Once upon a time, when tigers smoked long pipes, a wealthy couple sent their servant, Mr Pak, to the city to buy a story. Poor Mr Pak - he was tricked by a thief into buying a perfectly ridiculous story, and he took it home to his masters. But stories are strange and wonderful things. Who would ever guess that one dark night Mr Pak's silly story would scare off an entire band of robbers? Carol Farley's clever retelling of this Korean folktale has found its happy match in Benrei Huang's comical yet elegant illustrations.