The title figure of this work's alternate name had been imprisoned for 500 years by Kwan Yin, and is controlled by a magical hat that tightens when he does not follow instructions.  Yet he becomes a hero after defeating the three magicians in Cart-Slow kingdom, thus allowing his party, which includes Sha, a monk, and Chu Pa-Chieh, a pig, to defeat the Great King Of Miracles and to ride the turtle 
The title figure of this work's alternate name had been imprisoned for 500 years by Kwan Yin, and is controlled by a magical hat that tightens when he does not follow instructions.  Yet he becomes a hero after defeating the three magicians in Cart-Slow kingdom, thus allowing his party, which includes Sha, a monk, and Chu Pa-Chieh, a pig, to defeat the Great King Of Miracles and to ride the turtle to the Blessed Realm.  In this way Tripitaka succeeds in his quest to obtain the three baskets of Mahayana scripture and bring them back to China.  FTP, name this 16th-century novel written by Wu Ch-eng-en that was translated as Monkey by Arthur Waley.
The title figure of this work's alternate name had been imprisoned for 500 years by Kwan Yin, and is controlled by a magical hat that tightens when he does not follow instructions.  
Record of a Journey to the West (accept early buzz of Monkey)