- Overview
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This book introduces an interesting story about Samshin Halmoni, the Samshin goddess of childbirth.
- Book Intro
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A long time ago, Samshin, the goddess that birthed children, did not exist on the earth, and people were eagerly waiting for this goddess to come and allow them to give birth. One day, the malevolent princess of the Dragon Kingdom of the East Sea was kicked out of her kingdom. With no place to go, she ended up settling on Earth. The princess became a Samshin goddess, but as she had not learned the proper way of blessing humans with children, she did whatever she felt like doing, which resulted in men and old grandmothers being pregnant.
The humans on the earth could not bear it any longer and begged the Great Jade Emperor to send another Samshin goddess. The Emperor sent the daughter of Jiwang Bodhisattva to the earth. This new wise Samshin brought seven fairies with her and dealt with the task of blessing humans with children. However, the previous Samshin, the daughter of the Dragon King of the East Sea, became angry and did not let the new Samshin do everything she had intended to. Eventually, the old and the new Samshin began to compete with each other. Who will be the real Samshin of Earth?
The Story of Samshin: How Babies Come into the World allows the children to catch a glimpse of what our ancestors thought about childbirth. The detailed storyline and interesting episodes related to the competition between the old malevolent Samshin and the new wise one will entertain its young readers. This book is highly recommended for children who want to read difficult myths in an interesting and easy way.
- About the Author
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Seo Jungoh
Seo Jungoh attended a college of education in both Andong and Daegu. With an extensive history of teaching children in elementary school, Seo began writing novels and children’s books after publishing his young adult novel in the literary magazine Children's Literature in This Land in 1984. In particular, he endeavors to rewrite and tell old stories. Seo is a member of the National Literary Writers Association, the Korea Writing Research Association, and the Korean Children's Literature Council, and he leads the “Old Story Research Group” in Daegu. His books include the Old Story Bag series (all 10 volumes), the Telling Seasonal Old Stories series (all 4 volumes), Taking a Look at Old Stories in Textbooks, Old Story World Story, and Telling Old Stories.
Lee Kang
Lee Kang studies Arts and Sciences at Yanbian University and Chinese Painting at the College of Art of Noshin University in Syenyang, China. Lee has participated in international exchange exhibitions and received prizes several times, and he won two silver medals at the Chinese Ethnic Minorities’ National Art Exhibition. In June 2001, he also held the Lee Kang’s Ink-and-Wash Painting Exhibition in Seoul. Books Lee has illustrated include Blue Dragon and Black Dragon, Historical Figures for Children and Wake up, Goguryeo.
