This week, on Myths and Legends, it's a story from Slavic folklore about how you can battle demons and monsters with a portable music player and how it might be okay that your child doesn't want to behead their friends.

The creature this week is a dog from Norsemyth, who is not a good boy, mainly because he'll help to bring about the end of the world.

This is Myths and Legends, episode 419, Bad Air Day.

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

Some are incredibly popular tales you might think you know, but with surprising origins.

Others are stories that might be new to you, but are definitely worth a listen.

Today, it's a story from Slavic folklore, where it might be a bad idea to brag about how rich and awesome your kids are,

and surround your daughters with guards that invite the challenge of the various wizards,

Baba Yigaz, and monsters that living your world.

Today we'll jump in with a czar who's doing just that.

Okay. who's doing just that? I'm just concerned, my czar, the advisor said to Tsar Umnaya Golova, translated to

Zar Wye said, It's about the girls. You don't think

that maybe it might be a bad idea to have everyone over to celebrate them, give people literal

buckets of meat, and talk about how your girls have only been fed with actual golden spoons,

how they sleep under stable blankets, and each of them,

Zarevna Sinyana, which translates to the priceless princess, and the other Zarevna Betzinyana,

the invaluable princess, each have three nurses that are trained to keep flies off them at all times.

You don't think that might be a little conspicuous?

What do you mean? I'm the czar. The czar pointed to his robes and scepter like he was

proving something. No, for sure. But we, you know, we live in a world of wizards,

monsters of the earth and sea and baba yagaz?'

"'Maybe plural. Who even knows anymore?' the advisor said.

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