The Tiger found the way to enter my studio. He was gently licking my hand. I was afraid, but I realized that he was thirsty. I gave him a bottle of water. There were The Mountain Spirit, The Tiger, and a Woman with a pair of gloves and a basket full of goose eggs.
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Korean ancestors carved Buddha statues on the big boulders of the mountains, an art that required patience and skill. To many Koreans, boulders and Buddha statues are correlated. While Americans throw pennies into fountains for their wishes, Mirang grew up throwing rocks, usually found on mountain trails, onto rock piles. This practice came from a popular belief called Shamanism. She looked for the largest rocks so that her biggest wishes could come true.