Turkish folklore: These Dreams
3/25/202654 min
✨Cobbler Ahmet just wants to fix shoes✨
But his wife wants those sweet, sweet bath reservations, so it looks like he's going to go be the Chief Astrologer to the Sultan. The only problem(s)? He doesn't like astrology, doesn't know how to do it, and starts out by selling his astrology by the side of the highway.
That's actually the second story, because this week there are two stories of two Ahmets following dreams. On the first is junkman Ahmet, who has the same wonderful dream every night...except when it stops being wonderful, and...
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First 90 secondsJason Weiser· Host0:00
This week on Myths and Legends, there are two stories from Turkey. On the first, you'll see how you should follow your dreams, even if those dreams mean forsaking everyone you love and starving in a faraway land. On the second, you'll see how you should never follow your dreams because you won't get the good reservations at the bath. The creature this time is a squirrel-dachshund-caterpillar who makes a terrible pair of gloves. [upbeat music] This is Myths and Legends, Episode 432: "These Dreams." 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, we're in Turkish folklore with two stories of two Ahmets. Guys named Ahmets. That's not a title that I know of. And they are all living their dreams but in different ways. We'll jump in with our first Ahmet, Ahmet the junkman, who is literally living his dreams, in that he goes to bed at, like, 6:30 PM so he can be a rich guy when he falls asleep. [upbeat music] "Bed already?"