Aesop's Fables: Bray it Ain't So
8/13/202547 min
🫏One little rent-a-donkey, one big journey🫏
Actually he's a full-grown rental donkey but the journey is a big one because, when you're a poorly treated rental donkey and you have a chance to escape, you take it. Then, spend the rest of the time trying to get back to captivity because the world is dangerous and scary.
😈 The Creature: Eikthymir
The giant stag from Norse myth that makes it rain...rain. He's not as cool as his friend, who has alcohol constantly flowing out of her udders.
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First 90 secondsJason Weiser· Host0:00
This week on Myths & Legends, we're in the stories of Aesop's Fables, and you'll see why you shouldn't do a fad diet a grasshopper is doing. If a friend kicks you in the face when you're trying to flee from a bear, they might not be a real friend. And if someone compliments you when your mouth is full of raw meat, they might have ulterior motives. The creature this time is the stag on your roof, if you happen to be an epic Norse warrior. [upbeat music] This is Myths & Legends, Episode 415, Bray It Ain't So. [upbeat music] 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. Some are stories you might not have heard before, but really should. Today we're back in Aesop's Fables. Aesop, if you didn't know, was a fabulous Greek fabulist, and the definition of a fable is a short story with a little life lesson. We have a lot of them all woven together into a single story, so we'll jump into a donkey jumping in to a river. [upbeat music] "Oh no, I fell," the donkey cried out when crossing the river. It came out as a hee-haw