The Tigers of the Kumgang Mountains By Kim So-un

Kindle The Tigers of the Kumgang mountains chapter 1

A young man sets out on a journey to kill the famed tigers of the Kumgang Mountains that killed his father a superb marksman and is surprised by what he finds The Tigers of the Kumgang Mountains Folktales carry cultural messages that reflect the acceptable behaviors of the time Sometimes as in this case the stories do not translate as socially correct behavior hundreds of years later Many times the tales are retold in current days in a new or modified form to be appropriate for the times The wolf no longer eats Red Riding Hood for example In this case I believe most parents would not want to read this picture book to their children A hunter thinks that a priest is really a tiger dressed up or transformed as a priest so he shoots and kills the priest For the same reason the hunter shoots and kills an old woman a young girl and a young man In each case after the person is killed the dead body turns into a tiger I understand the heritage of folklore and would find this tale which has an interesting ending entertaining in an adult study of Asian legends but I don t recommend it in the form of a children s picture book Hardcover