{"product_id":"mokdoryeong-peter-park-9798185350317","title":"Mokdoryeong: The Tree Upon the Waters","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis is not simply a story about a child who survived a flood.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBefore the great waters came, a child lived beneath a tree.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe people said he had no father. But the child knew otherwise. The tree gave him shade, warned him through its trembling leaves, and kept its roots deep in the earth. When the waters rose and the village became water, the tree did not fall. It lowered itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn the back of the tree, the child crossed the flood.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere, upon the waters, he noticed what others might have missed: ants clinging to a scrap of wood, mosquitoes making a thin sound from a sinking leaf, and another child floating on a broken door plank.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut being carried is not always easy to bear.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the waters recede and a new land begins, one boy must face the truth that he did not survive by his own strength. Seeds, water, hands, and memory quietly reveal what words tried to hide.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMokdoryeong: The Tree Upon the Waters\u003c\/b\u003e is a literary retelling of a Korean flood tale about a tree that became a father's back, a child who recognized what was still alive, and the difficult grace of remembering that none of us crosses alone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA quiet, mythic retelling for readers who love folktales, literary fairy tales, Korean mythology, and stories of survival, memory, and renewal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNO SOLDA Literary Retelling\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter Park,No Solda\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798185350317\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/02\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 62\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.21lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.15d","brand":"Peter Park","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49174186426623,"sku":"9798185350317","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/mokdoryeong-peter-park-9798185350317","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}