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27. The Green Thumb, 3 stars. Woman is blessed/cursed by being an amazing chef, husband only likes bland food.
28. Caveat Emptor, 3 stars. Unscrupulous "friend" tries to sell another person's soul for a cash payout, leaves him poorer than he started.
29. The Weissenbroch Spectacles, 3 stars. Young man has a hankering for buxom women, inherits some glasses that let him check out the goods.

Wiki: "The reward the bushman liked best was a button in the shape of a sunflower with 'Vote for Landon' written across it."

24. Gin Comes in Bottles, 3 stars. Man hires a slow boy to be his servant, buys the wrong type of gin for his cocktail party.
25. There'd Be Thousands in It, 3 stars. Inventor fails to explain how to operate his dressing machine, girlfriend accidentally activates it while sleeping alone.
26. The Black Ball, 3 stars. Mob lawyer is sent to shakedown a man that can accurately predict future numbers.

16. Methought I Heard a Voice, 3 stars. Lecturer attracts junkies that get high on his droning voice.
17. One Man's Meat, 3 stars. Traveling spy/salesman does an old god a favor, gets a sneaky sausage in return.
18. My Brother's Keeper, 3 stars. Twins have opposite personalities, but the same taste in women.
19. A Dime Brings You Success, 3 stars. Man tries too hard to make people like him, gives them bad luck.

12. The Stone of the Sages, 3 stars. Man chucks away the philosopher's stone after stomping on it.
13. Corpus Delectable, 3 stars. Salesman is the perfect model corpse, gets stalked by undertakers.
14. The Palimpsest of St. Augustine, 3 stars. Catholic priest is horrified by his sudden supernatural powers.
15. Where To, Please?, 3 stars. Drunken men accidentally jump through time, but only one makes it home.

08. No Forwarding Address, 3 stars. Well traveled librarian does a runner with a much younger woman.
09. The Untimely Toper, 3 stars. Jerk kills an innocent bat, gets lost in time peeing out his booze.
10. The Eve of St. John, 3 stars. Unlucky man tries to outsmart a fairy's curse/blessing, goes broke with an unhappy wife.
11. The Love Nest, 3 stars. Doctor fancies pretty patient, overlooks her oddities & boyfriend.

05. Beasts of Bourbon, 3 stars. Hardcore alcoholic manifests cute little critters into the world after a blacked out night of occultism.
06. The Gift of God, 3 stars. Insincere writer of religious poems gets an unwelcome blessing from god after visiting a Quebecois church.
07. The Better Mousetrap, 3 stars. Man with a mouse problem lightly mocks a magician, ends up making a bad bargain for the loan of a dragon.

Wiki: "I think that would be the spectral tarsier."

01. Elephas Frumenti, 3 stars. Drunks dream up a pet elephant the size of a kitten.
02. The Ancestral Amethyst, 3 stars. Dane has an unfair magical advantage in a drinking contest.
03. Here, Putzi!, 3 stars. Belligerent husband turns into a sweet little dog when he drinks too much.
04. More Than Skin Deep, 3 stars. Plain women get a love potion style makeover that wears off after 3 weeks.