This week, on Myths and Legends, it's two stories from Norwegian folklore that are all about

dads. In the first, we see a prime example of why hotel reservations are so important,

and why asking permission is complicated when you have seven dads to deal with.

After that, it's a story about classic miscommunication, and why, when you don't know what to say,

the answer is always ax handle. Then, on the creature of the week, it's the orc. And no, not that one.

This is Myths and Legends, episode 32, Ask Dad.

This is a podcast where we tell stories from mythology and folklore. Some are incredibly

popular stories you might think you know, but with surprising origins. Others are tales you might

not have heard before, but really should. Today's episode features two stories from Norwegian

folklore, both from Peter Christian Ash Bjornsson, put down a paper in the 1800s. The first one is

a story about the seventh father of the house, and we start off on a journey with a young traveler.

See the world, find yourself. You're definitely not going to be dead in a week.

Everyone had shared a kind order to, or took to savoury something inside a cloth.

For the young man to take on his journey, the send-off was more than he'd expected,

and then he was off in a way to see what he could get into. Because you see, the boy wanted more.

More from life than to live in the stifling, stuffy little village.

More than the lives of his father and grandfather's, who had never left the five miles surrounding

their farm. He wanted exploration. He wanted to see the strange and wonderful things of the world.

Two hours ago, he'd stopped off for a bite of cheese and to sit from a nearby spring.

Just jamming his face in and taking a slurp. Before wondering about the people downstream,

then he shrugged. It was the 1500s, germ theory wasn't a thing yet.

And hour after that, the trees began to spread and grow thicker.

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