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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301-Japanese Folklore: After Sundown
300-Norse Christmas: A Slaying Song Tonight
299-Korean Folklore: Long Con
298-Finnish Folklore: Footsteps in the Dark
297-Monkey King: Up in Smoke
296B-Roman/Greek myths: Should I Bray or Should I Go?
296A-Greek Myths: To Bewitch or Not to Bewitch
295-1001 Nights: What's in the Box?
294-West African Folklore: Spirited Away
293-Hans Christian Andersen: The Little Things
292-Germanic Legends: Dwarf Fortress
291-Japanese Folklore: The Monsters
290-Indian Folklore: Hiss and Make Up
289-Viking Sagas: Half the Man
288-Viking Sagas: The Pillage People
287-Korean Legends: Sob Story
286-Japanese folklore: Cat Dad
285-Romanian Folklore: Grin and Bear It
284-Grimm: To the Point
283B-Indian Folklore: To the Victor
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