46: Bride Bridekins

Summary: We're baaaaaack! This week, Rachael and Carlea discuss a fairy tale from a well-known Croatian children's collection published in the early 20th century. Bride Bridekins (a little on the nose, huh?), is about a lady who is really pretty and of course will be married one day. I mean, with a name like Bride Bridekins, wouldn't it be just awful if she ended up an unmarried power-suit-wearing-attorney? (Oh, the humanity!). Instead of fighting in court, Bride Bridekins fights a princess (well, not directly) over.... you guessed it... a man. This guy is really great though, they met about 10 seconds before they decided to get married, and it really seems like he loves her for all the right reasons (she's really pretty). The real hero of the story is a character named Muggish, and the Sun who very brutally destroys an army (think brain melting). This one has everything: lost keys, a magical old woman, Christmas cake, a vengeful princess, and a knight who is from the wrong side of the tracks (by "tracks" we mean a barren waseland where things are inexplicably covered with soot...) Audio engineering provided by Aaron Crossland. You can listen to his band, F. LaRocque, at https://flarocque.bandcamp.com. Story music:"Soundtrack" by Komiku (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Komiku/) Don't forget to rate, review, subscribe! We have been receiving some wonderful story ideas, so keep sending them our way, listeners! Find us on Twitter @femlorepod, via email at feministfolklorepodcast@gmail.com, on Instagram @feministfolklorepodcast, and on Facebook at Feminist Folklore. If you're feeling generous, please review us on iTunes. It keeps us alive! Also, take a look at our website: www.feministfolklore.com.