Banggwijaengi myeoneuri
Banggwijaengi myeoneuri (방귀쟁이 며느리 The Farting Daughter-in-law) is an orally transmitted Korean folk tale. It is the story of a Korean woman who produces loud destructive farts. When one fart severely damages her husband's house, his family throws her out. However, her flatulence later proves beneficial to the family and she is welcomed back.. History and transmission Banggwijaengi myeoneuri is recorded in almost 100 different versions in key oral tale collections including Hanguk gubi munhak daegye [한국구비문학대계 Outlines of Korean Oral Literature]. It is told throughout the Korean Peninsula. Plot Basic plot In a household long ago, the daughter-in-law looked sick and was growing thinner. When her in-laws got worried asked her what was wrong, she answered that it was because she could not fart. When they heard this, her mother- and father-in-law told her not to worry and urged her to fart freely. The daughter-in-law answered that her farts were extremely powerful. She urged the family to prepare thoroughly, telling her father-in-law to hold on to a column, her mother-in-law to the door, her husband to the kitchen door, and her sister-in-law to the rice pot. When she farted, it was so powerful that the house was badly damaged,