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During a fight, a character in this novel is captured after he is hit in the head by a bracelet thrown from heaven. (-5[1])In this novel, the daughter (15[1])of a village elder is kidnapped by her hard-working suitor who consumes more food than the farm produces. (15[1])In a later supplement to this novel, one character is able to time travel after getting trapped in a dream world by a fish demon. A character in this novel loses a bet after he is unable to (*) somersault out of a hand. (10[1])The task of cleaning altars is given to a character in this novel who uses a nine-toothed rake as a weapon. A character in this novel born from a stone egg is freed from the mountain he is trapped under after agreeing to help a monk retrieve Buddhist texts. For 10 points, name this novel in which Tang Sanzang and Sun Wukong, the Monkey King, travel to India. ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: Journey to the West [or Xī Yóu Jì; accept Monkey: A Folk-Tale of China before “Monkey” is said]
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