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I had previously written a post on Gumiho's but you could call it an amateur version. But with so many of you wanting to know more about this, I have decided to make a more detailed post on it. So here goes : What exactly is a Gumiho? A Gumiho (nine tailed fox) is a mythical creature that has made its appearance in many south east Asian folktales. According to folktale, a fox that has lived for a really long time, i.e is a thousand years, becomes a Gumiho. The Gumiho can take any form it chooses and most of the stories it involves a Gumiho taking a form of a beautiful maiden to seduce a guy and then eat his liver. Now most of the stories makes a Gumiho sound like an evil spirit who is bent on eating the flesh of a human, but there are tales where a Gumiho has helped out humans and is known to be of a benevolent nature.  What does a Gumiho look like? this one is pretty self explanatory. It's obvious that it looks like a fox with ni...

Every culture has one prime "Character" that keeps reappearing. As I am a Mallu i hear a lot of the "Kurukkan"(the fox).Most of them involved the fox stealing chickens but there was one that revolved around Rain on a sunny day. It is believed among Malayalees, that when it rains on a sunny day, there a fox getting married somewhere. Now I am not sure how this folktale came about since Rain and foxes seem to have no connection at all. But I can even now hear aunts and cousins mention this as a joke. It is indeed strange that two cultures that are from different parts of the continent could have folk tales on similar lines. I first came across the tale of a Gumiho (A nine-taled fox) when the popular korean drama series "My Girlfriend is a Gumiho" was released. Apparently, its a myth that when it rains on a sunny day, the Gumiho is crying. Isnt that cool! two cultures with absolutely no connection has similar stories. A Gumiho (Gu mean 9) has a m...