Compilation and introductory article by V. Pak. Myths, legends, fairy tales of Korea - the Land of Morning Freshness - have long been included in the golden fund of world culture. They are close and understandable to adults and children, because they speak the language of the heart, and teach goodness, justice, honesty, fidelity, love and friendship. For family reading.

From the preface: When preparing this collection, the compiler was guided by the following: present as fully as possible the volume of books passed down from generation to generation, preserved in oral stories and now widely published in both North and South Korea, fairy tales, myths, and legends. The texts are taken from the collections: “Joseon Cheongsoljip” (“Collection of Korean Legends”). Seoul, 1944; Song Ding Tae (“Korean National Folklore”). Seoul, 1947; "Book of Fairy Tales". Pyongyang, 1955; "Fairy Tales", Part I II. Pyongyang, 1955; "Materials of Korean Oral Prose." Pyongyang, 1964; Lee Young Chul (“Book of Interesting Stories”). Seoul, 1962; Han Sang-soo (“Collection of Korean Fairy Tales”). Seoul, 1977; Choi Nae Ok (Collection of Traditional Korean Fairy Tales), vols. I–XI. Seoul, 1980–1984; Choi Un-sik (“Collection of Korean Fairy Tales”). Seoul, 1987; Jang Deok Soon (“Collection of Korean Oral Literature”). Seoul, 1984; “Korean folklore” (large series), vol. 1 - 63. Seoul, 1979–1985. The collection also includes fairy tales that have not been published for a long time, but are well known to the Russian reader in the literary adaptation of N. Garin-Mikhailovsky.