Hey, Story Pirates podcast listeners, Lee here.

On today's episode, Sigfree the Orange, brave Viking warrior,

becomes the king of a small micronation called Svensfjord, I think.

And he may or may not let his new power go to his head.

And of course, we have two brand new stories written by kids

and more story love with Lee and Peter.

And it's all coming up after a few words for the grownups.

The Ha! Now this is a view.

Sigmund, I must say, the way you're standing with one foot on that rock while looking out at the horizon is quite dramatic.

Thank you, Megan. There's something about a rugged landscape that stirs my Viking blood.

Makes me long from my battling days.

Uh, Kevin, you are too much.

Eric, whom are you talking to?

Oh, sorry, I just got an email from my cousin Kevin.

He loves to send me these long joke email threads.

What's that one? It's a Dalmatian driving a tractor with a thought bubble that says,

Tuesdays are terriers. I don't get it. Neither do I, but it's so funny if you know, Kevin.

I hate to be that Viking, but back in my day, we were better off without all this instant communication.

What? You didn't share funny jokes back in the 10-100s?

Oh, we did. My cousins loved sending people prank messages.

How did people actually send messages back then?

Well, either you'd walk it there yourself, send a raven, or for fancy events,

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