Tag: Folktale

This Too Shall Pass: Tracing an Ancient Jewish Folktale

What do Abraham Lincoln, The Ben Ish Chai from Baghdad, Fariduddin Attar, and Anton Chekhov have in common? It turns out to be a special fondness for an ancient Jewish folktale, which goes like this: "King Solomon once searched for a cure against depression. He assembled his wise men toge...

Wanna hear a creepy Chinese folktale?

Have you ever heard of a “tiger mom”? It’s the term for a style of strict Asian parenting that goes so far that some people claim this form of parenting is harsh and abusive. But “tiger mom” as a Chinese term, is about as Chinese as fortune cookies. That is to ...