265-Monkey King: Out of Your Gourd

265-Monkey King: Out of Your Gourd

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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290-Indian Folklore: Hiss and Make Up

290-Indian Folklore: Hiss and Make Up

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289-Viking Sagas: Half the Man

289-Viking Sagas: Half the Man

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28 Sep 202238min

288-Viking Sagas: The Pillage People

288-Viking Sagas: The Pillage People

The Saga of Half and His Heroes from Icelandic folklore starts with Odin spitting in a family's ale and only gets stranger from there. The creatures are the Ellyllon, the flower glove wearing, grocer...

21 Sep 202238min

287-Korean Legends: Sob Story

287-Korean Legends: Sob Story

This week, it's the story of Stupid Ondal and the Princess Pyeonggang, where we see that it's Pyeonggang's birthday, and she can cry if she wants to. Oh, it's the next birthday, and she's still crying...

14 Sep 202237min

286-Japanese folklore: Cat Dad

286-Japanese folklore: Cat Dad

Tokutarō is not going to be tricked by fox monsters. He's just not. Also, a dad has a big problem with the new pet cat. Two stories from Japan about things not being what they seem (or things being...

7 Sep 202239min

285-Romanian Folklore: Grin and Bear It

285-Romanian Folklore: Grin and Bear It

The story of Harap Alb (Povestea lui Harap Alb) from Romanian folklore has it all. Like, it really does try to jam as many fairy tale tropes in as possible, but it actually works. It's a fun story wit...

31 Aug 202241min

284-Grimm: To the Point

284-Grimm: To the Point

I mean, if you style your beard to a point so that it looks like an enormous bird's beak, you can't really fault an insult comedy pro princess for taking some shots at it. It's "King Thrushbeard" by t...

24 Aug 202234min

283B-Indian Folklore: To the Victor

283B-Indian Folklore: To the Victor

We see if Victor can come out on top using the power of stories…for murder? The creature is a tiny fish with fingers and teeth! — Disclaimer/mermaid: https://myths.link/283b Membership: https://ww...

17 Aug 202241min

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