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Whether you're a lover of mythology, a student of Korean culture, or simply in search of a mesmerizing listen, this collection offers a treasure trove of stories that have withstood the test of time. Delve into this book and let the magic of Korean mythology enchant you.

Once upon a time there was a shepherd boy named Perrod, tending the cows that grazed on the mountain pastures of the Alps. But one day when his work was done and soon after he lay down to bed for rest, his sleep was disturbed, for in the middle of the night a strange company arrived uninvited on his doorstep: a giant, a huntsman, and a musician.

Welcome, whether you be 10 or 100! Are you looking for something more than just a night-time routine, but rather for special bonding experiences? Are you looking for stories that you may have not heard of before? For spoken word enchantingly told, and a wonderful musical experience? Are you looking to recreate at home the experience of good magic that children are so fond of? If you are seeking all that, you have arrived to the right place.

In this fairy story from the Netherlands, a boy named Klaas is tempted by fairies who offer him as much cheese as he can eat.

Once upon a time, the Queen of the Fairies decided to undertake a great quest: gather her flower-army and transform a frozen country into living green nature. But for this to be, they had to first make war on the Frost Giants. And so the help of the Sun was asked, and he was willing to give it, for it was time for the play of children and the arrival of Mankind. So the fairies gathered together, arrayed in their assigned forms, of flower, herb, grass and root, and marched forth!