Illustrated and Written by Park Jung Sub


Can a fish catch a cold?

‘A Fish Who Caught a Cold’ is a picture book which gives an interesting answer to the question, ‘Can a fish catch a cold?
The rumor we hear generally ends up with hurting somebody or being an empty happening after a big exaggeration.
It is just like the episode of an anglerfish and a school of fish. Let’s think of this thoroughly……
Does a fish catch a cold? A scared school of fish cannot even notice the anglerfish coming after them, even if they should have realized something is wrong.
They have no will to overcome such circumstances together with their friends. The fear that I might get a cold has made their eyes, ears, and even hearts closed. Only when there are less than a few fish left, a black fish asks with a doubt, “Have you ever seen a fish who caught a cold? Who has made this rumor?” It’s been too late, but can this belated realization bring about twist in this situation?
It looks frustrated, hateful, or even pitiful when we see the school of fish that got controlled by the fake rumor made by the anglerfish. However, if we finally end up with nodding to those fish, it means that we realize their words and actions might resemble certain sides of our inner minds.

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