173-Tunisian Folklore: Fortune

Myths and Legends

Jason Weiser, Carissa Weiser

Fiction, History, Arts, Books

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🗓️ 19 February 2020

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Fortune favors the bold. Or people willing to put up with a decade of junk. Or the best liars. On this episode, there are two stories: one from Tunisia, and the other from Italy, about people who take their fate into their own hands to varying, oftentimes disastrous results. The creature is a sad sea goat who just wants to be with all of his other sad sea goats but, because the Greek gods are the Greek gods, he’s doomed to a life of tragedy. Sorry, sad sea goat. The Myths and Legends store is back! https://www.mythpodcast.com/store — Sponsors: Do your gym a favor. Go with Bombas socks. To get 20% off your first purchase, go to http://www.bombas.com/legends Locke and Key: Check out the new show, only on Netflix! — “Blur and Coalesce” by Podington Bear “Cake” by Podington Bear “Senseless” by Podington Bear “Sorrento” by Podington Bear “Trickledown” by Podington Bear “Fantasy and Denoument” by Podington Bear

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0:00.0	This week, on Myths and Legends, there are two stories of people fighting with their
0:04.5	fortune.
0:05.5	On one, we'll learn that if at first you don't succeed in faking your death, fake everyone
0:09.8	else's death and see how it goes.
0:12.1	On the other, we'll learn about trashing your employer's house for fun and profit, even
0:16.3	though for the characters it's neither fun nor profitable.
0:19.3	The creature this week is a goat, who's actually really fun to talk to, and that's what
0:24.2	ruined his life.
0:31.6	This is Myths and Legends, episode 173, Fortune.
0:40.5	This is a podcast where I tell stories from mythology and folklore.
0:43.7	Some are incredibly popular stories you think you know, but with surprising origins.
0:48.4	Others are stories that might be new to you, but are definitely worth listening.
0:52.3	Today, there are two stories of fortune, and whatever way you take that term, one from
0:58.0	Tunisian folklore and the other from Italian folklore.
1:01.2	They're both fairy tales, so history isn't really that important, but they're set in
1:06.0	the times of sultans and kings with absolute power over life, death, and, as we'll see
1:12.0	in the first story, the loves of their subjects.
1:27.8	The sultan looked at his jester trying to entertain him, while the jester stood there crying.
1:34.1	The jester, Abu Noahs, shook his head, and continued his little dance.
1:40.6	Sultans held a hand.
1:42.8	Okay, no, that actually made it worse.
1:46.8	What's up?
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