Read the passage and answer the questions.
读这篇短文，回答问题。
In November 1979, pupils in England were able to watch a new TV program called Monkey.
1979年11月，英国学生能够观看一部名叫《美猴王》的新电视节目了。
Most of them were hearing this story for the first time.
他们大多数是第一次听到这个故事。
However, this story is not new to Chinese children.
然而，这个故事对中国孩子来说并不新鲜了。
The Monkey King or Sun Wukong is the main character in the traditional Chinese book Journey to the West.
美猴王或者说孙悟空是中国传统的书籍《西游记》中的主人公。
The Monkey King is not just any normal monkey.
美猴王并不是一只普通的猴子。
In fact, he sometimes does not even look like a monkey!
事实上，他甚至有时看起来不像一只猴子！
This is because he can make 72 changes to his shape and size, turning himself into different animals and objects.
这是因为他有72种外形和大小的变化，能把自己变成不同的动物和物体。
But unless he can hide his tail, he cannot turn himself into a person.
但是，他不能把自己变成一个人，除非他能隐藏他的尾巴。
To fight bad people, the Monkey King uses a magic stick.
美猴王用一根魔力金箍棒与坏人作战。
Sometimes he can make the stick so small that he can keep it in his ear.
有时他能让金箍棒变小，以至于可以放在耳朵里。
At other times, he is able to make it big and long.
有时，他能让它变得又大又长。
The Monkey King has excited the children of China for many years.
美猴王让中国的孩子激动了好多年。
And as soon as the TV program came out more than 30 years ago,
30多年前这个电视节目一推出，
Western children became interested in reading this story
西方的孩子对读这个故事很感兴趣，
because the clever Monkey King keeps fighting to help the weak and never gives up.
因为聪明的美猴王一直为帮助弱者而战，从不放弃。
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