The Dog of Osu (오수; 獒樹, literally translated as 'the tree of a dog') (오수의 개; 오수개) is an old Korean folktale about a loyal dog that sacrificed himself to save his owner's life, or that particular dog. == Description == According to the book Bohanjip (보한집; 補閑集) written by a Goryeo-era writer Choi Ja (최자; 崔滋) in 1230, a man named Kim Kae In (김개인; 金蓋仁) residing in Kyeorung-Hyun (거령현) (modern day Imsi-Gun (임실군), Osu-Myun (오수면), Jeolla province) of Korea had a very loyal dog.
The Dog of Osu (오수; 獒樹, literally translated as 'the tree of a dog') (오수의 개; 오수개) is an old Korean folktale about a loyal dog that sacrificed himself to save his owner's life, or that particular dog. == Description == According to the book Bohanjip (보한집; 補閑集) written by a Goryeo-era writer Choi Ja (최자; 崔滋) in 1230, a man named Kim Kae In (김개인; 金蓋仁) residing in Kyeorung-Hyun (거령현) (modern day Imsi-Gun (임실군), Osu-Myun (오수면), Jeolla province) of Korea had a very loyal dog.
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