The Search for Luck or the Egg Extravaganza

Folklore, Food & Fairytales

In which we find out that eggs are not as straight forward as you might think, that luck doesn't really come into it, that truths can be uncomfortable and that the advice you recieve from old women is invaluable no matter where they heard it.

Our story: The Search for Luck adapted from Modern Greek Folktales by RM Dawkins from 1953

Our Recipe: Chip Omelette

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