214-Japanese Folklore: Take Your Lumps

Two short stories from Japan. On the first, an old man is in a tree surrounded by demons and faced with a desperate choice. On the second, a farmer finally catches a notorious trickster who has been stealing his lunch, but tricksters gonna trick.

The creature is a sad cow! Or a vampire! Either way you probably don't want to hang out with it.

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