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Printed/Published Work Korean(한국어)

호랑이 형님

호랑이 형님
Original Title
호랑이 형님
Title Romanization
horangi hyeongnim
English Title(Printed)
The Woodcutter and Tiger Brother
Classification

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Author
Bang Jeong-hwan
Co-Author
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Published Year
1926
Publisher
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ISBN
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Main Characters
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Subject/Theme
Filial piety; wisdom
Writer default image
  • Bang Jeong-hwan
  • Birth : 1899 ~ 1931
  • Occupation : Writer
  • First Name : Jeong-hwan
  • Family Name : Bang
  • Korean Name : 방정환
  • ISNI : 0000000081971482
  • Works : 3
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Plot

A woodcutter meets a tiger in the mountains, and to save his life, he lies to the tiger and tells him the tiger must be his older brother. The tiger believes him and becomes a good brother and son in the family.

Descriptions(Languages 2)
  • Korean(한국어)
  • English(English)

1926년 발표한 방정환의 동화다. 작품은 위기에 몰린 인간이 지혜를 발휘한다는 점 그리고 호랑이가 인간인 부모와 아우에게 효도를 하는 내용을 다루고 있다.

First published in 1926, this children’s story by Bang Jeong-hwan tells the story of a woodcutter whose resourcefulness saves his life, and of a tiger who comes to believe he is human and learns to be a good brother and son.

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