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Korean Folk Tales

Im Bang (1640 - ca. 1722) and Yi Riuk

"To any one who would like to look somewhat into the inner soul of the Oriental, and see the peculiar spiritual existences among which he lives, the following stories will serve as true interpreters, born as they are of the three great religions of the Far East, Taoism, Buddhism and Confucianism." Manuscripts by two of Korea's (possibly) most famous authors, dating from the seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries were uncovered in the early years of the twentieth century. Translation revealed stories that are not for the faint-hearted: gruesome, harsh, unlovely, depicting scenes of the day, as well as the hope for better things. - Summary by Lynne Thompson

Genre(s): Short Stories

Language: English

Section	Chapter	Reader	Time
Play 00	Preface and Biographical Notes	Lynne T	00:03:24
Play 01	Charan	Larry Wilson	00:27:54
Play 02	The Story of Chang To-Ryong	Larry Wilson	00:12:57
Play 03	A Story of the Fox	Jason in Panama	00:03:26
Play 04	Cheung Puk-Chang, The seer	Larry Wilson	00:09:44
Play 05	Yun se-Pyong, The Wizard	Timothy Ferguson	00:06:37
Play 06	The Wild-Cat Woman	Lynne T	00:04:24
Play 07	The Ill-Fated Priest	Jason in Panama	00:03:37
Play 08	The Vision of the Holy Man	Lynne T	00:06:57
Play 09	The Visit of the Man of God	Lynne T	00:03:08
Play 10	The Literary Man of Imsil	Jason in Panama	00:05:34
Play 11	The Soldier of Kang-Wha	Jason in Panama	00:02:51
Play 12	Cursed by the Snake	Lynne T	00:04:02
Play 13	The Man on the Road	Jason in Panama	00:03:07
Play 14	The Old Man Who Became a Fish	Lauren-Emma Blake	00:03:48
Play 15	The Geomancer	Lynne T	00:06:04
Play 16	The Man Who Became a Pig	Jason in Panama	00:06:59
Play 17	The Old Woman Who Became a Goblin	Jason in Panama	00:03:03
Play 18	The Grateful Ghost	BettyB	00:04:06
Play 19	The Plucky Maiden	BettyB	00:09:24
Play 20	The Resourceful Wife	Ezwa	00:03:26
Play 21	The Boxed-Up Governor	BettyB	00:09:27
Play 22	The Man Who Lost his Legs	Deon Gines	00:05:31
Play 23	Ten Thousand Devils	Eva Davis	00:09:06
Play 24	The Home of the Fairies	SayReader	00:19:08
Play 25	The Honest Witch	BettyB	00:06:04
Play 26	Whom the King Honors	BettyB	00:03:41
Play 27	The Fortunes of Yoo	Mary Schneider	00:10:27
Play 28	An Encounter with a Hobgoblin	Deon Gines	00:07:11
Play 29	The Snake's Revenge	BettyB	00:04:54
Play 30	The Brave Magistrate	BettyB	00:03:27
Play 31	The Temple to the God of War	Jason in Panama	00:05:51
Play 32	A Visit from the Shades	Deon Gines	00:06:47
Play 33	The Fearless Captain	Jason in Panama	00:04:40
Play 34	The King of Yom-Na (Hell)	Availle	00:08:54
Play 35	Hong's Experiences in Hades	Availle	00:09:30
Play 36	Haunted Houses	Lynne T	00:06:33
Play 37	Im, the Hunter	Jason in Panama	00:08:11
Play 38	The Magic Invasion of Seoul	Deon Gines	00:04:14
Play 39	The Awful Little Goblin	BettyB	00:04:10
Play 40	God's Way	Lauren-Emma Blake	00:01:41
Play 41	The Old Man in the Dream	SayReader	00:01:57
Play 42	The Perfect Priest	SayReader	00:02:29
Play 43	The Propitious Magpie	BettyB	00:02:52
Play 44	The 'Old Buddha'	BettyB	00:02:10
Play 45	A Wonderful Medicine	SayReader	00:01:41
Play 46	Faithful Mo	Deon Gines	00:03:53
Play 47	The Renowned Maing	Deon Gines	00:02:55
Play 48	The Senses	Ezwa	00:01:44
Play 49	Who Decides, God or King?	Ezwa	00:02:13
Play 50	Three Things Mastered	Lynne T	00:02:08
Play 51	Strangely Stricken Dead	Deon Gines	00:02:17
Play 52	The Mysterious Hoi Tree	Deon Gines	00:02:05
Play 53	Ta-Hong	Jason in Panama	00:20:55

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