Older Brother, Younger Brother: A Korean Folktale

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Summary: Generosity triumphs as meanness is punished
Review: An injured bird is nursed to health by a poor Korean farmer. When he recovers he rewards the generosity of the young man by giving him rich material rewards. The evil, rich, older brother goes out and injures a bird so that he can nurse it back to health and get a like reward. Instead he gets a just reward. A similar folk tales is the Grimm Brothers ? The Turnip, available in an edition illustrated by Kevin Hawkes.

Rating:
Summary: Generosity triumphs as meanness is punished
Review: An injured bird is nursed to health by a poor Korean farmer. When he recovers he rewards the generosity of the young man by giving him rich material rewards. The evil, rich, older brother goes out and injures a bird so that he can nurse it back to health and get a like reward. Instead he gets a just reward. A similar folk tales is the Grimm Brothers ­ The Turnip, available in an edition illustrated by Kevin Hawkes.