Korean Folk Tales (Oxford Myths and Legends)
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ISBN: 0192741608 / Publisher: Oxford University Press, December 1994
A collection of twenty tales, including "The snail woman," "The distant journey," "The hare's liver," and "The sun, the moon, and the stars"
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Here are Dan-Gun, the first emperor, whose mother was a bear; Shim Chung, who sacrificed herself to the sea to restore her father's sight, and the magistrate who tried to steal the Dragon King's daughter. The traditional Korean tales in this collection are full of amazing events andcharacters. Sad, happy, romantic, and funny, together they bring vividly to life the magic of Korea.
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