The Magic Spring and The Story Bag

About this episode

Storyteller Alton Takiyama-Chung shares two Korean tales about magic and the importance of caring for our stories.

Storyteller Alton Takiyama-Chung tells two tales from Korea.'The Magic Spring' is an upbeat tale about an old couple who discover a magical stream which transforms their lives - and, 'The Story Bag' is a slightly dark tale about what can happen when we don’t look after our stories! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Guest: Alton Takiyama-Chung

Topics covered

• magic
• storytelling
• Korean tales
• transformation
• cautionary tales

Keywords

• magic spring
• story bag
• Korean stories
• transformation
• storytelling

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Magic Spring, The Story Bag

Places: Korea

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