The Shepherd Boy and the Wolf

Abstract

I first saw a wall-full of this series at Kyobo Book in Seoul in July, '04. I bought one copy, came home, and worked to order the full set of thirty booklets, workbooks, and audio cassettes from the publisher. Each set cost 9,800 Won. I have divided that cost among the book (6800 Won), booklet (1000 Won), and cassette (2000 Won). The colored booklet features twenty-eight thick, sturdy pages and excellent color reproduction. The art is cartoon-like, simple, and direct. This version has three villagers who come twice only to be laughed at by the boy. The picture of the boy holding his stomach with laughter is great on 20, whose design is repeated on the title-page. Also good is the cover illustration, taken from 22-23: the wolf gobbles up sheep while the boy runs frantically to town. No one believes a liar even when he tells the truth.