Fighting your own fate: it's a theme nearly as old as human civilization. We'll hear two stories of people who both lament their fate...and see that they are profoundly bad at doing anything about it. The first has a sack maker with a one-hit wonder...and a friend who wants to help him change...and who's also a super-rich king. The second is about a man who goes to look for Chance to try to change his own lot in life...and discovers that he might just be his own worst enemy.
The creatures are the Namahage, from Japan! New Years monsters who want to help you...by scraping the nasty skin off your feet...
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349: Monkey King: My Own Worst Enemy
348: World Folklore: Untitled Goose Episode
347: Viking Legends: Fool Me Once
346: Athena: Friends in Need
345: Welsh legends: Fetch Quest
344: Armenian folklore: Giants, Giants Everywhere
343: British Legends: Mr. Nice Knight
342: Japanese folklore: Lord Long Legs
341: Greek Mythology: The Huntress
340: Halloween: The Night that the Skeletons Came to Life
339: Norse Legends, Part 2: Fjord of the Rings
338: Norse Legends, Part 1: Mr. Viking, the Viking
337: Greek Mythology: The Oracle
336: Monkey King: The Golden Cicada Bachelor
335: Indian folklore: Got Your Nose
334: Arabian folklore, part 2: The Enemy of my Enemy is my Enemy
333: Arabian folklore, part 1: Resolve
332: Japanese folklore: Frog and Slug are Friends
331: English Folklore: Bad Habits
330: Jewish Folklore: The Gilded Cage
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