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#Korean Folktales

The Rattle Bird

2014-05-08

A long time ago, there was a salt peddler who traveled around the country to sell salt. He traveled with a donkey, and loaded the salt on the animal’s ...

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Phoenix

2014-05-07

Korean seonbi, or scholars of the old, often planted royal foxglove trees in their gardens. The lumber was useful when a family had to make quality ...

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The Tale of Ong Gojip (Mr. Obstinacy)

2014-05-01

Once upon a time, there lived a man named Ong Gojip. He was a rich man but he was very stingy and perverse. His name, Ong Gojip, literally means obstinacy ...

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Lotus lanterns

2014-04-30

Around this time of the year, Buddhists in Korea celebrate Buddha’s birthday by putting up colorful lotus lanterns all over the country. The lanterns ...

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Historical drama “Jeong Do-jeon”

2014-04-29

Aired on Saturday and Sunday nights, the KBS historical saga “Jeong Do-jeon” follows the life and achievements of late Goryeo era scholar Jeong ...

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The Miser and the Python

2014-04-24

Once upon a time, there lived a rich man in a country village. His surname was Choi and he was very wealthy and rather stingy. He showed no kindness to ...

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Yellow corbina fishing song

2014-04-23

Spring is the busiest season for not only farmers on land but also fishermen out in the seas. The month of April is the best time for the yellow corvina, ...

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Musical “Frankenstein”

2014-04-22

Musical production “Frankenstein” is presented in Chungmu Art Hall in central Seoul. Although it’s based on Mary Shelley’s 1818 novel, the musical ...

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The Man who Could Understood Birds

2014-04-17

Once upon a time, there lived a young man who could somehow understand what birds were saying. One day, on his way home, he heard a flock of crows cawing ...

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Bicheon, a heavenly maiden

2014-04-16

Sangwon-sa Temple in Odae-san Mountain in eastern Korea is famous for its depository of Buddha’s crystalline remains called “sari.” But unless ...

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