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The Flying Monkey is a creature with origins in Chinese mythology, legend and folklore. It would later go on to gain connections to North American fiction; in particular, the classic modern novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum and its following cinematic adaptation, The Wizard of Oz.