Korean Folk Tales

Today we read 5 Korean folk tales. Like the Maori culture, stories have been handed down for hundreds of years. Even today well known stories are shared at schools and through festivals. They pass on stories of heroes, tricksters and a lot of Korean humour. They also explore values such as friendship, loyalty, kindness and other important parts of the Korean world. One famous style of singing storytelling is called p'ansori has kept stories alive. Two well-known stories are the tale of Simchong (the faithful daughter) and the tale of the greedy and kind brothers called Hungbu Nolbu. We have found out they have a version of Cinderella ( The Korean Cinderella).

Go to this site and read some folk tales.

Read the Korean Cinderella. (Click on the character below)

Play the "Find the Frog" game from the Korean Cinderella. Click on the book imagebelow.