Korean Folktales Before Sleep: Three Ducks, a Small Boat, and Three Sisters

Welcome to Slow Night, Ancient Tales. Tonight we bring you an old Korean folktale recorded in the Compendium of Korean Oral Literature — "The Short-Lived Boy Who Won the Three Ministers' Daughters." Told he is fated to die young, a boy sets out on a journey to escape his destiny, eventually forming a bond with three ministers' daughters at a mysterious pavilion surrounded by water. Full of wonder and gentle humor, this traditional Korean folktale makes for a calm companion for falling asleep. 🌙 Recommended for you if you: - Love oral folktales once told by grandparents around the fire - Enjoy traditional Korean folklore and stories of fated bonds - Want to drift off to sleep with calm narration #sleepaudio #folktale #koreanfolklore #fatestory #fallasleeplistening #sleepstory #audiobook #oraltradition #healingradio Source: Adapted from a 1979 oral recording in the Compendium of Korean Oral Literature (Academy of Korean Studies, kdp.aks.ac.kr/gubi).