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Once upon a time, there was an old man in a village,

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who wanted to have a long life.

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He would do everything to have a long life, surrounding himself with strange objects.

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He even had a son in his old age and gave him the name 'Jang-su',

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which means 'to live long”'.

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One morning,

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the old man left his house to go to the market.

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The old man reached the Hill of Three Years,

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which was said that if you fell down this hill, you would only live for 3 more years.

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He could hear the song of the children in the distance.

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“If you fall down on the Hill of Three years, you can only live for 3 years!"

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The old man was careful not to fall down the hill.

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He used a walking stick to take a step forward.

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He swallowed his saliva and took a second step.

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He held onto his robe and took a third step.

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He took a deep breath and took a fourth step…….

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He finally reached the market, but it was already dark.

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He looked around the market and stopped in front of the drug seller.

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“Good sir, please buy this potion.

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It is an amazing herbal medicine

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that can make you live 100 years without being sick at all!”

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“That is a tempting offer,” thought the old man.

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“Is it true that I can live to 100? Give me all of it!”

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The old man was so greedy to live longer that he didn't recognize the potion was fake,

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and gulped all of the herbal medicine.

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It was getting late but the old man decided to look around the market.

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However, the fake potion made his stomach rumble and was going crazy.

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“Ouch, my stomach. I need to find a bathroom!”

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He held his bottom and staggered,

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then suddenly fell down the Hill of Three Years.

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Thud!

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If you fall down on the Hill of Three Years, you can only live three years!

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The old man started crying.

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Oh my, Oh my, why did this happen to me?

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Now I can only live for three years.

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Only three years!”

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He staggered and barely arrived at home,

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and fell down in front of the gate.

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“Oh my dear, what happened to you?”

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His wife shouted and ran out.

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The old man told his wife, with a pale face, that he fell down on the Hill of Three Years.

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His wife sat down and cried her heart out.

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“Oh my, oh my,

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my pitiful husband.”

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A doctor treated him with acupuncture and she bought herbal medicine, but

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the old man fell sick in bed that day.

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His wife tried everything she could.

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A doctor treated him with acupuncture and she bought herbal medicine

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called a shaman to perform exorcism and wore a lucky charm to drive ghosts away.

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"Please! Please!", she prayed.

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But everything was useless.

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I’m sorry, this is out of my hands” explained the doctor.

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A skilled doctor, shaman and fortune teller

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all shook their heads and said there was no way to heal the old man.

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“Oh no. Please save my husband.”

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One day, his son Jang-su ran into the house and shouted,

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“Father! Father!

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I have a good idea.

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You can live a long life without any worries from now on.”

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When the old man's eyes opened widely.

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“Is it true I live longer? What is your idea?”

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Then Jang-su said,

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“You should fall down on the Hill of Three Years again!”

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“What? I have to fall down the Hill of Three Years again?”

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“Yes, you should fall down the Hill of Three Years again.”

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Jang-su explained calmly, by counting with his fingers.

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“If you fall down the Hill of Three Years

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once, you can live for three years

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If you fall down twice, you can live for six years,

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and if you fall down three times, you can live for nine years.”

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“Oh yes! If I fall down four times I can live 12 years!”

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The old man rushed out to the Hill of Three Years after hearing this.

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Fall down one time and live three years! Thud!

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Fall down two times and live six years. Thud!

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Fall down three times and live nine years, ha-ha-ha! Thud!

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When he reached the Hill of Three Years,

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he had no time to breathe but continued to fall down it, again and again.

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Eventually he started to roll down the hill.

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The hill of three years!

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The hill of six years!

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The hill of 30 years!

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The hill of 60 years!

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The hill of 990 years!

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Hurray, Hurray!

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It is okay if I fall down the Hill of Three Years.

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The more I fall down, the longer I live.

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After that, three years passed, then six years passed, then nine years passed.

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He held his 70th birthday party.

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“Do you know the secret to my long life?

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It's all thanks to the Hill of Three Years over there.

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Shall we go there and fall down together? Ha-ha-ha.”

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The sound of laughing from the old man echoed far away, over the Hill of Three Years.