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Hong’s Experiences In Hades Korean Folk Tales Ages 9-12

Hong’s Experiences In Hades

Hong's Experiences In Hades: Hong Nai-pom was a military graduate who was born in the year A.D. 1561, and lived in the city of Pyeng-yang. He passed his

Haunted Houses Korean Folk Tales Ages 9-12

Haunted Houses

Haunted Houses: There once lived a man in Seoul called Yi Chang, who frequently told as an experience of his own the following story: He was poor and had no

East Light And The Bridge Of Fishes Korean Folk Tales Ages 9-12

East Light And The Bridge Of Fishes

Long ago, beyond the Everlasting White Mountains, East Light shows unexpected kindness to a bridge of fishes, discovering that compassion opens a path to grace.

An Encounter With A Hobgoblin Korean Folk Tales Ages 9-12

An Encounter With A Hobgoblin

An Encounter With A Hobgoblin: I got myself into trouble in the year Pyong-sin, and was locked up; a military man by the name of Choi Won-so, who was captain

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A Visit From The Shades Korean Folk Tales Ages 9-12

A Visit From The Shades

A Visit From The Shades: (The story of meeting his mother’s ghost is reported to be of this man.) Choi Yu-won matriculated in 1579 and graduated in 1602

A Bridegroom For Miss Mole Korean Folk Tales Ages 9-12

A Bridegroom For Miss Mole

A Bridegroom For Miss Mole: By the river Kingin stands the great stone image, or Miryek, that was cut out of the solid rock ages ago. Its base lies far beneath

The Wooing Of Olwen Celtic Folk Tales Ages 9-12

The Wooing Of Olwen

The Wooing Of Olwen: Shortly after the birth of Kilhuch, the son of King Kilyth, his mother died. Before her death she charged the king that he should not take

The Tale Of Ivan Celtic Folk Tales Ages 9-12

The Tale Of Ivan

The Tale Of Ivan: There were formerly a man and a woman living in the parish of Llanlavan, in the place which is called Hwrdh. And work became scarce, so the

The Vision of MacConglinney Celtic Folk Tales Ages 9-12

The Vision of MacConglinney

The Vision of MacConglinney: athal, King of Munster, was a good king and a great warrior. But there came to dwell within him a lawless evil beast, that

The Story-Teller At Fault Celtic Folk Tales Ages 9-12

The Story-Teller At Fault

The Story-Teller At Fault: At the time when the Tuatha De Dannan held the sovereignty of Ireland, there reigned in Leinster a king, who was remarkably fond of

The Story Of Deirdre Celtic Folk Tales Ages 9-12

The Story Of Deirdre

The Story Of Deirdre: There was a man in Ireland once who was called Malcolm Harper. The man was a right good man, and he had a goodly share of this world’s

The Story of the McAndrew Family Celtic Folk Tales Ages 9-12

The Story of the McAndrew Family

The Story of the McAndrew Family: long time ago, in the County Mayo, there lived a rich man of the name of McAndrew. He owned cows and horses without number

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