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Korean Fairy Tales

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A collection of traditional folk tales retold as short, self-contained narratives featuring household sprites, talking animals, enchanted objects, and miraculous transformations. The stories range from playful pranks to moral fables, explaining customs and natural phenomena through supernatural encounters and trickster episodes. Arranged as illustrated vignettes, the sequence balances humor and caution, emphasizing themes of cleverness, generosity, and proper conduct. Simple, direct language and brief framing make the material accessible to younger readers and those new to the tradition.

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Title: Korean Fairy Tales

Author: William Elliot Griffis

Release date: January 16, 2022 [eBook #67180]
Most recently updated: October 18, 2024

Language: English

Original publication: United States: Thomas Y. Crowell Company, 1911

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KOREAN FAIRY TALES

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KOREAN
FAIRY TALES
BY
WILLIAM ELLIOT GRIFFIS
Author of “Korea: Within and Without”; “Korea: The Hermit Nation” and of Japanese, Dutch, Belgian, Swiss and Welsh Fairy Tales
ILLUSTRATED IN COLOR
NEW YORK
THOMAS Y. CROWELL COMPANY
PUBLISHERS

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Copyright, 1911 and 1922
By THOMAS Y. CROWELL COMPANY

Printed in the United States of America [v]

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A NOTE TO THE FRIENDS OF KOREA

Everywhere on earth the fairy world of each country is older and perhaps more enduring than the one we see and feel and tread upon. So I tell in this book the folk lore of the Korean people, and of the behavior of the particular kind of fairies that inhabit the Land of Morning Splendor. Yet, if I live long enough, I shall write the wonderful history of the Korean nation and civilization, which once so enriched Asia, and made possible the modern Japan such as we know today, of which fact the literature and art of both countries bear ample witness.

W. E. G. [vii]

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CONTENTS

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