"Cannot I have a wife as white and red as this stone, and with hair and eyebrows as black as the feathers of this raven?"

Even men are obsessed with features of white and black. There's no mention of red lips, but there is quite a bit of blood later on. Whose will it be?

Today's story was read from "The Tale of Tales" by Giambatistta Basile

If there is a fairy tale you'd like me to read next season, email me: mythicalthepodcast@gmail.com

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Guest Voices:

George Hanna: Meanwhile at the Podcast and Twitter

Frank Shaw and John R. Belliston: Relevant2RInterests Twitter and Podbean