Quick disclaimer, it's a dark week with some stronger than usual violence.

I mean, these were originally stories for children, but you might want to check out the post on

mythpoggas.com before you let your child listen to it. This week on Myths and Legends,

there are two stories that put the grim and grim brothers. The first story is about why

you and your roommates never want to mess with the house chore list, especially if you're a bird

living with a mouse and a sentient sausage. And the second story is that of the Robert

Bridegroom. But don't let the name fool you. He's way worse than a robber. The creature this

week is a giant road runner like Bird, who is not the cartoon road runner. And he's very upset about that.

This is Myths and Legends, Episode 166, The Dark Forest.

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. Others are stories that might

be new to you, but are definitely worth listening. Today, there are two stories that take place in

The Dark Forest that dangerous, wild place, and folklore. They're fairy tales that were collected

and published by the famous folklorists, Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm in 1800s Germany. The first

story today is that of three roommates who are actually making it work in The Dark Forest.

Until Bird decides to call a house meeting. The sausage looked at her two roommates,

the mouse and the bird over dinner, and smiled in a way that presumably a sausage could.

Things were really good. Every morning, the bird would fly off and hunt all day for wood,

while the mouse would fetch some water and build the fire. Chef sausage knew food, because, well,

she was food, and she would cook the vegetables to the porridge, jumping in the pan herself to grease

things up a bit. The best friends would share dinner together each night and sleep soundly until

the next morning. The medieval world was a hard place for a bird, mouse and sausage, but the

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