Myths and Legends21 Aug 2024

381: Japanese folklore: Lend Me Your Ears

Two stories from Japan about the stories we tell one another. On the first, it's a not-so-famous musician who gets a massive new audience for the legend he has been telling. For the second, it's a man who needs to do his duty...which means doing something terrible to someone he loves.

The creature is to Totoima, a boar with a stomach ache...from devouring his children...

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Music:

"Harper's Desk" by Blue Dot Sessions
"House of Grendel" by Blue Dot Sessions
"An Introduction to Beetles" by Blue Dot Sessions

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