Korean: 거북이와 토끼 [geobug-iwa tokki] The Rabbitt and the Turtle

Authors

Korean folktale
Seung-Hwan Lee, Illinois Wesleyan University

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Description

This story is a traditional Korean story based on Aesop's Fable "The Tortoise and The Hare." In the story, the two animals run a race. Just like "The Tortoise and The Hare," the Rabbit falls asleep during the race, and the Turtle wins.

Approximate Publication Year

7th Century

Geographical region for language spoken

Seoul, Korea

Disciplines

Korean Studies | Language Interpretation and Translation

Comments

Read by Seung-Hwan Lee, Associate Professor of Mathematics, Illinois Wesleyan University

Recommended Citation

Korean folktale and Lee, Seung-Hwan, "Korean: 거북이와 토끼 [geobug-iwa tokki] The Rabbitt and the Turtle" (600). IWU Global Storytelling Project. 3.
https://digitalcommons.iwu.edu/globalstorytelling/3

Version

Aesop classic fables.

Link to Library of Congress, The Aesop for Children http://www.read.gov/aesop/025.html

About Korean: Korean, also known locally as Kugo, is the language spoken in the Korean Peninsula. It is spoken by approximately 70 million people worldwide, including 1.2 million Americans.