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Funniest book in this series
Two Korean folktales retold in both English and Korean. In the first, a young man out collecting wood stumbles upon the abode of ogres with magic clubs that generate silver and gold. He accidentally scares them away and becomes wealthy. His lazy older brother becomes jealous and tries to replicate his younger brother's adventure but with different results. In the second, a hungry tiger emerges from his lair to find it winter. He slinks down into town in search of food and happens to overhear a mother warning her child to do something or the monstrous tiger will get him. The child doesn't cease his howling, but when faced with something called a persimmon, immediately the child quiets. The tiger believes that a persimmon must be a ferocious beast indeed if the child was scared of it but not a tiger. He cowers in the barn. A thief is also in the barn, trying to steal a cow. In the dark, the thief mistakes the tiger for a cow and the tiger is sure this must be the dreaded persimmon. The crazy mixup results in humorous events.This is definitely my favorite book in this series thus far. The tale of the tiger and the persimmons is hilarious. Kids should be rolling with laughter (as long as they know what a persimmon is...Western kids may need a little intro before reading this story). The ogres tale illustrations reminded me a bit of Where the Wild Things Are, so it may appeal to fans of that book. Highly recommended to include in folktale units or for those studying Korea.
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