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The rabbit's tail : a story from Korea

by Han, Suzanne Crowder, 1953-

Format: Print Book 1999
Availability: Available at 3 Libraries 3 of 3 copies

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CLP - Brookline Children's Folk & Fairytale j FICTION Rabbit's
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CLP - Main Library First Floor Children's Department - Folk & Fairytale j FICTION Rabbit's
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Collection  First Floor Children's Department - Folk & Fairytale
 
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CLP - Squirrel Hill Children's Folk & Fairytale j FICTION Rabbit's
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Summary
Everyone knows that rabbits have short, fluffy tails. But this wasn't always the case. In this captivating version of a Korean folktale, a tiger tells a rabbit the story of how he narrowly escaped being eaten by an evil creature. Amazed that anything could scare a tiger, the curious rabbit dashes off to see the creature. The tiger warns him not to go, but the rabbit doesn't listen and gets himself in a spot of trouble that changes all rabbits forever.Illustrated with dramatic detail and vibrant hues, The Rabbit's Tail will transport young readers to a time deep in Korea's folktale tradition.
Published Reviews
Booklist Review: "Ages 5^-8. Tiger, the protagonist of this Korean folktale, doesn't know much about what people eat, which leads to some laughable confusion. As he approaches a house in search of food, he overhears a mother trying to stop her baby from crying: "Do you want the tiger to get you?" When the baby doesn't stop with the threat of a tiger but quiets at the mention of a dried persimmon, the tiger mistakenly concludes that a persimmon must be a terrible monster, a mistake that leads to an encounter with a rabbit who loses its tail. Like the tiger, some children may not know what a persimmon is, but they will be able to tell from the pictures that it's something small and edible. The dried persimmon monster takes on an imposing and scary role in the story, but the rabbit looks and acts more stiffly than is usual for the trickster role he is playing. That may not matter much, however, as the story's real appeal lies in the entertaining confusion that occurs before the rabbit comes on the scene. --Karen Morgan"
From Booklist, Copyright (c) American Library Association. Used with permission.
Additional Information
Subjects Rabbits -- Folklore.
Tiger -- Folklore.
Folklore -- Korea.
Tales -- Korea.
Fairy tales -- Korea.
Publisher New York :Henry Holt,1999
Edition 1st ed.
Other Titles Korean folk & fairy tales.
Contributors Wehrman, Richard.
Han, Suzanne Crowder, 1953- Korean folk & fairy tales.
Language English
Notes "An adaptation of a longer version of the story in my collection Korean folk and fairy tales"--Author's note.
Description 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm
ISBN 9780805045802
0805045805 (alk. paper)
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