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#Korean Folktales

The Magic Jade Flue

2014-02-06

Once upon a time, there lived a county magistrate who had only three daughters. At long last, the magistrate’s wife gave birth to a baby boy, and he ...

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Horse

2014-02-05

: About 1,400 years ago there lived a young man in Shilla, who came from a poor branch of the royal family. Although the family was destitute, his parents ...

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Centennial of the esteemed painter Park Soo-keun’s birth

2014-02-04

(Man 1) I can say he’s the greatest painter in the world, because he painted what is uniquely Korean. (Woman 1) He painted his own home, his own village, ...

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The Return of the Buddha Statue

2014-01-30

Once upon a time, there lived two smart boys named Oseong and Haneum. They were close friends and they always stuck together like glue. The following ...

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Seol, the lunar New Year’s Day

2014-01-29

Let’s begin this week’s episode with a tale from the ancient Shilla Dynasty. There was once a man who lived in Gyeongju, the capital of Shilla. The ...

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Sights and sounds in the Year of the Horse

2014-01-28

A clatter of horse hoofs herald the coming of the year 2014, the Year of the Horse. One of the twelve animals representing the Chinese zodiac signs, ...

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Jomagu, the Little Monster

2014-01-23

A long time ago, a mother lived with her son and daughter. One day, while the children were playing outside, the mother cooked rice and some side dishes ...

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Falconry

2014-01-22

Before chicken became everyone’s favorite white meat, pheasant was a valued source of protein. Pheasant meat, instead of beef, was used in many ...

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Reinventing libraries

2014-01-21

Can you believe that these children are laughing out loud and running around in a library? Well, if it’s a library named “My Eonni’s Small Library” ...

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The Origin of Liquor

2014-01-16

Once upon a time, there lived a very dutiful son. When his old father became sick, the filial son tried everything to cure him. Unfortunately, no medicine ...

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