Two stories from Japan about the stories we tell one another. On the first, it's a not-so-famous musician who gets a massive new audience for the legend he has been telling. For the second, it's a man who needs to do his duty...which means doing something terrible to someone he loves.
The creature is to Totoima, a boar with a stomach ache...from devouring his children...
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"Harper's Desk" by Blue Dot Sessions
"House of Grendel" by Blue Dot Sessions
"An Introduction to Beetles" by Blue Dot Sessions
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The second story with the wise old woman is a repeat. You’ve already done an episode on it.
Yep, sorry about that. It is fixed now and there’s a new story for part two.
Which episode was it done before?