4. The Tiger's Whisker

The Story Apothecary

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. 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.