Have a budding tyrant? You need a snarky talking babyYenga Naa is wiser than the chief. How do you know? Well, he named himself that...the moment he was born. The Creature: The CornuHow do you torment sinners without getting your hands dirty? The

Baba Yaga, Dragons, Giant Talking PigsWe'll see what happens when a king who wants one son gets more than he bargained for: three sons, with the oddest one of all, the one capable of calming dragons (when he's not slaying them) and outsmarting giant ev

Meet Cambrinus, things aren't going so well for himHe's a peasant kid with a job that's going nowhere, a crush who doesn't love him back, and no one takes him seriously when he absolutely knocks it out of the park playing the viola. If only he knew he

The Monkey King and friends are making money and staying in fancy hotelsWhat is this that you heard about them being monks? What? No. That's ridiculous. They don't know why you thought that. So weird. They are horse traders who trade horses while they

The plight of the Viking celebrity poetFriends become enemies, enemies become friends, and none of what you actually say matters all that much...as long as you're famous. The creature: the cicadaIt's not a creature at all. Just a normal bug...or

Love means never having to say I'm sorry (I poisoned you)"...or something like that. This Valentine's Day there are three love stories from Japan. On the first, a man moves on after becoming a widower (kind of), on the second, two frogs fall out of lov

It's Race DayToday, we tell the story of how the animals in the Chinese Zodiac got their years: a race that's terrible for all involved. The Creature: NianWhy you want to dress in red to avoid long, unpleasant runs on New Year's Day, though any ru

Our princess is in another castle! Two stories from Ireland where it's unclear who the villain is...and how it might just be among the people we least suspect. The creature: le cheval BayardA horse who just wants to make you feel bad about your r

At a bad New Year's party?It has to be better than little Joe and Baptiste's New Years, in the frigid Canadian wilderness. But they're going to change that. By making a deal with the devil. The creature: The YaleThe Yale, or the Centicore, is a su

Trolls, zombies, and evil housecatsIt must be Christmas in the Nordic countries. Today, a young officer is stuck in the city after being in a brief coma. At least there are some tales to keep him company. The Creature: Frau GaudenThe creature this