Korea
Traditional FolktaleThe Sun and the Moon
A classic Korean folktale about a brother and sister whose escape from a tiger explains how the sun and moon came to shine in the sky.
A child-friendly retelling
A brother and sister run from a hungry tiger and climb a tall tree. They ask the heavens for help, and a strong golden rope carries them safely upward. The brother becomes the sun and the sister becomes the moon, lighting the world together.
A note about the tradition
This Korean folktale is an origin story that imagines how the sun and moon came to be. Many versions share the same siblings and tiger while changing the ending and the lesson.