This article examines Arthur Waley's abridged translation of "Journey to the West", titled "Monkey", and its influence on magic wind narrativity using narrative theory and (re)framing concepts. The research categorizes the narrative significance of the magical wind in the source text and highlights its powers as destruction, transport, and transformation. In contrast, these elements seem subdued in "Monkey". Waley's reframing employs strategies such as temporal and spatial reframing; selective appropriation, emphasizing stories of pilgrims saving their lands while overshadowing important cultural and religious aspects of the original; and modifying specific labeling techniques that include references to the magical wind.

Feng (Robin) Wang, Keqiang Liu, Philippe Humblé