Snail Lady/ The Magic Vase (bilingual) Vol. 6
Adapted by D. Vorhees, M. Mueller, Illustrated by Kang, Mi-sun
Description:
Vol. 6 in the 10 volume set Korean Folk Tales for Children (ISBN: 0-930878-05-1)
A king steals the beautiful Snail Lady away from her husband, the farmer. He must then defeat the king in a series of contests in order to obtain the return of his wife.
A fisherman finds a magical vase floating on the sea. It brings him good fortune, but it gives nothing but bad luck to his greedy wife.
Korean Folk Tales for Children:
1. Woodcutter and the Heavenly Maiden/The Firedogs
2. Mr. Moon and Miss Sun/The Herdsman and the Weaver
3. Lazy Man/The Spring of Youth
4. Seven Brothers and the Big Dipper/Hungbu, Nolbu and the Magic Gourds
5. Ogres' Magic Clubs/The Tiger and the Dried Persimmons
6. Snail Lady/The Magic Vase
7. Greedy Princess/The Rabbit and the Tiger
8. Brave Hong Kil-dong/The Man Who Bought the Shade of a Tree
9. Faithful Daughter Shim Ch'ong/The Little Frog Who Never Listened
10. Son of the Cinnamon Tree/The Donkey's Egg
45 pp.
Hardcover 20 x 22.8 cm
ISBN-13: 9780930878894
ISBN-10: 0930878892
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