In November 1979, pupils in England were able to watch a new TV program called Monkey.
1979年11月，英格兰的学生们能够观看到一个名为猴子的新电视节目。
Most of them were hearing this story for the first time. However, this story is not new to Chinese children.
好多人都是第一次听说这个故事。然而，这个故事对中国的孩子们来说就没那么新鲜了。
The Monkey King or Sun Wukong is the main character in the traditional Chinese book Journey to the West.
美猴王或者孙悟空就是中国传统小说《西游记》的主人公。
The Monkey King is not just any normal monkey. In fact, he sometimes does not even look like a monkey!
美猴王不是一只普通的猴子。事实上，他有时候看上去甚至都不像一只猴子！
This is because he can make 72 changes to his shape and size, turning himself into different animals and objects.
这是因为他会72种变化，能改变自己身体的形状和大小，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. To fight bad people, the Monkey King uses a magic stick.
但是他却无法变成人，除非他把自己的尾巴藏起来。和坏人战斗的时候，美猴王便拿出金箍棒。
Sometimes he can make the stick so small that he can keep it in his ear. At other times, he is able to make it big and long.
有时候他会把金箍棒变的很小，小到可以放进耳朵里。有时候，他会把金箍棒变的很大很长。
The Monkey King has excited the children of China for many years. And as soon as the TV program came out more than 30 years ago,
多年来，中国的孩子们一提到美猴王就很兴奋。30年前这档电视节目一经播出
Western children became interested in reading this story because the clever Monkey King keeps fighting to help the weak and never gives up.
西方的小孩们就对这个故事非常感兴趣，因为他们知道聪明的美猴王会帮助弱小，并且永不放弃。
