14. Lesbian Cat Paradise (and where did Princess Cottongrass go?)

This week Max is going to terrify us with Japanese cat demons, and Janey's going to openly weep over Leap the Elk and Little Princess Cottongrass. (Damn you, Helge!) 

Janey’s Sources - Leap the Elk and Princess Cottongrass

• “An Illustrated Treasury of Swedish Folk and Fairy Tales” illustrated by John Bauer 
• Free text of a retold “Leap the Elk and Princess Cottongrass” by Helge Kjellin, retold by Michelle Tocher 

Max’s Sources - “The Cat Monster Mansion,” “The Dancing Cat,” and “The Cat’s Return of a Favor” 

• “Strange Tales from Japan: 99 Chilling Stories of Yokai, Ghosts, Demons and the Supernatural” collected and retold by Keisuke Nishimoto, translated by William Scott Wilson 

Chapters

• 1:45 Tales of Yokai (Max)
• 40:33 Leap the Elk and Little Princess Cottongrass (Janey)
• 1:12:44 Max's Bonus story because Janey was crying