This week on Myths and Legends, there are two stories of terrible parenting.

On the first, we'll see why building a head cage for your child will help you build

your retirement fund.

And on the second, we'll see how babysitting a chicken can leave you'd bestitude.

The creature this week is the Fuka from Ireland.

And you'll see how you should maybe not ride on that fire breathing cult.

You met while wandering around the countryside after having won too many.

This is Myths and Legends, episode 155, The Pearl.

This is a podcast where I tell stories from mythology and folklore.

Some are incredibly popular stories you think you know, but with surprising origins.

There's a story that might be new to you, but are definitely worth listening.

You know, being a parent is difficult.

You can be too lax, too strict, too permissive, too authoritative.

You might think that love means letting your kid do whatever they want.

While someone else might think that that means strapping jumpstones to an infant's head.

A dilemma no doubt all of us have faced at one point.

The two stories today are what happens when parenting goes wrong.

The first is a fairy tale from Scandinavia.

And we'll jump in with the birth of the daughter, Adomina, who is about to receive two pretty

big birthday gifts from her parents' fairy friends.

The King bit his lip as the fairies looked at the baby.

When were they going to get to it?

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