I came across this beautiful illustration by Jeeyon Shim of
Ink and Ginger/
Jeeyon Makes.
The illustration was inspired traditional Korean stories, where foxes are often trickster figures. There is even an expression, "fox rain" (여우비), which is used to describe sun showers.
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| Fox Tale, by Rupal Pearl |
One important fox in Korean mythology is the
gumiho (many-tailed fox; 구미호), who often takes the form of a beautiful young woman and seduces men. Some of the stories are told to warn men of femme fetales, but I love that women could be seen as dangerous tricksters. Maybe this is because I'm always trying to be good . . . sometimes the good needs to be balanced with a little more wildness.
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