A super-powered monkey from Chinese folklore meets more than he bargained for: a sloshing hollow gourd full of pus.
The creature is the Mikaribaba (箕借り婆) from Japanese folklore, a great reason not to shower (because she will literally gouge out your eyes).
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135C-Tristan and Isolde: Homecoming
135B-Tristan and Isolde: Secrets
135A-Tristan and Isolde: Matchmaker
134-Grimm: Thirsty
133-Filipino folklore: Monkey Business
132B-Trojan War: Some Foolish Thing
132A-Trojan War: The Wars to Come
131B-Greek Mythology: All in the Family
131A-Greek Mythology: Sudden but Inevitable Betrayal
130C-Jungle Book: An Old War
130B-Jungle Book: The Strength of the Pack
130A-Jungle Book: Welcome to the Jungle
129B-Persian mythology: Champions
129A-Persian Mythology: The Mammoth that Rides
128-Irish folklore: Give Him the Finger
127-Finnish Mythology: The Boy who Lived
126-Wendigo: Hunger
125-Norse Mythology: Bound
124-Greek Mythology: The Fall
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