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The Cinderella Connection
(Note to the teacher: This page can be used as an assignment sheet by deleting the sample responses.)
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Title: The Korean Cinderella
Author: Shirley Climo
Country: Korea |
| List New or Unusual Word |
Meaning |
Cultural Impact on Story |
| Aigo |
Oh! |
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| Omoni |
Mother |
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| Hai |
Sun |
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| Tokgabi |
Goblins, sometimes kind-hearted, other times fearsome. These goblins help or trouble humans as they choose. Some people believe that they are spirits of good people who have died. |
In this story, Tokgabi helped Pear Blossom. They took the form of animals (the frog, sparrows, and the black o), perhaps the spirit of Pear Blossom’s own mother |
| Palanquin |
An enclosed carriage, borne on the shoulders of men by means of two projecting poles, to transport a single person from place to place |
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| Ewha |
Pear blossom |
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Cultural Custom/
Geographical Setting |
Impact on Story |
| Tokgabi |
They are the magical force in this story, similar to the fairy godmother. |
| Rural area |
Pear Blossom’s chores revolve around this country setting. She had to get water from a well, fetch wood for the fire, and weed the rice paddies. |
| Cont. |
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