329: Danish Folklore: Out of the Box
Myths and Legends
Jason Weiser, Carissa Weiser
4.8 • 25.4K Ratings
🗓️ 9 August 2023
⏱️ 49 minutes
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Summary
That's not a choice Hans made, but one he was stuck with when his dad made a terrible deal for a wishing box.
The creature is why you should help out that unfortunate stranger with their laundry (but not really)
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | This week, on Myths and Legends, it's the story of Hans in the Wishing Box. |
| 0:05.1 | From Danish folklore, and you'll see that, no matter how good a deal a mythological |
| 0:09.1 | creature is making you want a magic box, it's probably not worth your children. |
| 0:14.8 | The creature this time is a phantom washerwoman, who just needs a little help washing her clothes. |
| 0:20.8 | Forever. |
| 0:27.3 | This is Myths and Legends, Episode 329, out of the box. |
| 0:37.4 | This is a podcast where we tell stories from mythology and folklore. |
| 0:40.9 | Some are incredibly popular stories you might think you know, but with surprising origins. |
| 0:45.0 | Others are stories that might be new to you, but are definitely worth a listen. |
| 0:48.5 | Today, it's a fairy tale from Denmark. |
| 0:51.2 | Some hints put us in the early modern period, but time frame doesn't really matter. |
| 0:56.2 | Basically, we're in a land of magic and wonder, and also dad's making terrible deals |
| 1:02.4 | for Wishing Boxes. |
| 1:16.1 | What? |
| 1:17.1 | Little Hans hurt his mother, say to his father, even at 8, he knew where this conversation |
| 1:23.2 | was going. |
| 1:24.3 | He got up and walked out the back door. |
| 1:27.1 | Oh my gosh, I knew you would be mad about this. |
| 1:30.9 | The door muffled, but didn't eliminate the father's voice. |
| 1:35.1 | You want to trade our daughters for a magical Wishing Box? |
| 1:38.0 | What part of you thought I would be okay with that, the wife screamed. |
| 1:42.1 | Hans's eyes widened, what? |
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