TY - BOOK AU - Kim,So-un AU - Chŏng,Kyŏng-sim TI - Korean children's favorite stories: fables, myths and fairy tales SN - 9780804850209 (hardback) PY - 2019/// CY - Tokyo PB - Tuttle Publishing KW - Folk literature, Korean KW - Juvenile literature KW - Folklore KW - Korea KW - Tales KW - Fairy tales KW - Children's stories, Korean KW - lcgft KW - Folk tales KW - Illustrated works N1 - 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; 6-9 years old N2 - This multicultural Korean children's book presents Korean fairy tales and other folk stories-providing insight into a vibrant literary culture. This is a captivating collection of Korean folktales for children which are still being told, just as they have been for generations. Some are Korean-specific, while others echo those told in other countries. Written with wit and pathos, they unveil the inevitable foibles of people everywhere and expose the human-like qualities of animals and the animal-like qualities of humans. These Korean fables pulsate with the rhythm of life and the seasons, transporting the reader to a wonderland where ants talk, a baby rabbit outwits a tiger, a tree fathers a child, and a toad saves a whole village ER -