Dragons, ghosts, ogres, tigers, demonic foxes, supernatural spouses and, of course, people with all their human frailties are among the characters that revealed perceptions of life and notions about power, money, justice, love, and interpersonal relations that, through the ages, have become ingrained in the Korean psyche. It includes fables, anecdotes, fairy tales, and tales of the bizarre. Some are charming, some gruesome, and some humorous.