<em>(Opening cinematic sequence.  The NARRATOR sounds a lot like Uncle Iroh...)</em><br/><br/>"I have told you, best beloved, about the Great Stone Monkey and his many mischievous antics in the Celestial Court.  And I have told you how the other great spirits grew so tired of dealing with him that they cast him down to the mortal world to wander until he should learn some manners.  In time, he managed this."<br/><br/><em>(A quick montage of a wiry little man with long arms, big ears, and an unruly shock of hair, demonstrating legendary prowess at the martial arts against a number of fantastic beasts and the occasional human, ending with a long shot of him trudging across a broad expanse of desert before fading out along with the last five words of the narration.)</em><br/><br/>"I have also told you of the Little Stone Monkey who, when she showed every sign of following in her father's footsteps, earned herself a trip down from the starry heavens and walked among mortals.  In time, she too managed to return to the good graces of her peers."<br/><br/>(A second montage, this time of a figure quite similar to the first...but also quite female.  While the opponents and her style are different, she's clearly both related to and taught by the first.)<br/><br/><em>NARRATOR laughs, and his voice is echoed by the giggles of small children.</em><br/><br/>"Now, however, it is time to speak of another such rascal!  Did you not know, my darlings, that the Little Stone Monkey had sisters?  For it was not just her famous sire from whom she got her naughty nature..."<br/><br/><em>Cue opening titles.</em><br/><br/>Opening music: https://youtu.be/LTI5v9kkYnk (https://youtu.be/LTI5v9kkYnk)<br/><br/><em>We open with a long establishing shot of a tiny forest village on a river.  Toward the setting sun, the heavily wooded land rises to meet a mountain.  The small cluster of buildings is held fast in the embrace of a log palisade, cut only by two simple gates on the landward side and the modest fishing docks along the water's edge.</em><br/><br/>You arrive just a few minutes before the gates are shut for the night.  You get a few suspicious glances from the part-time guards, but nobody stops you from seeking out the village storyteller, whose invitation brought you here.  His house is just to one side of the common area, and as you approach you see several children emerging from his front door, laughing and giggling with innocent happiness.  He ushers the last of them out, then looks up to see you.  With a smile, he beckons you closer.<br/><br/>"It is good to see you, my friends," he says.  "Have you eaten?"<br/><br/><em>Mai, how do you know the old man?  Is he as he seems?</em><br/><br/><em>Ling, why would you rather not have returned to this place?</em>