Two men agreed their children should marry. During their journey homewards, the spirits of unshared stories agreed to murder the man who wouldn't retell them. His companion overheard their conversation and protected his companion until every assassination plot failed. Once the danger passed, he told his buddy what had happened. They then reached their destination and joined their children in marriage.
Source: Telling Tales (1989) by A. K. Ramanujan.
Variants: "The Story-Spirits" in Folk Tales from Korea (1982) by In-Sob Zong.
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