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{{note credit|From '''Folk Tales From Korea''' (1952)<br>▼
Collected and translated by Zǒng In-Sob<br>▼
▲From '''Folk Tales From Korea''' (1952)
Told by Zǒng Yǒng-ha; Ǒnyang (1915)}}▼
▲Collected and translated by Zǒng In-Sob
▲Told by Zǒng Yǒng-ha; Ǒnyang (1915)
In the very earliest days of human history there was a time when men used to eat one another. This was because in those days men often appeared in the form of cattle, and so were slaughtered for food.
At last a certain man set out in quest of a better world. In his wanderings he met a leper, who asked him the reason for his journey. He answered
So then the traveler hastened homewards. As he drew near his home he met some of his friends, and greeted them cheerfully,
Just then it happened that a young girl passed by, carrying a basket full of onions on her head. With great effort he managed to snatch one and swallow it. When he had eaten it all he immediately changed into human form. The others were astonished, and said,
So then he told them all about the miraculous powers of onions, and advised them to eat them. From that day men began to eat onions, and thereafter always appeared in human form. And it is said that the cultivation of onions was encouraged in order that men might not eat one another any more.
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