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259-Egyptian Folklore: Butter

Myths and Legends

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I Want to Marry Her Younger Sister

The king said he was divorcing her, have her dragged to the pit where they burned people alive, and burn her alive. And you know what she said? The vizier said he could guess, because the king was here in a bed sheet. She said, and i quote, night talk is covered with butter. It melts when the sun rises. That was pretty good descriptive. What a catch. Nope, not for me. He wanted her to do that. Would be better if he stayed married and worked through it. But this would create a headache for the Vizier, in his guise, because there was literally no legal rout for the king for divorce that didn't involve execution

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