The Deer and the Woodcutter: A Korean Folktale

This popular Korean folktale tells children the story of why the rooster looks skyward and crows loudly at dawn.

Long ago, deep in the Kumgang Mountains of Korea, a handsome woodcutter saves a deer from a certain death. In return he deer helps the young woodcutter marry a beautiful fairy. After a series of delightful adventures the woodcutter is transformed into a rooster and every day calls to his loved ones in Heaven. So whenever a crowing rooster is heard in Korea, this story is told.

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