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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256-Indian Folklore: Tiger Mom
255-Chinese Folklore: Picture Me This
254-Spanish Folklore: Ready or Not
253B-Monkey King: The Good Guys
253-Monkey King: Severance
251-Icelandic Legends: Ghosts of Christmas Past
250-Grimm: Fauxsicians
249-Italian Folklore: Unbearable
248-Sorcerer's Apprentice: The Magic Words
247-Argentinian Folklore: Beast Tartare, Can't Go Far
246-Slavic Legends: The Queen's Gambit
245-Pirates: Pretty Pretty Pirate
244-Georgian Folklore: Here Fishy Fishy
243B-King Arthur: Double Trouble
243A-King Arthur: Doppel-Gwen-er
242-Albanian Folklore: Two Roads
241-African Folklore: Hippopotamaster
240B-German Fairy Tales: Heart of Stone
240A-German Fairy Tales: Man of Glass
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