aKoreanFolktaleretoldbyAlisonHelferillustratedbyJohannavanderSterreaKoreanFolktaleretoldbyAlisonHelferillustratedbyJohannavanderSterreCopyright©byHarcourt,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedortransmittedinanyformorbyanymeans,electronicormechanical,includingphotocopy,recording,oranyinformationstorageandretrievalsystem,withoutpermissioninwritingfromthepublisher.RequestsforpermissiontomakecopiesofanypartoftheworkshouldbeaddressedtoSchoolPermissionsandCopyrights,Harcourt,Inc.,6277SeaHarborDrive,Orlando,Florida32887-6777.Fax:407-345-2418.HARCOURTandtheHarcourtLogoaretrademarksofHarcourt,Inc.,registeredintheUnitedStatesofAmericaand/orotherjurisdictions.PrintedintheUnitedStatesofAmericaISBN10:0-15-350526-5ISBN13:978-0-15-350526-3OrderingOptionsISBN10:0-15-350334-3(Grade4Below-LevelCollection)ISBN13:978-0-15-350334-4(Grade4Below-LevelCollection)ISBN10:0-15-357518-2(packageof5)ISBN13:978-0-15-357518-1(packageof5)Ifyouhavereceivedthesematerialsasexaminationcopiesfreeofcharge,HarcourtSchoolPublishersretainstitletothematerialsandtheymaynotberesold.Resaleofexaminationcopiesisstrictlyprohibitedandisillegal.Possessionofthispublicationinprintformatdoesnotentitleuserstoconvertthispublication,oranyportionofit,intoelectronicformat.1234567891017912111009080706Alongtimeago,afamilylivedonafarminthecountryofKorea.Oneday,Hansu,thefarmer,decidedtogoonajourneyintothecitytoattendameetingofallthefarmersintheland.AsHansupreparedtoleave,hiswife,Jinwon,askedforafavor.“Ihaveneverbeentothecity,sowouldyoupleasebringmeapresent?”Hansureplied,“Ofcourse,wife,whatwouldyoudesire?”“Iwouldlikesomethingpretty,”saidJinwon.3WhenHansuarrivedinthecity,hecameacrossamerchantandenteredhershop.“Iwanttopurchaseaprettypresentformywife,”Hansutoldthemerchant.“Ihavejustwhatyouneed,”repliedthemerchant,andshehandedHansuamagnificentmirror.Now,atthattime,mirrorswereextremelyrare.Hansuhadneverseenhisfaceinamirrorbefore.Whenhesawhisreflection,hejumpedwithalarm.ThemerchantexplainedtoHansut...