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422: Scottish folklore: Witchful Thinking
So you've decided to steal from a witch or wizardAre you sure about that? If you are, you might want to think about what you're going to do more than the characters in today's stories from Scotland and Norway. Especially if, like them, you end up
421: Viking Legends: Famous
All the Viking warriors' hearts burn with love for NtaAnd also the rest of them is on fire as well because that's what happens when you try to kidnap a maiden-king. The Creatures: HenkieThe henkie is dancing with itself. When it's not watching
420: Korean Grim Reaper: Saja Boys
It's HalloweenWhat do you do when death comes for you? Well, the characters in today's stories have a lot of ideas, and they're surprisingly successful. The problem? Death works on a much, much longer timeline. The Creatures: BulgasariWhy you do
419: Slavic folklore: Bad Heir Day
Ivan fights wizards and monsters and Baba Yaga with a music streaming subscriptionWhat do you get when your daughters have been kidnapped by a sleezy cloud and your son not only spends all of his days jamming with his self-playing harp, but DOESN'T wan
418: French stories: Our Son, Ourson, the Bear
Ourson is a Beary Good GuySorry, I couldn't resist, but he is actually a good guy. He isn't a bear though. He just looks like one to people who have probably never seen a bear, because he's kind of just a very hairy kid. He's like that because his mom
417: Guy of Warwick: Don't Be That Guy
This Guy?This guy is Guy of Warwick, and he's your guy. But only if you need someone to be the best guy in the world at fighting and killing. It's just too bad Guy hates being that guy. The Creature: Freybug and the BarguestTwo black dogs who mig
416: Hans Christian Andersen: Humbugs
They're not so differentOne is the king of the world, and the other is a beetle. One wants to fight God, the other wants to wear golden horse shoes. When it comes to being completely arrogant and insufferable, though, they have more in common than you
415: Aesop's Fables: Bray it Ain't So
One little rent-a-donkey, one big journeyActually he's a full-grown rental donkey but the journey is a big one because, when you're a poorly treated rental donkey and you have a chance to escape, you take it. Then, spend the rest of the time trying to
414: Monkey King: Ham-bushed
Sun Wukong is a bad friendBut, to be fair, he never said he and Pigsy were friends...because you don't send your friends to dinner parties where everyone is trying to murder you. The Creature: Each TenedA horse committed to justice. If the punishme
413: European folklore: Justice
Ring the bell for justiceWant justice? Ring the bell. Doesn't matter if you're a horse or a snake or a merchant or a peasant but if you're one of the latter two probably don't get caught ringing the bell of justice. King Charlemagne puts of a bell of j





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