Sugungjeon, ou le lièvre et la tortue version...

Le rêve américain existait déjà avant l’Amérique ! Impossible ? Et pourtant dès le Moyen Âge, donc bien avant la colonisation atlantique, il y a déjà une lointaine cité, garnie de hautes tours, où tout devient possible ! C’est là que Sinbad le Marin, un héritier ruiné, devient ri ...  Show more

Ah, l'Égypte ancienne… Ses pyramides, ses hiéroglyphes, son papyrus, ses pharaons… Autant de choses qui fascinent et passionnent depuis des siècles. Et pourtant on ne va pas du tout en parler aujourd'hui ! Dans cet épisode, on va se concentrer sur son aspect quotidien, sur commen ...  Show more

Welcome back friends, and get ready for a darling little fable from beautiful Korea! I was so charmed by this little story and by the book (published all the way back in 1955!) from which it came! Our story centers on the relationship between a hungry tiger and a wiley little rab ...  Show more

The Conclusion of the "Story of Hong Gildong" takes us from the household drama of last episode to a story that spans the entirety of the Korean peninsula, with Gildong earning his title of the Korean Robin Hood. It then moves beyond Korea to mythical lands, where Gildong battles ...  Show more

This week we return to the majestic continent of Africa, and find a very funny and entertaining little tale! I found this wonderful story in a lovely old book of myths and legends from Africa, but it is mysterious in its original exact origins, and like some of the best stories, ...  Show more

This is a tale of a greedy cat who decides to gobble up everything he sees! Little did I know when I chanced upon this little tale that it follows in a long tradition of swallowing tales! Did YOU know there was such a thing? Well, stories like this( of poor creatures being swallo ...  Show more