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Title:
Korean children's favorite stories / retold by Kim So-un ; illustrated by Jeong Kyoung-Sim.
Author:
Kim, So-un, 1907-

Chŏng, Kyŏng-sim, 1975- illustrator.
Publication Information:
Boston : Tuttle Pub., 2004.
Call Number:
ANTH KORE 2004
Abstract:
A captivating collection of Korean folktales told the way they have been for generations. Written with wit and pathos understandable at any age, they unveil the inevitable foibles of people everywhere and expose the human-like qualities of animals and the animal-like qualities in humans.
ISBN:
9780804835916
Physical Description:
95 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
General Note:
"Originally appeared in Negi o ueta hito, published in Japanese, 1953, by Iwanami Shoten, Tokyo."
Contents:
The story bag -- The pheasant, the dove, and the magpie -- The bridegroom's shopping -- The bad tiger -- The great flood -- The pumpkin seeds -- The tiger and the rabbit -- The green leaf -- The three little girls -- The snake and the toad -- The grateful tiger -- The three princesses -- The disowned student.
Uniform Title:
Story bag
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