The Tiger's Whisker - a podcast by Nana Tomova

A beautiful Korean folktale about a woman who needs to bring back a whisker of a dangerous tiger in order to be healed. A medicinal story about finding your inner strength.

Story Prescription: This story serves as medicine for anxiety; PTSD; finding courage; finding inner strength; facing up to your fears, and healing a relationship.

Song within the story: I found a lovely little Korean lullaby called Island baby, which was written in the 1950s during Korean wartime. It was written by Han Inhyun and composed by Lee Heungyeol. Here is a translation of the lyrics of the entire song:

When mama goes to the mudflats to pick oyster

Baby remains alone watching the house

To a lullaby the ocean sings

His arms as a pillow, baby falls asleep.

While baby is sleeping soundly

Seagull’s crying sound thobs her mind

Half empty oyster basket on her head,

Up the gravel road, Mama comes running home.

Episode Picture: "Tiger and Cubs", ca. 1884 Artist Jean-Léon Gérôme

Music: Thank you to In Feathers for the beautiful music. You can find more of his music and musings at https://www.instagram.com/in.feathers/

If you enjoy my podcast please leave a rating and a review, as this helps others to find it. To support my work, and to hear more stories you can find me on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/NanaTomova.

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