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Links to Stories:
Shimch'ong, the Blind Man's Daughter
The Fox Sister
The Salt Seller and the Fox
The Green Frog
The Story of Fox's Den
The Silkworm
The Green Snake

Links to Essays:
The Blind Man's Daughter - includes the text of the story
Dangerous Women - includes 3 Korean tales, including "The Fox Sister"


The texts on this site are from an ongoing project on Korean narrative folklore, and are posted at this time for educational use under the auspices of The Korea Society. If you are an educator, you may copy and use them for instructional purposes with proper acknowledgement and citation. Any other use is prohibited.


Links to Stories and Essays at Other Sites:
“The Origin of the Sun and Moon”
“The Three Little Girls”
“The Old Woman and the Tiger”
Korean Mythology
“The Girl and the Toad” (a retelling of “The Snake and the Toad”)
“The White Tiger”
Korean Folktales - links to “The Teacher’s Secret,” “The Tiger in the Trap,” and “The Looking Glass”
Study guide for “The Toad Bridegroom” (retold by Jane Yolen)
Kumiho - The Korean Fox (resource site, including links to articles and stories)
Jason Namsik Joh’s Korean Folklore page (18 stories)
Jackie Miers’ Korea page - an excellent primary school resource page for lesson plans, etc. (click on “Folktales and Myths” for foundaton myths and other links)
LG Korean Folk Tales - 12 Stories
Hangul Literature Korean Folk Tales - 4 Stories
Korean Folk/Fairytales Teaching Resource - 2 Stories
An Essay on the "Hungbu and Nolbu" Tale Type