흥부와 놀부
Heungbu and Nolbu
A kind brother, a greedy brother, and a magical gourd.
콩쥐 팥쥐
Kongjwi and Patjwi
Korea's Cinderella with a toad, a sparrow, and a magical ox.
나무꾼과 선녀
The Woodcutter and the Fairy
A woodcutter hides a fairy's robe — and learns ownership is not love.
해와 달이 된 오누이
The Brother and Sister Who Became the Sun and Moon
A tiger in mother's clothes, a rope to the sky, and two new lights.
금도끼 은도끼
The Gold Axe and the Silver Axe
A mountain god tests an honest woodcutter with lost axes.
호랑이와 곶감
The Tiger and the Dried Persimmon
A tiger runs from a baby's cry — and from the terrifying 'gotgam'.
심청 이야기
The Tale of Sim Cheong
A blind father, a daughter's sacrifice, and a return from the sea.
춘향 이야기
The Tale of Chunhyang
A magistrate demands a bride; a loyal woman refuses — until her scholar returns.
토끼의 간
The Rabbit's Liver
A flattery turtle, a rabbit's quick lie, and a dragon king's illness.
도깨비 방망이
The Goblin's Magic Club
One club makes gold; a copied club makes bruises.
토끼와 거북이
The Tortoise and the Hare
A nap loses the race everyone thought was over.
개미와 배짱이
The Ant and the Grasshopper
Summer work, winter hunger — who sang last?
시골쥐와 도시쥐
The Country Mouse and the City Mouse
A feast with fear or plain bread with peace.
사자와 생쥐
The Lion and the Mouse
The king of beasts owes his life to the smallest friend.
여우와 포도
The Fox and the Grapes
Sour grapes, the original edition.
까마귀와 물병
The Crow and the Pitcher
One thirsty bird, one narrow bottle, a pile of pebbles.
바람과 태양
The North Wind and the Sun
A coat-removal contest decides which force wins.
개와 그림자
The Dog and Its Shadow
A bone lost by reaching for the reflection.
늑대와 양치기 소년
The Boy Who Cried Wolf
Three shouts, two lies, one true wolf.
아버지와 아들 그리고 당나귀
The Father, the Son, and the Donkey
Every passerby has an opinion; the donkey ends up carried.
지혜로운 아내
The Wise Wife
A riddle from a king, an answer from a wife.
당나귀와 호랑이
The Donkey and the Tiger
A bray is not a roar — but the tiger does not know yet.
두꺼비 이야기
The Story of the Toad
An ugly garden guest eats the pests nobody else can.
세종대왕과 한글
King Sejong and Hangul
A king invents an alphabet so every farmer can read.
이순신과 거북선
Admiral Yi and the Turtle Ship
Thirteen ships against a hundred and thirty-three.
장영실의 물시계
Jang Yeongsil and the Water Clock
A slave-born genius builds the kingdom's clock.
황희 정승의 담백함
Prime Minister Hwang Hui's Simple Life
The most powerful man in the kingdom ate plain porridge.
신사임당의 그림
Shin Saimdang's Ink
A mother whose grasshopper looked ready to jump.
율곡 이이의 공부
Yi I's Nine Trips up the Mountain
A genius who studied like it was farming.
허준과 동의보감
Heo Jun's Great Medical Book
A doctor wrote medicine for people who couldn't read Latin.
유관순의 용기
Yu Gwan-sun's Courage
A sixteen-year-old stood up and would not sit down.
김유신과 화랑도
Kim Yu-sin and the Hwarang
A general trained by flowers — and by discipline.
노루와 토끼
The Deer and the Rabbit
Who moved the mountain? The one who kept digging.
거지와 밥
The Beggar and the Bowl of Rice
Sharing doubled a poor widow's supper.
첫 손님
The First Customer
A market day turned by one warm bowl.
옹달샘
The Little Spring
A tiny spring that never said no.
팥죽 할머니
The Red Bean Porridge Grandmother
A bowl of patjuk kept the tigers honest on winter solstice.
염소 도둑
The Goat Thief
A sneaky goat, a locked gate, and a smarter neighbor.
바둑 두 영감
The Two Go Masters
One stone, one lake, a friendship older than the game.
삼 년 고생
Three Years of Toil
Study three years in the mountains and even a fish can write.
사자와 여우
The Lion and the Fox
Too many tracks leading into one cave.
여우와 학
The Fox and the Crane
A flat plate, a tall jar, and two dinners.
두 마리 개구리
The Two Frogs
Rain filled the well — and then it stopped.
황소와 개구리
The Ox and the Frog
A frog puffs himself up against an ox.
늑대와 개
The Wolf and the Dog
A full bowl of food — with a collar attached.
원숭이와 물고기
The Monkey and the Fish
A rescue nobody asked for.
어미 참새
The Mother Sparrow
A broken wing, a broken heart, a lesson remembered forever.
미운 오리 새끼
The Ugly Duckling
Mocked all winter; admired all spring.
나무와 도끼
The Trees and the Axe
The forest donated its own handle.
진주를 원한 조약돌
The Pebble Who Wanted to Be a Pearl
Years inside the oyster, a shine worth the dark.
쥐들의 회의
The Mice in Council
A bell for the cat, and nobody volunteers.
겨울잠 자는 곰
The Hibernating Bear
Skip the hard season and you skip the harvest too.
우물 속 개구리
The Frog in the Well
The whole sky, exactly one well wide.
도토리와 다람쥐
The Acorn and the Squirrel
One buried acorn forgot itself into an oak.
까마귀와 공작
The Crow and the Peacock Feathers
Borrowed feathers, real laughter.
뱃사람과 바다
The Sailor and the Sea
The sea took his boat and gave him back a chart.
틈새의 빛
Light Through the Crack
The wall's flaw became the garden's sun.
꽃과 잡초
The Flower and the Weed
The gardener's error was the meadow's blessing.
모래알과 진주
The Grain of Sand
One speck, one oyster, one irreplaceable pearl.
작은 태엽
The Little Spring
The clock's smallest coil quit — the whole clock stood still.
두 손의 이야기
A Tale of Two Hands
The right hand demanded a medal; the left kept working.
난로와 성냥
The Stove and the Match
One second of courage, a whole night of warmth.
달과 우물
The Moon and the Well
You cannot fish the moon out — but you can keep the water clear.
길잡이 나무
The Signpost Tree
Carved arrows faded; the tree kept pointing anyway.
뚝배기와 백자
The Clay Pot and the Porcelain
The fancy jar cracked; the humble pot kept the stew coming.
바늘과 실
The Needle and the Thread
The needle leads but the thread holds.
구름과 바위
The Cloud and the Boulder
The boulder never moved; the cloud saw every country.
개울과 바다
The Stream and the Sea
The stream envied the sea until it met its first village.
섬의 등대
The Lighthouse on the Island
Nobody applauded; every ship came home.
나뭇잎의 여행
The Leaf's Journey
Letting go was the whole trip.
선비와 도깨비
The Scholar and the Goblin
A poem was worth more than a pot of gold.
도깨비 감투
The Goblin's Invisible Hat
See everything, and you'll want to see nothing.
복주머니
The Lucky Pouch
Share the gold and the pouch refills.
토끼와 달
The Rabbit on the Moon
Why the moon holds a rabbit with a pestle.
바보 온달
Ondal the Fool
Mocked all his youth; buried a hero of Goguryeo.
강감찬의 귀주대첩
Gang Gam-chan's Great Victory
An old general, a long patience, one decisive morning.
정몽주의 단심가
Jeong Mong-ju's Loyal Heart
A bridge, a poem, and a heart that did not bend.
소년 장군 남이
The Boy General Nam-i
Seventeen years old and the whole rebellion folded.
퇴계 이황의 도장
Toegye's Study Seal
The scholar who returned his own award.
개구리 왕눈이
Wangnuni the Frog
A curious frog, a drought, and a tunnel of gratitude.
훈장님과 느티나무
The Schoolmaster and the Zelkova
He planted a tree he would never sit under.
사자와 곰
The Lion and the Bear
Two tired fighters, one easy meal — for a third.
여우와 사자 가죽
The Fox in the Lion's Skin
A costume roars until it needs to talk.
참새와 독수리
The Sparrow and the Eagle
An egg swapped in envy hatched into regret.
거위와 황금알
The Goose That Laid Golden Eggs
Impatience opened the goose to find nothing.
꿀벌과 꽃
The Bee and the Flower
Each kept the other alive by taking a little.
고래와 작은 물고기
The Whale and the Little Fish
The giant got stuck; the small ones steered him out.
개울의 돌들
The Stones of the Stream
Sharp rocks turned smooth by arguing with water daily.
달항아리
The Moon Jar
The potter threw it a hundred times before it stood.
봄비
The Spring Rain
It rained all night on the village that had given up its wells.
이끼와 바위
The Moss and the Boulder
The rock called it useless until winter came.
종이비행기
The Paper Airplane
A note folded from failure flew farther than the test score.
등불 지기
The Keeper of the Lamp
Every night, one flame, four hundred winters.
소나기와 우산 가게
The Shower and the Umbrella Shop
Rain was bad for everyone except the one who prepared.
눈사람의 겨울
The Snowman's Winter
He melted happy, knowing spring was his other name.
모래성과 파도
The Sandcastle and the Wave
Build it again — the beach is for builders.
숲의 약속
The Forest's Promise
Take one, plant two — the forest taught the family for generations.
바람개비
The Pinwheel
It only spins when the wind pushes — and that's the point.
우산 없는 날
The Day Without an Umbrella
One shared jacket, three dry books, one dry stranger.
작은 불씨
The Little Ember
One ember, one breath, one village saved from the cold.