About this episode

Alton Takiyama Chung narrates two Ogre stories, one from Korea about two brothers and another from Hawai about three ogres terrorizing an island.

Storyteller Alton Takiyama Chung tells two Ogre stories. 'The Pumpkin Seed' - from Korea - is about two brothers, one who is kind and one who is greedy. The second story 'The 3 Old Ogres of Ni'ihau' is from Hawai where Alton grew up. It's about 3 terrible ogres who take over an island and eat anyone who comes there to fish. Can the brave village chief outwit three enormous Ogres and stop the people from going hungry? Listen if you're feeling brave. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Alton Takiyama Chung

Topics covered

• ogres
• brothers
• island
• bravery
• fishing

Keywords

• Ogre stories
• Korea
• Hawai
• Ni'ihau
• bravery
• fishing
• brothers

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Korea, Hawai, Ni'ihau

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