Sign of the Qin

Entry 2

The monkey was kneeling infront of the mighty master hand. The monkey was kneeling down as if he was a criminal, and he was a criminal in heaven, for stealing Valuable stuffs from dragons and the Master Hand.
The monkey was being scolded by the Master Hand, and a hearing was held. Nobody liked this monkey since he stole many things from them. They requested the Master Hand to give him a serious punishment. However, the Master Hand wanted to give him a last chance.
Monkey wanted to live. Monkey did not really regret what he did, but he just wanted to get out of the trouble which he had put himself in.
The wise tatooed monk wanted a serious punishment against the monkey. He was the most wise being in the world. Tatooed monk even thinks that the monkey is helping the king of the dead.
At the end, the monkey gets locked up in the jail, but the Master Hand has a plan to give this monkey a last chance to save himself.
This chapter made me more confused. Why does monkey appeared in the next scene of birth of a baby?
However, after reading this chapter, I soon realized that the story of monkey is similar to a traditional chinese story called Son- Oh –Gong. One of the most famous story in China. The beginning of that story also starts with a smart and mighty monkey attacking the heaven, and getting punished by God. He also gets a last chance from mercy of God.
So I think this story is connected with the traditional Chinese story I read before.