The Fighting Cricket

Lore and Legends

English - September 28, 2020 05:00 - 18 minutes - 16.9 MB - ★★★★★ - 34 ratings
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What do you know about, and how do you feel about crickets? In Ancient China, crickets were symbols of prosperity, and their chirping was a sign of good luck, and a kind of music to the ears. They are also fierce fighters. The episode tells a Chinese Folktale called "The Fighting Cricket" and takes a look at the Chinese Lore and Legend surrounding crickets, the strange sport of cricket fighting, a little cricket science, and what our future relationship with the bugs may look ...errrr... taste like....

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All music in this episode has been edited and is listed below in order of occurrence:

The Complex by Kevin MacLeod License FML-26558-1867

"Cricket Chirping" by CedarFox https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQFEY9RIRJA

Shenyang by Kevin MacLeod

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License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Eastern Thought by Kevin MacLeod