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The Dokkaebi Who Turned the Sandals Around

11 min · Korea · Wonder · A gentle smile

On a snowy winter night in a small Korean house, a weary kitchen maid discovers that the spirit playing tricks in her kitchen is also quietly filling her water jars, and learns that mischief and kindness often arrive wearing the same muddy shoes.

Retold from Korean Fairy Tales, by William Elliot Griffis.

Story 1 of Lantern Light, at 1:42.