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Ta-Hong Korean Folk Tales All Ages

Ta-Hong

Ta-Hong: [Sim Heui-su studied as a young man at the feet of No Su-sin, who was sent as an exile to a distant island in the sea. Thither he followed his master

Sim Chung Korean Folk Tales All Ages

Sim Chung

Sim Chung: THE DUTIFUL DAUGHTER. Sim, was highly esteemed in the Korean village in which he resided. He belonged to the Yang Ban, or gentleman class, and when

Sir One Long Body And Madam Thousand Feet Korean Folk Tales All Ages

Sir One Long Body And Madam Thousand Feet

Sir One Long Body And Madam Thousand Feet: In the land of Morning Radiance, where the family names have only one syllable, such as Kim, Yi, Pil, Wun, Hap

Shoes For Hats Korean Folk Tales All Ages

Shoes For Hats

Shoes For Hats: Many centuries ago when Korea was named Chosen, or the Land of Morning Splendor, the island-kingdom out in the eastern sea, where the sun

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Pigling And Her Proud Sister Korean Folk Tales All Ages

Pigling And Her Proud Sister

Pigling And Her Proud Sister: Pear Blossom had been the name of a little Korean maid who was suddenly left motherless. When her father, Kang Wa, who was a

Prince Sandalwood, The Father Of Korea Korean Folk Tales All Ages

Prince Sandalwood, The Father Of Korea

Prince Sandalwood, The Father Of Korea: Four little folks lived in the home of Mr. Kim, two girls and two boys. Their names were Peach Blossom and Pearl

Old Timber Top Korean Folk Tales All Ages

Old Timber Top

In Kang Wen, River Meadow province, forest fairies and Old Timber Top teach that greed and the desire to conquer nature lead only to loss and destruction.

Hyung Bo And Nahl Bo Korean Folk Tales All Ages

Hyung Bo And Nahl Bo

Hyung Bo And Nahl Bo: OR, THE SWALLOW-KING’S REWARDS. In the province of Chullado, in Southern Korea, lived two brothers. One was very rich, the other very

Hong Kil Tong Korean Folk Tales All Ages

Hong Kil Tong

Hong Kil Tong: OR, THE ADVENTURES OF AN ABUSED BOY. During the reign of the third king in Korea there lived a noble of high rank and noted family, by name Hong.

Fancha And The Magpie Korean Folk Tales All Ages

Fancha And The Magpie

A thousand years ago, Fancha and a magpie form an unlikely partnership, using wisdom and courage to overcome tyranny and restore justice through clever means.

Charan Korean Folk Tales All Ages

Charan

Some say love is not found in the Oriental world, yet Charan's tale of enduring devotion and self-sacrifice proves that true love transcends all hardship.

Cheung Puk-Chang, The Seer Korean Folk Tales All Ages

Cheung Puk-Chang, The Seer

Cheung Puk-Chang, The Seer: The Yol-ryok Keui-sul, one of Korea’s noted histories, says of Cheung Puk-chang that he was pure in purpose and without selfish

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