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Jan 2021
5m 40s

Monster Piggy Bank

CHINA PLUS
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What do you say to a gold-stuffed piggy bank? Yes, please! That's what I would say. There was such a monster according to Chinese folk tales. Its name is Pi Xiu and it didn't look quite as cute as a pink pig. 
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