20-Korean Folklore: Prayers

Myths and Legends

Jason Weiser, Carissa Weiser

Fiction, History, Arts, Books

4.8 • 25.4K Ratings

🗓️ 13 January 2016

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

This week, it's a horror story from Korean folklore. A little girl gets lost in the forest, and then a strange problem begins tearing her family apart.
Then, on the creature of the week, you'll see how buying sunglasses for the guard might help you rob a temple.
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"When the Guests have Left" by Blue Dot Sessions
"Vindicta (Lost Radio Reshape)" by Astral & Shit
"Moon" by Massimo Ruberti
"Fleeting" by Coldnoise
"Spell" by Rolemusic
"January" by Kai Engel
"Midnight" by Ketsa

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0:00.0	As a quick disclaimer, the story this time is creepy and fairly violent.
0:05.2	As usual, it's not too graphic, but it's kind of scary and maybe wouldn't be great
0:09.2	for children.
0:11.1	This week, on the Myths and Legends podcast, it's a story and a creature from Korean folklore.
0:15.9	I don't want to give too much away, but you'll see why liver might actually be a really
0:20.2	healthy addition to your diet.
0:22.2	Then, on the creature of the week, it's a Japanese creature who will stop you from robbing
0:27.1	temples by shooting its eyes at you.
0:34.9	This is the Myths and Legends podcast, episode 20.
0:39.1	Prayers.
0:44.7	This is a podcast where I tell stories that have shaped cultures throughout history.
0:48.7	Some are incredibly popular stories you think you know, but with surprising origins.
0:53.1	Others are stories you probably haven't heard, but really should.
0:56.5	I'll go into much more detail about it on the other side of the show, because I don't
1:02.1	want to ruin the main story for today, so I'm just going to get started.
1:05.1	A wealthy man had three sons, but no daughter.
1:09.0	He prayed at the temples and consulted with fortune tellers, and finally, his wife became
1:13.5	pregnant.
1:14.5	She gave birth to a little girl, and the father was beaming.
1:18.5	Finally, he had a daughter.
1:21.8	They lived near the forest, and when the girl was of a certain age, some stories say
1:26.0	6, others 15.
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