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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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
123-Dark Tower: Directions
122-Indian Folklore: Let it Be
121-Grimm Brothers: King of the Mountain
120B-Holy Grail: Beyond the Sea
120A-Holy Grail: Only the Penitent Man Will Pass
119-Sleeping Beauty: Rude Awakening
118-Jewish Folklore: The Eyrie
117-Romanian Folklore: What did it Cost?
116B-Mexican Legends: Outlaw Country
116A-Mexican Legends: Alta California
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