44. Hands on your sack (but don't touch the snake)

(Sort of) The Story · Aug 25, 2022 · 1h 8m

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Welcome back to another episode of Janey and Max barely holding it together! Today Max will tell us a Haitian story called "Bouki Dances the Kokioko" that will make you want to get up and move. Janey will make us all feel old and achy with her retelling of "Li Chi Slays the Serpent". Keep your hands on your sack, and remember that the Constitution is made of paper (but bayonets are made of steel.)

Max's Sources - Bouki Dances the Kokioko

"The Magic Orange Tree: And Other Haitian Folktales," collected by Diane Wolkstein

"Haitian Folktales and Proverbs" by Bob Corbett

"Haitian…