Korean Through Folktales

[Chapter 1] Heungbu And Nolbu 제 1 과 흥부와 놀부 _______________________ _________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ 34 Go t o Table of Contents Korean Through Folktale ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ 3. CreativeWriting Level 2 & Level 3: 1) Re-create the scene of 흥부 and 놀부 each splitting the gourds in half by changing what came out of the gourds. 2) Change the swallow and the gourd seed to something else and create your version of the story. 4. Discussion Level 2 & Level 3: 1) What do you think the swallow and the gourd represent? Discuss each in terms of the key didactic theme(s) of the story. 2) There have been some reinterpretations of what Heungbu and Nolbu stand for. For one, some criticize how Heungbu fell into poverty and the way he dealt with it. Select one of the main themes and critique it or discuss how it is relevant (or not) to the present time and culture we live in.