This time, on Myths and Legends, it's a story of a New Year's party in the Canadian

wilderness and of eight men who desperately do not want to be in the Canadian wilderness

for New Year's. The creature this time is a giant goat with swivelhorns, who's held

in way higher regard than he probably deserves.

This is Myths and Legends, episode 399.

Wild Knight.

This is a podcast where we tell stories from mythology and folklore.

Some are incredibly popular tales you might think

you know, but with surprising origins. Others are stories that might be new to you, but are definitely

worth a listen. Today's story takes place in the 19th century in Canada, among French-Canadian

loggers. Even though, to me, it seems counterintuitive, logging actually took place primarily

in the winter back then, when the trees

would be easier to cut, when the sap wasn't flowing and the ground was clear thanks to the ice and

snow, and when the world thawed in the spring, they would send the logs down the river to the sawmills,

and they would get to go home in early summer, coming back in the winter to start all over again,

which is why a group of guys are celebrating new years together in the far north.

And for one night, they don't want to be loggers in the far north.

They want to be partygoers back home in the south.

They will, it seems, do anything to be able to get home.

Even make a deal with the devil.

Music to get home. Even make a deal with the devil. I got this kettle of molasses for the candy pool later, Joe said, sitting back by the fire

and lighting his pipe.

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