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This favorite collection includes nine songs and poems which all Koreans sang and listened to growing up. In the first story, The Flower-Eating Locomotive by Kim Yo-sup, the locomotive uses flowers as fuel, so it emits the fragrance of flowers instead of smoke. The border is ringed round with the roses, and people in this country have warm heart. The story reflects the reality paradoxically after Korean War and contains the yearning for peace. The Dancing Village by Lee Hyun-ju, is about a young boy named Cheoyong who has a talent for dancing and has a dream of being noticed and famous in the world. Unfortunately, he met a tragic and untimely death. Only the villagers were keeping his memory. The story shows how the dignity of human being was devastated under rapid urbanization. The third story, Ten Fingers by Yoon Suk-joong is composed of an amusing anecdote about a young boy Yeongi who got hurt his one finger. For example, Yeongi couldn t tie a shoestring, or he spilt teacher s ink on… Read More