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Quick disclaimer this week, there are some adult themes. Nothing too bad, but please check out the post on mythpodcast.com for more info.

This week on Myths and Legends, it's a Cinderella-like story from Egypt. But instead of a glass slipper, the protagonist gets to live inside a very smelly monster costume.

The creature this week is what happens when a caterpillar tries out a stand-up set. Death for everyone involved.

This is Myths and Legends, episode 225. Kitchen Nightmare.

This is a podcast where retail stories from mythology and folklore. Some are incredibly popular stories you might think you know,

but with surprising origins. Others are stories that might be new to you, but are definitely worth listening.

This week, it's a fairy tale from Egypt. It is not Egyptian mythology. Sorry, I'm still trying to work my way back into that.

This week, though, it's a Cinderella-like story that was a lot of fun.

Not a ton of backstory on this one. It's set in the middle ages among the various kingdoms in northern Africa.

It will jump into a story of a king with a common problem. He has just lost his queen, and who finds a... not so common solution.

Matchmaker, matchmaker, make me a match. The king said, the matchmaker nodded that was her profession and what she did didn't know what he kept saying that.

She had some woman in mind and... aw, but... oh, your highness, it'll be okay.

The king sighed, wiping the tears away with his wrists and a full-on ugly cry.

He just... he never thought he would be here again. Needing a matchmaker, he had been happily married for 17 years.

He had a daughter with the love of his life, and his queen had been taken from him that had been a year ago.

Yeah, by... lived through it, we all did. The matchmaker replied. Also, they were kneeling beside the late Queen's tomb. There were ways to move on.

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