The Monkey and the Tiger

DRAMATIS PERSONAE

Note that in Chinese the surname—here printed in capitals—precedes the personal name

The Morning of the Monkey:

Judge DEE magistrate of Han-yuan, in A.D. 666

TAO Gan one of his lieutenants

WANG a pharmacist

LENG a pawnbroker

SENG Kiu a vagabond

Miss SENG his sister

CHANG another vagabond

The Night of the Tiger:

Judge DEE travelling from Pei-chow to the capital, in A.D. 676.

MIN Liang a wealthy landowner

MIN Kee-yu his daughter

Mr MIN his younger brother, a tea merchant

YEN Yuan bailiff of the Min estate

LIAO the steward

Aster a maidservant