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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264-Korean folklore: On the Mountainside
263-Celtic Folklore: You Can't Take it With You
262-Japanese Folklore: Fatal Attraction
261-Jewish Folklore: Mirror, Mirror
260-Norse Sagas: Norse Code
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259-Egyptian Folklore: Butter
258-Icelandic Legends: Welcome Back, Cotter
257-Chinese Folklore: Love Me, Love Me
256-Indian Folklore: Tiger Mom
255-Chinese Folklore: Picture Me This
254-Spanish Folklore: Ready or Not
253B-Monkey King: The Good Guys
253-Monkey King: Severance
252-Greek folklore: Name that Tune
251-Icelandic Legends: Ghosts of Christmas Past
250-Grimm: Fauxsicians
249-Italian Folklore: Unbearable
248-Sorcerer's Apprentice: The Magic Words
247-Argentinian Folklore: Beast Tartare, Can't Go Far
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