36B-Pocahontas: Between Two Streams

36B-Pocahontas: Between Two Streams

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432: Japanese folklore: Sword it Out

🍜Samurai Pirates, Stabby Sumo Wrestlers, and Punchable OniAre the consequences of Jiuyemon's actions. We all make mistakes. Too many of the samurai Jiuyemon's mistakes involved killing people with a sword while drunk, though. While the heat dies down, he needs to start a new lif ...  Show more

431: Turkish folklore: These Dreams

✨Cobbler Ahmet just wants to fix shoes✨But his wife wants those sweet, sweet bath reservations, so it looks like he's going to go be the Chief Astrologer to the Sultan. The only problem(s)? He doesn't like astrology, doesn't know how to do it, and starts out by selling his astrol ...  Show more

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