Foolish Dragon
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Time Period: Mythology
References in Literature: None
Sources: Ancient Tales and Folklore of China
Below is a summary of the Buddhist tale found in the book.
A dragon's wife was sick and the only cure was a monkey's heart.
So the dragon went and found a monkey in a tree by the lake and convinced it to cross the sea on its back. But when the dragon tried taking him to his palace, the monkey claimed that he'd left his heart in the tree.
So the dragon took the monkey back and the monkey ran away.