77-Romanian Folklore: Mrs. Piggy

Myths and Legends

Jason Weiser, Carissa Weiser

Fiction, History, Arts, Books

4.8 • 25.4K Ratings

🗓️ 26 July 2017

⏱️ 37 minutes

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The story of a dark (well, dark-ish. Actually, kind of not even that. You'll see.) prophecy, a kingdom overrun by monsters (again, kind of), and one woman's globe spanning quest to do what's right (that's pretty much correct). Also, pig plague parties are only fun if you're a talking swine with a moderately sinister agenda. The creature this time is the Alkutane, from the folklore of the Pacific Northwest, in the US. These creatures will leave fun little baubles by your ear. Oops. My bad, I meant to say bubbles. Bubbles filled with your undigested brains. And they're not fun. Sponsors: Simplisafe! I have, no joke, been using Simplisafe for over a year. It's a fantastic system where you don't have to have someone come out to your house and try to hard sell you on a security system and then lock you in to a contract for years. You set it up yourself, it uses its own cellular signal with a battery backup (in case the power goes out) so you don't need to get an expensive hardwired phone line to your house, and all for $15 a month. Check it out at https://www.simplisafe.com/listen for $100 off the special Safeguard package. Music: "Vanagon" by Podington Bear "Trellis" by Podington Bear "TrailwaysA" by Podington Bear "Bambi" by Podington Bear "Daemones" by Kai Engel "Modum" by Kai Engel "Locked Up" by Fleslit "Cach" by Blue Dot Sessions

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0:00.0	This week, on the Myths and Legends podcast, it's the story of the enchanted pig,
0:04.5	and you'll learn that you should cling dearly to your deeply held convictions.
0:08.8	Unless a pig drops by with 28,000 of his closest friends, then all bets are off.
0:13.8	The creatures this time are tiny vampires that like to eat brains,
0:18.0	and you'll see why their small size can add up to a very big problem.
0:22.4	This is the Myths and Legends podcast, episode 77, Mrs. Picky.
0:36.4	This is a podcast where I tell stories from mythology and folklore.
0:39.6	Some are incredibly popular stories you think you know, but with surprising origins.
0:44.0	Others are stories you might not have heard, but really should.
0:46.8	Today's story is from Romanian folklore, and the original isn't title the enchanted pig.
0:51.8	Recorded by Scottish author Andrew Lang.
0:54.1	It's a fairy tale, so even though it takes place in Eastern Europe,
0:57.6	sometime around the Renaissance, maybe none of that really matters.
1:01.3	Alright, on with the story.
1:14.0	The fairy tale King Gethered is fairy tale daughters before him.
1:17.2	Alright ladies, I have to go to war, you know, king stuff.
1:21.1	So, while I'm away hopefully not dying, you'll have free reign over the castle.
1:25.2	You'll have servants to do almost anything you could desire,
1:28.6	and you can go in almost every room.
1:31.2	Almost, the eldest daughter asked.
1:33.4	That's right, pretty much any room, except for my personal sanctum in the basement,
1:37.4	that contains secrets of the dark and terrible persuasion.
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