EP 81: TAIL'S OF A KUMIHO!

Welcome back campers for another new episode of Campfire Adventures. This is an episode I'd like to use as an excuse to tell you all about an adventure I took in South Korea with one of my best friends Caden. So for this week I am sharing the tale of a Kumiho which in South Korea is a spirit of a fox with nine tails! I know, I know you immediately thought of the Pokémon Ninetales and if you didn't then I'm sure you are now lol. Anyway this spirit is on an endless search to trick a human and eventually eat their heart and liver! Yup they are pretty intense and you might be thinking, well this wouldn't happen to me because I will see a fox with nine tails, but what if I told you they can shapeshift! This story is filled with twists and turns, but also tons of laughs. So grab a drink, relax and enjoy this week's episode!

South Korea on a map!

A depiction of the Kumiho as a woman

Ninetales the Pokémon

SOURCE MATERIALS:

For the story:

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4. La Shure, C. (2001, April 21). kumiho | Facts, Information, and Mythology. Encyclopedia Mythica. Retrieved September 7, 2022, from https://pantheon.org/articles/k/kumiho.html

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For the Image:

1. u/ThatUnculturedWine & Reddit. (2021, September 19). Art of a kitsune/kumiho, or in other words a 9 tailed fox. Art by Me. : r/foxes. Reddit. Retrieved September 7, 2022, from https://www.reddit.com/r/foxes/comments/pqz5rk/art_of_a_kitsunekumiho_or_in_other_words_a_9/

2. Britannica. (2022, September 1). South Korea | History, Map, Flag, Capital, Population, President, & Facts. Britannica. Retrieved September 7, 2022, from https://www.britannica.com/place/South-Korea

3. tcgplayer.com. (n.d.). Ninetales (31) - SWSH08: Fusion Strike. tcgplayer.com. Retrieved September 7, 2022, from https://www.tcgplayer.com/product/253128/pokemon-swsh08-fusion-strike-ninetales-31?Language=English

4. Amino Apps & ThatGirl :heart: Myths. (n.d.). Kumiho | Wiki | Mythology & Cultures Amino. Amino Apps. Retrieved September 7, 2022, from https://aminoapps.com/c/mythology/page/item/kumiho/81eP_1YTXI2ZD0KVgdrpbzGko56W68lVjK