Brave Hong Gil-dong – The Man Who Bought the Shade of a Tree Vol. 8

$22.50

Brave Hong Gil-dong – The Man Who Bought the Shade of a Tree Vol. 8 in the 10 vol. set Korean Folktales for Children (ISBN: 0-930878-05-1)

Bilingual: English and Korean

Brave Hong Kil-dong is the a son of a commoner who becomes a modern day Robin Hood when he turns into a chivalous thief who works for the cause of justice. In “The Man Who Bought the Shade of a Tree,” a greedy man makes a young gentleman pay for use of a tree’s shade. Only after he has rented out the space under the tree does the greedy man discover that its use is so much more valuable than simply providing shade