[Peneliti membandingkan cerita rakyat Korea Seonnyeowa Namukkun dan ceritarakyat dari Gorontalo yang berjudul Asal Mula Botu Liodu Lei Lahilote.Penelitian ini mengkaji plot, penokohan, dan tema kedua cerita. Metode penelitianyang digunakan oleh penulis adalah metode close reading dengan melakukananalisis komparatif yang merujuk pada teks. Perbedaan dan persamaan yangditampilkan oleh kedua cerita ini menunjukkan bahwa latar belakang kebudayaanmempengaruhi kedua cerita ini.;This paper compares a Korean folktale named Seonnyeowa Namukkun andGorontalo?s folktale named Asal Mula Botu Liodu Lei Lahilote. This paperdiscusses plots, characterizations, and themes about this two folktale. Closereading method was used in writing this paper with all analysis comparativereferring to the texts. Differences and similarities shown from both stories indicatethat both stories had been affected by cultural backgrounds, This paper compares a Korean folktale named Seonnyeowa Namukkun andGorontalo?s folktale named Asal Mula Botu Liodu Lei Lahilote. This paperdiscusses plots, characterizations, and themes about this two folktale. Closereading method was used in writing this paper with all analysis comparativereferring to the texts. Differences and similarities shown from both stories indicatethat both stories had been affected by cultural backgrounds]