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These stories are from the book that reflect artist, Jayoung Choi Cho, both her Korean heritage and her experiences living in America.

KONG-GI, THE KOREAN CINDERELLA
A long time ago there was a girl named Kong-Gi who lived with a wicked stepmother and a stepsister, Pat-Gi. Kong-Gi was very beautiful and diligent in contrast to the ugly and lazy Pat-Gi. more >>

THE MOUNTAIN WIZARDS AND THE WOODSMAN
Once upon a time, there was a woodsman who went to the forest to work everyday. One day, he found two old men sitting under the tree and playing Korean chess. more >>

THE BIG WEN ON THE FACE
There once lived an old man who had a big wen on his face. One day, he lost his way through the deep forest. He needed to spend a night inside of an old abolished house. more >>

A DEVOTED TIGER FOR HIS HUMAN MOTHER
A long time ago, one woodsman met a tiger in the deep forest. In order to save his life, he told a lie: that the tiger might be his big brother who disappeared several years ago and became a tiger. more >>

THE SUN AND THE MOON
Once upon a time, there lived a grandmother with a granddaughter and a grandson. Because they were poor, the grandmother needed to go to work in the next village. more >>

THE MAGIC MILLSTONE
Once upon a time, there was a magic millstone that could produce anything for which owner asked. One day, a very greedy person stole it. more >>

THE LAZY MAN WHO WANTED TO BE A COW
A long time ago there lived a very lazy man who hated to work. In the morning when it was time to wake up, his wife would ask him to go chop wood for the stove .... more >>

THE BROKEN INKSTONE
One day in the school, a teacher had a honey jar and secretly ate the honey. One of his clever pupils asked what was inside the jar and the teacher told him it was a medicine especially for adults .... more >>

THE RED FAN AND THE BLUE FAN
Once upon a time, one farmer found on the road two fans, one was red and the other was blue. These fans were magic! The red fan made the nose big and the blue one made the nose small. more >>

SIM-CHUNG, THE DEVOTED DAUGHTER
Once upon a time, there lived Sim-Chung who was a very devoted daughter to her blind widowed father. Because they were very poor, she always worried about the meal for her father .... more >>

HEUNG-BU AND NOL-BU
Once upon a time, there lived two brothers whose names were Heung-Bu and Nol-Bu. Nol-Bu was the elder brother who was very mean and greedy. When their parents left a large sum of money .... more >>

THE GREEN FROG
There once was a green frog who never listened to his mother. He would not do what she asked, rather, he would do the opposite. If she said hop up the hill, he'd hop down the hill. more >>

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