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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207-Monkey King: Girls Before Swine
206-Mabinogion: The Blip
205B-Odyssey: The Widening Gyre
205A-Odyssey: Man of Constant Sorrow
204-Russian Folklore: Get in the Bag
203-Grimm: Out of the Woods
202-Greek Myths: Dead Poets Society
201-1001 Nights: In the Wind
200-Irish Legends: The Things We Do for Love
199-Japanese folklore: Moonlight
198-Robin Hood: On the Road Again
197-Viking Legends: VFFs
196-Reynard the Fox: Chaotic Good
195-Greek Myths: Stranger Danger
194-Mulan: The Warrior
193B-Monkey King: Pilgrim's Progress
193A-Monkey King: Golden Cicada
192-Grimm: Brave Traveler
191-Norse Legends: See How they Fly
190-Chinese Folklore: Fierce
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