The tiger, a popular character in Korean art and folktales, is a villain in this origin tale. Having gobbled up the rice cake seller and all her rice cakes, the tiger chases her two small children. But they escape. And the tiger? Although in the traditional ending the tiger too dies, in this story what happens to the tiger is... AI-KOO! Word birds explain the meaning of that and other Korean words and expressions. The bold, colorful illustrations draw inspiration from the simple drama of the story cards of kamishibai, Japanese paper theatre.
Cathy Spagnoli tells tales in a computer age and her listeners love it! A professional storyteller for over 25 years, she has a special interest in Asian tales and has written many books and articles about them. She lives in the USA as well as in Chennai, India.
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