297-Monkey King: Up in Smoke
Monkey learns that the monster who kidnapped his master is the son of an old friend. This should go well. Everyone knows kids love it when adults yell at them.
296B-Roman/Greek myths: Should I Bray or Should I Go?
Lucius has been turned into a donkey after using the wrong body lotion. Then, he was kidnapped by bandits. Things are about to get a whole lot worse for Lucius. The creature is the Korori (虎狼狸), who offers a new way to feel better after you get sick. -- Links! Shop: https://shop.bardic.fm Source [...]
296-Greek Myths: To Bewitch or Not to Bewitch
Lucius’s lifelong dream, as of ten minutes ago, is learning how to do sorcery. Luckily, he’s not only in a city crawling with witches who are slicing bits off people’s faces to do their magic and bringing wineskins to life, but his hostess is a sorceress herself, and all he has to do is [...]
295-1001 Nights: What’s in the Box?
The story of a merchant gets lost ducking out early from a funeral and who ends up sleeping in a graveyard…and that’s somehow the least scary thing that happens to him that year. The creature is the Sirin, and they’ll only sing for you if you’re super happy and harmonious. So, kind of [...]
294-West African Folklore: Spirited Away
The story of Moremi Ajasoro from modern-day Nigeria has love, loss, and, of course, evil forest monsters. The creature is the Van Meter Visitor, a dinosaur that was apparently stinking up the Old West. -- Lost in Panama: https://myths.link/panama https://mgln.ai/e/89/claritaspod.com/measure/verifi.podscribe.com/rss/p/arttrk.com/p/KSTA5/chrt.fm/track/B7AB5D/pdst.fm/e/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/9b7dacdf-a925-4f95-84dc-ac46003451ff/662ff2d4-9b7f-4388-8a94-acb8002fd595/3953ac3d-f97a-4971-aee3-af41002f857a/audio.mp3 Sponsors Simplisafe: Get 40% off your order when [...]
293-Hans Christian Andersen: The Little Things
Two stories, two small things making enormous problems.
292-Germanic Legends: Dwarf Fortress
Magic swords, Viking legends, dwarves, ice queens, and enchanted rose gardens, this story of Dietrich of Bern and the Dwarf King Laurin has a bit of everything.
291-Japanese Folklore: The Monsters
Three stories of monsters from Japanese folklore.
290-Indian Folklore: Hiss and Make Up
A story from Kashmir folklore about love, marriage, and murder.
288-Viking Sagas: The Pillage People
The Saga of Half and His Heroes from Icelandic folklore starts with Odin spitting in a family's ale and only gets stranger from there.