"Traditional folktales in Korean and English"--Cover. "Free online audio"--Cover.
Contents:
Two brothers who threw away their lumps of God -- A brief introduction to the Korean language -- The Korean stories. 15. Meeting new friends -- 2. My friend, Minsu -- 3. The fox who is the king of animals -- 4. The tiger who bowed to the chestnut -- 5. A sleepyhead baby bear -- 6. The donkey and the grasshopper -- 7. The tiger and the rabbit -- 8. A father and his two daughters -- 9. The farting match -- 10. The sun and the moon -- 11. The filial tiger -- 12. The tiger and the dried persimmon -- 13. Three-years hill -- 14. The old man with the lump -- 15. Two brothers who threw away their lumps of God -- 34. The toad that repaid kindness -- 17. Heungboo and Nolbu -- 18. The story of Gyeon-Uh and Jik-Nyeo -- 19. Stupid on-dal and princess Pyeong-Gang -- 20. The lazy boy who became a cow -- 21. The mouse in the shape of a man -- 22. The half son -- 23. The story ghost -- 24. The freshwater snail bride -- 25. The fairy and the woodcutter -- 26. The fox and the old woman -- 27. The beggar brothers -- 28. The Hwasubun bowl -- 29. The net bag for catching a tiger -- 30. The red fan and the blue fan -- 31. The salt millstone -- 32. The Magpie that repaid kindness -- 33. The rat-snake scholar -- 34. The toad that repaid kindness -- Appendices -- English to Korean glossary. 36. A single grain of millet -- 37. The three brothers -- 38. The treasure given by a goblin -- 39. A painting that will make your wIshes come true -- 40. A fake expert archer -- 41. The taming of the mother-in-law -- 42. The king has donkey's ears -- Appendices -- The pronunciation of Korean sounds: vowels and consonants -- Reading and writing Korean vowels and consonants -- Creating Korean syllables -- Reading and writing Korean words -- Pronunciation activity -- Reading and writing Korean sentences -- Korean to English glossary -- English to Korean glossary.
Summary:
Presents forty-two traditional Korean folktales told in English and Korean, stories that can be used by beginners to learn the language, in a book that includes Korean-English and English-Korean glossaries.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.