Faithful Daughter Sim Cheong/The Little Frog Who Never Listened (bilingual) Vol. 9
Adapted by D. Vorhees and M. Mueller
Description:
Illustrated by Kang, Mi-sun and Kim, Yon-kyong
Vol. 9 in the 10 vol. set Korean Folktales for Children (ISBN: 0-930878-05-1)
Shim Ch'ong, out of her love for her blind father, works endlessly to buy the medicine that could make him see again. She finally meets the Dragon King who helps her.
A little frog, who never listens to his mother, regrets it after she dies. The story explains the reason why frogs croak at the riverside.
Korean Folktales 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
43 pp.
Hardcover 20 x 22.8 cm
ISBN-13: 9780930878924
ISBN-10: 0930878922
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