text: A character who physically resembles, and is named for, a type of these creatures is pursued by the thieves Souris and Tigre and eventually kills an apparition at the urging of Corporal Lestrade.
full_question: A character who physically resembles, and is named for, a type of these creatures is pursued by the thieves Souris and Tigre and eventually kills an apparition at the urging of Corporal Lestrade. The fact that anything he puts in the water floats allows one of these creatures named Nala to construct a bridge. Another of these creatures is sent to retrieve an herb but comes back carrying an entire (*) mountain. A Derek Walcott play is titled for a "dream" on the "mountain" of these creatures, examples of which in another literary work include the commander Nila, the usurper Vali, and the king Sugriva, all of whom assist Rama. For 10 points, name these creatures, the most famous example of which in the Ramayana is Hanuman.
first_sentence: A character who physically resembles, and is named for, a type of these creatures is pursued by the thieves Souris and Tigre and eventually kills an apparition at the urging of Corporal Lestrade.
raw_answer: monkeys [or monos; or vanaras; accept Makak or macaque; accept Dream on Monkey Mountain]