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〈잡초 인생〉은 우리 조상들에 대하여 전해져 내려오는 고화(古話 : 옛이야기)를 모아 엮은 책으로 민족 토속문화의 백미를 간직하고 있다.
책의 배경은 대략 조선시대 후기 18~19세기로 추정된다. 유교 사상이 지배하던 선조들의 탐욕과 어리석음, 추악함을 적나라하게 풍자적인 내용으로 쓴 것이 특징이다.
〈교수잡사(巧手雜史)〉 등 11종의 소화집(小話集)에 총 789편의 이야기고 전하고 있는데, 이 글을 쓴 편자나 엮은이에 대해서는 전혀 알 수가 없다.
이들 글 중에서 오늘날 우리의 삶에 지혜를 주는 100여 편의 소담(笑談)을 새로 뽑아 〈잡초 인생〉이란 책으로 엮었다.

웃음짓는 집, 한숨짓는 집 ························································· 9
순진한 선비 ··········································································· 11
칼 그림자의 세월 ·····································································14
벼락과 간통한 아내 ································································ 17
사기꾼 국사범 ········································································ 19
사위의 힘자랑 ········································································ 21
개밥그릇 ··············································································· 23
부부지간은 몇 촌 ··································································· 26
돈 많은 과부 ········································································· 29
돌아온 산삼 ··········································································· 31
빌려준 씨앗 ··········································································· 34
아깝다 ·················································································· 38
포목점 왕 집사 ······································································ 40
엄마는 뭘 모르시네! ······························································· 43
세 며느리의 축수 ··································································· 47
며느리의 지혜 ········································································ 49
개도 풀무질하네! ···································································· 52
부엌데기 구월이 ····································································· 54
떡 사 먹은 건 못 속여 ··························································· 57
소 잘못이 아니다 ··································································· 59
오해의 편지 ··········································································· 62
“이 고을에 명관이 났네” ························································ 64
자리를 비운 사이에 ································································ 66
거짓 벙어리 행세도 잘 해야지 ················································· 67
수릿골 ·················································································· 69
잡아먹으라는 돼지의 보답 ······················································· 72
쌀 도둑 ················································································· 74
음탕한 갖바치의 아내 ····························································· 77
자면서 남의 다리 긁기 ··························································· 80
통천댁 옷고름 ········································································ 81
비장에게 대신시키겠지 ···························································· 84
엽전 주머니 ··········································································· 86
세 자매의 호기심 ··································································· 89
탐욕이 지나친 재상 ································································ 92
뼈가 녹아내리는 방사 ····························································· 94
죽을 놈은 어떻게든 죽는 법 ···················································· 97
지나친 욕심 ········································································· 100
재상과 담비가죽 ··································································· 101
꾀로 얻은 벼슬자리 ······························································ 104
산 삼 ·················································································· 106
진흙새 우는 소리 ································································· 109
더 하고픈 나그네 ································································· 110
사또의 건망증 ······································································ 112
죽어 마땅한 놈 ···································································· 114
아랫사람이 부끄러워하다 ······················································· 116
학질 치료에 좋다네 ······························································ 119
꼬리 잡힌 마님 ···································································· 120
옹서가 함께 속다 ································································· 122
학동과 머슴 ········································································· 124
박 생원의 학질 퇴치법 ·························································· 127
내(乃) 서방 ·········································································· 129
여 승 ·················································································· 133
원만함이 좋으니라 ································································ 135
이주국의 배짱 ······································································ 137
지나친 축약 ········································································· 140
빨래와 날씨 ········································································· 142
가짜 의원 포식하다 ······························································ 143
목숨을 나누는 친구 ······························································ 146
복순이의 천기예보 ································································ 149
가가호호 ·············································································· 152
주지란 짐승이 무엇인고 ························································ 153
새색시 길들이기 ··································································· 156
그 아버지에 그 아들 ····························································· 159
내 눈을 요강 속에 넣어주시오 ··············································· 161
반반합니다의 의미는? ··························································· 162
벗겨졌으면 윗길이지요 ·························································· 164
평양 기생 모란의 유혹 ·························································· 167
금부처 ················································································· 173
계란 위에 계란 세우는 법 ····················································· 176
두고 온 조끼 ······································································· 178
할머니의 비애 ······································································ 182
어느 기생의 안목 ································································· 183
말놀이 하는 종 부부 ····························································· 189
줄무지 상여 ········································································· 191
종에게 속은 선비 ································································· 194
자리 바뀐 양근과 코끝 ·························································· 198
땅에 닿을 정도 ···································································· 200
나쁜 짐승 ············································································ 202
원통해 벽만 치다 ································································· 205
문 어 ·················································································· 208
기생집의 가마솥 ··································································· 211
빗나간 화살 ········································································· 218
꿩과 오리와 뱁새 잡는 법 ····················································· 221
동자승에게 속은 주지 ··························································· 224
귀암계곡 호랑이 ··································································· 227
자라머리를 베다 ··································································· 230
열녀는 절개를 지킨다 ··························································· 232
까막눈 ················································································· 236
종놈의 행패 ········································································· 239
움켜쥔 단추 ········································································· 242
까막눈 뱃사공 ······································································ 245
엉큼한 머슴놈 ······································································ 248
볼기 맞은 스님 ···································································· 254
마이산의 홍화문 ··································································· 267
털난 감을 딴 소금장수 ·························································· 279
그 맛은 깊은 곳에 ································································ 287
처녀 구별법 ········································································· 293
처녀의 흥분 ········································································· 296
뭐, 닭이 울지 않았어 ···························································· 302
방귀가 죄 ············································································ 314
털이 많아 병이련가 ······························································ 318
여자의 마음 ······································································· 322
수염 시비 ············································································ 325
나이에 따라 틀리다 ······························································ 329
교활한 방기(房妓) ································································· 338
인절미의 뜻 ········································································· 350
음탕한 양반 ········································································· 358
바보 남편 ············································································ 380