Korean Folk Tales: Imps, Ghosts and Faries (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Traditional Korean Myths of Spirits, Ghosts, Foxes, Fairies, and Moral Wonder TalesBy Yuk Yi, Pang Im
Length5h 9m
About this audiobook
Korean Folk Tales: Imps, Ghosts and Faries gathers a vivid spectrum of supernatural and moral narratives from Korea's oral tradition, where mischievous spirits, wandering ghosts, enchanted beings, loyal children, and cunning villagers inhabit a shared imaginative world. Moving between wonder tale, ghost story, comic anecdote, and ethical fable, the collection preserves the tonal range of folk narrative: playful, uncanny, didactic, and deeply humane. Associated with Yuk Yi and Pang Im, the volume reflects the crucial work of transmission by which oral stories enter literary circulation for wider readerships. These tales belong to a cultural matrix shaped by shamanic belief, Confucian ethics, Buddhist motifs, agrarian life, and local legend. Their varied voices illuminate communal values, fears, humor, and aspirations, offering insight into Korean storytelling as both entertainment and cultural memory. This collection is highly recommended for readers of folklore, comparative literature, Korean studies, and world mythology. In one compact volume, it offers access to a multiplicity of narrative forms and perspectives, inviting reflection on how societies imagine the invisible, regulate conduct, and preserve wonder. Its educational value lies not only in individual tales, but in the dialogue they create across genre, belief, and tradition.
Audiobook details
GenreFairy Tales and Folklore, Literary Classics
Length5 hrs 9 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateNov 21, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
64The Story
2PREFACE
65XXVI
3BIOGRAPHICAL
66WHOM THE KING HONOURS
4KOREAN IMPS, GHOSTS AND FAIRIES
67XXVII
5CHARAN
68THE FORTUNES OF YOO
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6II
69XXVIII
7THE STORY OF CHANG TO-RYONG
70AN ENCOUNTER WITH A HOBGOBLIN
8III
71XXIX
9A STORY OF THE FOX
72THE SNAKE’S REVENGE
10IV
73XXX
11CHEUNG PUK-CHANG, THE SEER
74THE BRAVE MAGISTRATE
12The Story
75XXXI
13V
76THE TEMPLE TO THE GOD OF WAR
14YUN SE-PYONG, THE WIZARD
77The Story
15The Story
78XXXII
16VI
79A VISIT FROM THE SHADES
17THE WILD-CAT WOMAN
80The Story
18The Story
81XXXIII
19VII
82THE FEARLESS CAPTAIN
20THE ILL-FATED PRIEST
83XXXIV
21VIII
84THE KING OF YOM-NA (HELL)
22THE VISION OF THE HOLY MAN
85The Story
23The Story
86XXXV
24IX
87HONG’S EXPERIENCES IN HADES
25THE VISIT OF THE MAN OF GOD
88XXXVI
26X
89HAUNTED HOUSES
27THE LITERARY MAN OF IMSIL
90XXXVII
28The Story
91IM, THE HUNTER
29XI
92The Story
30THE SOLDIER OF KANG-WHA
93XXXVIII
31The Story
94THE MAGIC INVASION OF SEOUL
32XII
95XXXIX
33CURSED BY THE SNAKE
96THE AWFUL LITTLE GOBLIN
34The Story
97XL
35XIII
98GOD’S WAY
36THE MAN ON THE ROAD
99XLI
37XIV
100THE OLD MAN IN THE DREAM
38THE OLD MAN WHO BECAME A FISH
101XLII
39XV
102THE PERFECT PRIEST
40THE GEOMANCER
103XLIII
41The Story
104THE PROPITIOUS MAGPIE
42XVI
105XLIV
43THE MAN WHO BECAME A PIG
106THE “OLD BUDDHA”
44The Story
107XLV
45XVII
108A WONDERFUL MEDICINE
46THE OLD WOMAN WHO BECAME A GOBLIN
109XLVI
47XVIII
110FAITHFUL MO
48THE GRATEFUL GHOST
111XLVII
49XIX
112THE RENOWNED MAING
50THE PLUCKY MAIDEN
113XLVIII
51The Story
114THE SENSES
52XX
115XLIX
53THE RESOURCEFUL WIFE
116WHO DECIDES, GOD OR THE KING?
54XXI
117THREE THINGS MASTERED
55THE BOXED-UP GOVERNOR
118LI
56XXII
119STRANGELY STRICKEN DEAD
57THE MAN WHO LOST HIS LEGS
120LII
58XXIII
121THE MYSTERIOUS HOI TREE
59TEN THOUSAND DEVILS
122LIII
60XXIV
123TA-HONG
61THE HOME OF THE FAIRIES
124The Story
62XXV
125Memorable Quotes
63THE HONEST WITCH
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