| Description |
xxviii, 257 pages : map. ; 23 cm |
| Note |
Title also in Korean on t.p. |
| 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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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Fables. The ungrateful tiger -- The tiger and the persimmon -- The rat's bridegroom -- Three corpses, money, and a wine-bottle -- The aged father -- The judgements of a magistrate -- Poisonous persimmons -- Lazybones -- The bride who would not speak -- A clever old bride -- The bald old man -- A selfish husband -- A talkative old woman -- A foolish mourner -- Three foolish brides -- Three foolish wives -- Two lies -- A grain of millet -- Two unfaithful husbands. |
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Old novels. The two sisters, Rose and Lotus -- The story of Hong Gil-dong -- The legend of Zon U-czi |
| Subject |
Tales -- Korea.
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