Korean Folktales
2022 Essay Competition Folktales for Junior essay division
TOPIC - Select one from the list below.
When writing your essay, please be sure to include specific references to the tale you chose to write about.
- Write an interpretation of a folk tale of your choice. Why do you think it was created? Which character do you relate to best?
- If you could change one of these folk tales, what would you change and why?
This year's topic stories are included in the "Korean Children's Favorite Stories: Fables, Myths and Fairy Tales" by Kim So-un
Reprinted with the written permission from Tuttle Publishing Group to be used for 2022 Sejong Writing Competition (9/1/2021 - 3/31/2022) - available as read-only.
This book is available for purchase at Amazon.com."Korean Children's Favorite Stories: Fables, Myths and Fairy Tales" by Kim So-Un (Author), Jeong Kyoung-Sim (Illustrator)
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing (www.tuttlepublishing.com)
Reference - other folktales
(these other folktales are not eligible for current year's competition)