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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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
283A-Indian Folklore: King of the Jungle
282-Gawain: All Knight Long
281-Grimm: Beyond the Grave
280-Korean Folklore: Family Matters
279-Norse Sagas: Prince Ali
278-Oscar Wilde: Skyrockets in Flight
277-1001 Nights: Kiss the Cook
276-Swiss Horror: Along Came a Spider
275-Tibetan Folklore: Free Bird
274-European Folklore: Murky
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