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Folk tales from Korea /

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Main Author: Zŏng, In-sŏb, 1905-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Grove Press : distributed by Random House, 1979.
Edition:1st Evergreen ed.
Series:Grove Press Eastern philosophy and literature series.
Subjects:
Tales > Korea.
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Table of Contents:
  • Myths :
  • Dan-gun, first king of Korea
  • Go Zu-mong, King of Goguryu
  • The sun and the moon
  • The fire dogs
  • The seven stars of the north
  • The three stars
  • The mountain and the rivers
  • The great flood
  • The jewel of the fox's tongue
  • Onions
  • The heavenly maiden and the woodcutter
  • The cat and the dog
  • The mud-snail fairy
  • The sheep is the cousin of the ox
  • The pheasant, the dove, the magpie, and the rat
  • The ants and the hare
  • The deer, the hare, and the toad
  • The green frog
  • Locusts, the ant, and the kingfisher
  • The bedbug, the louse, and the flea
  • Nails
  • The nine-tailed fox
  • Butterflies
  • The unmarried girl's grave.
  • Legends :
  • The man who wanted to bury his son
  • A dutiful son
  • The lake of Zangze
  • Yoni and her stepmother
  • The geomancer's three sons
  • The curse on the only son
  • The secret royal inspector, Bag Mun-su
  • The legend of Marshal Gang Gam-czan
  • The story of General Gim Dog-nyong
  • The blind man and the devils
  • Young Gim and the robbers
  • General Pumpkin
  • The castle of Seoul
  • Rival magicians
  • The governor and the Buddhist
  • The young man and the priest
  • Zo Han-zun, who became a stone Buddha
  • The story of Admiral Yi
  • The mast of sand
  • The tiger and the dwarf
  • The tiger's grave
  • Hong Do-Ryong, the filial tiger
  • The white-eared tiger
  • The tiger-girl
  • The tiger priest
  • The grave of a faithful dog
  • The stone memorial to a dog
  • The deer and the snake
  • The pheasants and the bell
  • The centipede girl
  • The two brothers and the magistrate
  • The story of Zibong
  • The three unmarried ministers
  • The young widow
  • The legend of the virgin Arang
  • The story of a gentleman
  • The goblin bridge
  • The police marshal
  • The wife from heaven.
  • Fairy tales :
  • The mallet of wealth
  • The three sons
  • How foolish men are!
  • The magic cap
  • The story-spirits
  • The old tiger and the hare
  • The young gentleman and the tiger
  • Four sworn brothers
  • The nine-headed giant
  • The mountain witch and the dragon king
  • The fox-girl and her brother
  • The traveller, the fox, and the tiger
  • The toad-bridegroom
  • Sweet dung, the cake-tree, and the bugle of life.
  • Old novels :
  • The two sisters, Rose and Lotus
  • The story of Hong Gil-dong
  • The legend of Zon U-czi

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