Humorous · 3 min read
The Tiger and the Dried Persimmon
A tiger listens as a mother tries to quiet her child and learns that a promised dried persimmon does what the tiger cannot.
Read the storyA modern visual interpretationTALE Nº 01 A living archive of Korean storiesOld stories.
Old stories.
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Read Korean folktales retold from named sources. Follow the beings, places, and everyday details that give each telling its texture.
Written with cultural careStories · Beings · Context
A folktale is more than what happens. Its people, objects, and beliefs carry a world of their own. Follow those details from the story into Korean life.
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NOT A NEW ADAPTATION
Our retellings follow one selected version, preserve its events and ending, and mark uncertainty instead of inventing details.
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A field guide
Meet the beings.
Some are frightening. Some are foolish. Every story has its own version.
Explore beings →01BulgasariIron-eating creature불가사리↗02DokkaebiKorean goblin-like spirit도깨비↗03GumihoNine-tailed fox구미호↗04HaetaeMythical guardian creature해태↗05ImugiSerpent-like being이무기↗06Jeoseung SajaMessenger from the afterlife저승사자↗07SanshinMountain spirit산신↗08HorangiTiger in Korean folklore호랑이↗09YongwangDragon King용왕↗
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A closer look · Korean contextLittle details.
Little details.
Whole worlds.
A dried persimmon is just a snack—until a tiger hears about it. Step inside the cultural details that give each tale its texture.
Discover gotgam ↗곶감 · dried persimmon
Stories told faithfully.
Korean context brought to life.