Wading In

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....  For show notes and even more episode related content visit:  https://www.loreandlegends.net/2020/09/the-fighting-cricket.html  Support the show at BuyMeaCoffee.com/LoreandLegends  Follow Me Instagram.com/LoreandLegends1  Twitter.com/loreandlegends3 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  Li