Prince mo’ang to subdue the alligator dragon.
Little alligator dragon is one of the few monsters on the way to get scriptures who really wants to eat Tang Monk’s meat. When Mo ang subdued him, he was quite arrogant.
He told mo’ang that he didn’t know the name of Sun Wukong. Is this really the case? Let’s take a look at the original:
In the 43rd chapter of the original book, mo’ang came to Xiao Youlong to ask Tang monk, saying, “you only know that he is a Tang monk, but you don’t know the interests of his disciples.”
The little alligator Dragon said: “he has a monk with a long mouth. I caught him and asked him to steam with monk Tang. Another disciple, monk Sha, is a black man with a gloomy face and a precious staff. Yesterday he asked me for a master outside the gate. I led him out of the River Army and beat him with a steel whip. He lost the battle and escaped without much benefit.”
Prince Tao: “So you don’t know! He also has a big apprentice. He is the great saint of heaven, the golden immortal Taiyi, who made a big fuss over the heavenly palace five hundred years ago. Now he is protecting the Tang monk from the west to get scriptures. Guanyin persuaded him to do good, and changed his name with him to become the monkey king walker. Why didn’t you do this? He met your messenger in our sea, grabbed the invitation card, went to the Crystal Palace, and pinched my father and son. He has the crime of tying up evil spirits and robbing people. Give him the Tang Monk and the Eight Precepts Take it to the river and give it back to sun Dasheng. With my gift to him, you are still alive. If there’s a word “no”, you can’t live here all your life! “
The little alligator Dragon said angrily, “you’re afraid of Sun Wukong, Mo Cheng. I’m afraid of him too. If he has the means, he dares to come to our Shuifu gate and fight with me. If he can’t defeat me, even he will bring it and cook it together. I won’t treat him. I close the door and teach the kids to sing and dance. I’m eating myself!”
Mo’ang scolded: “you are really naive. You can’t even beat me. How dare you challenge sun Dasheng?” Then he cleaned up the little alligator.
Looking at the meaning of this dialogue, it seems that little alligator did not know who Sun Wukong was. But did little alligator really not know? Obviously, the answer is not.
First of all, he has eight brothers, the eldest brother, the second brother, the third brother, and the fourth brother are the four Dragon gods of heaven. In those days, Sun Wukong was a good friend of heaven officials. Sun Wukong also sent a favor to them. They also released water to Sun Wukong when the Jade Emperor sent him to catch him.
Second, when Sun Wukong subdued red boy, the West Sea Dragon King also went. The West Sea Dragon King must have known that Tang monk was going to Heishui river. He informed the alligator dragon in advance so that the alligator dragon could catch Tang monk.
Third, the little alligator dragon even knows that Sun Wukong is not good at water warfare. Otherwise, monk Sha should be captured together with monk Sha when he comes to the battle. When monk Sha comes ashore, he should also go ashore to fight with Sun Wukong.
To sum up, we come to a conclusion that the little alligator dragon knew the name of Sun Wukong. It was just playing dumb and avoiding the sharp edge of Sun Wukong. He wanted to eat the meat of Tang Monk first and then live forever. Disclaimer: the above content originates from the Internet, and the copyright belongs to the original author. If your original copyright is infringed, please inform us, and we will delete the relevant content as soon as possible.