The Deer and the Woodcutter

A Korean Folktale

Kids, Fiction, Myths and Legends, Teen, Fiction - YA
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Author: Kim So-Un ISBN: 9781462910533
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing Publication: February 19, 2013
Imprint: Tuttle Publishing Language: English
Author: Kim So-Un
ISBN: 9781462910533
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
Publication: February 19, 2013
Imprint: Tuttle Publishing
Language: English

This popular Korean folktale tells children the story of why the rooster looks skyward and crows loudly at dawn.

Long ago, deep in the Kumgang Mountains of Korea, a handsome woodcutter saves a deer from a certain death. In return he deer helps the young woodcutter marry a beautiful fairy. After a series of delightful adventures the woodcutter is transformed into a rooster and every day calls to his loved ones in Heaven. So whenever a crowing rooster is heard in Korea, this story is told.

Tuttle Publishing presents the very best in Asian children’s books, with a growing list of multicultural titles that all children can identify with and enjoy. Other titles include Japanese Children’s Favorite Stories, Chinese Children’s Favorite Stories, and Korean Children’s Favorite Stories.

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This popular Korean folktale tells children the story of why the rooster looks skyward and crows loudly at dawn.

Long ago, deep in the Kumgang Mountains of Korea, a handsome woodcutter saves a deer from a certain death. In return he deer helps the young woodcutter marry a beautiful fairy. After a series of delightful adventures the woodcutter is transformed into a rooster and every day calls to his loved ones in Heaven. So whenever a crowing rooster is heard in Korea, this story is told.

Tuttle Publishing presents the very best in Asian children’s books, with a growing list of multicultural titles that all children can identify with and enjoy. Other titles include Japanese Children’s Favorite Stories, Chinese Children’s Favorite Stories, and Korean Children’s Favorite Stories.

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