Korea
Korean Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
The Unmannerly Tiger
The Unmannerly Tiger: Mountain Uncle” was the name given by the villagers to a splendid striped tiger that lived among the highlands of Kang Wen, the long
Korean Folk Tales
All Ages
The Story Of Chang To-Ryong
The Story Of Chang To-Ryong: [Taoism has been one of the great religions of Korea. Its main thought is expressed in the phrase su-sim yon-song, “to correct the
Korean Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
The Sneezing Colossus
The Sneezing Colossus: Kim, who lived at the foot of the mountains, was a lazy lout. He had a family to support, but he did not like steady work. He preferred
Korean Folk Tales
Ages 6-8
The Soldier Of Kang-Wha
The Soldier Of Kang-Wha: [The East says that the air is full of invisible constituents that, once taken in hand and controlled, will take on various forms of
Korean Folk Tales
All Ages
The Sky Bridge Of Birds
The Sky Bridge Of Birds: No bird is more common in Korea than the magpie. They are numbered by millions. Every day in the year, except the seventh day of the
Korean Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
The Snake’s Revenge
The Snake's Revenge: There lived in ancient days an archer, whose home was near the Water Gate of Seoul. He was a man of great strength and famous for his
Korean Folk Tales
Ages 6-8
The Resourceful Wife
The Resourceful Wife: In the last year of Yon-san terrible evils were abroad among the people. Such wickedness as the world had never seen before was ’s quick
Korean Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
The Rabbit’S Eyes
The Rabbit’S Eyes: There was trouble down in the fish world under the waves. Indeed, every creature with fins and a tail was in distress, for the king of the
Korean Folk Tales
Ages 6-8
The Renowned Maing
The Renowned Maing: Minister of State Maing Sa-song once upon a time, dressed in plain clothes, started south on a long journey. On the way he was overtaken by
Korean Folk Tales
All Ages
The Plucky Maiden
The Plucky Maiden: We are told in the Yol-ryok Keui-sul that when Han was a boy he had for protector and friend a tiger, who used to accompany him as a dog
Korean Folk Tales
Ages 6-8
The Propitious Magpie
The Propitious Magpie: People say that when the magpie builds its nest directly south of a home that the master of the house will be promoted in office.
Korean Folk Tales
Ages 6-8
The Old Woman Who Became A Goblin
<p>An irreverent old woman’s mockery of a scholar invites shamanic judgment and supernatural transformation.</p>