{"product_id":"heungbu-and-the-swallow","title":"Heungbu and the Swallow","description":"\u003ch2\u003eThe story\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eHeungbu’s household has little to spare, but when he finds a swallow with an injured leg, he does not hesitate. With help from his family, he makes a tiny splint, tends the bird, and watches it fly away to warmer skies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpring returns. So does the swallow, carrying a single gourd seed in its beak. Heungbu plants it beside the house, and soon a vigorous vine climbs over the roof. Its gourds grow rounder and heavier until the family gathers to open them. What waits inside is far stranger—and far more abundant—than anything they imagined.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHeungbu’s brother, Nolbu, hears about the swallow and the marvelous seed. He notices the good fortune but not the care that came before it. Determined to produce the same result, he tries to turn another bird’s injury into an opportunity. A second vine rises, a second crop ripens, and Nolbu prepares to claim what he believes he has earned.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawn from Korea’s \u003cem\u003eHeungbujeon\u003c\/em\u003e story tradition and the living pansori repertory \u003cem\u003eHeungbuga\u003c\/em\u003e, this warm, theatrical tale begins with tenderness and grows into escalating magical comedy. Every gourd holds the promise of a new surprise—and a reminder that generosity offered freely cannot be copied as a trick.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWhy readers will love it\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe tiny splint and returning swallow give the story a tender, memorable beginning.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne seed grows into an exuberant vine filled with escalating magical surprises.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe parallel choices of two brothers create prediction, contrast, and satisfying comedy.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFamily and community give the story warmth beyond its famous rewards and consequences.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch2\u003eA good gift for\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eGenerous hearts, sibling households, bird lovers, gardeners, and readers who enjoy magical transformations, repeated surprises, and family stories with plenty to discuss.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eGood to know\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eIncludes family poverty and conflict, deliberate harm to a swallow, and comic magical upheaval. Caregivers may wish to preview the bird-injury scene.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fabulist Books","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":49057194344692,"sku":"FB-PIP-HEUNGBU-HC","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0843\/4666\/7252\/files\/fabulist-commerce-heungbu-swallow-pdp-4x5-v01.jpg?v=1785554390","url":"https:\/\/fabulistbooks.com\/products\/heungbu-and-the-swallow","provider":"Fabulist Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}