Corea, the Hermit Nation
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ISBN13: 9780217914383
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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CHAPTER III. THE FDYU RACE AND THEIR MIGRATIONa Somkwhehe north of that vast region watered by the Sungari River, itself only a tributary to the Amur, there existed, according to Chinese tradition, in very ancient times, a petty kingdom called Korai. or To-li. Out of this kingdom sprang the founder of the Corean race. Slightly altering names, we may say in the phrase of Genesis: Out of Korai went forth Ko and builded Corea, though what may be Sober fact is wrapped up in the following fantastic legend. Long, long ago, in the kingdom called To-li, or Korai (so pronounced, though the characters are not those for the Korai of later days, there lived a king, in whose harem was a waiting-maid. One day, while her master was absent on a hunt, she saw, floating in the atmosphere, a glistening vapor which entered her bosom. This ray or tiny cloud seemed to be about as big as an egg. Under its influence, she conceived. The king, on his return, discovered her condition, and made u1 his mind to put her to death. Upon her explanation, however, he agreed to spare her life, but at once lodged her in prison. The child that was born proved to be a boy, wiiien the king promptly cast among the pigs. But the swine breathed into his nostrils and the baby lived. He was next put among the horses, but they also nourished him with their breath, and he lived. Struck by this evident will of Heaven, that the child should live, the king listened to its mother's prayers, and permitted her to nourish and train him in the palace. He grew up to be a fair youth, full of energy, and skilful in archery. He was named Light of the East, and the king appointed him Master of his stables. One day, while out hunting, the king permitted him to give an exhibition of his skill. This he did, drawing bow ...
| ISBN-13 | 9780217914383 |
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| ISBN-10 | 0217914381 |
| Weight | 1.23 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 9.00 x 6.00 x 0.85 In |
| List Price | $26.34 |
| Format | Paperback |
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| Pages | 380 pages |
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| Published On | 2009-08-01 |
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