WEBVTT 00:00:12.417 --> 00:00:18.625 Once upon a time, there was a bent old woman. 00:00:18.625 --> 00:00:22.750 One day, while she was weeding her farm, 00:00:22.750 --> 00:00:25.917 she found a large egg. 00:00:25.917 --> 00:00:29.208 Because she was hungry at the time, 00:00:29.208 --> 00:00:32.750 she took it home and ate it by boiling. 00:00:32.750 --> 00:00:38.375 But for some reason, the old woman's stomach started to get bigger from that day 00:00:38.375 --> 00:00:42.041 and she gave birth to a baby in 10 months. 00:00:42.041 --> 00:00:43.250 But…… 00:00:43.250 --> 00:00:46.625 she gave birth to a big snake. 00:00:46.625 --> 00:00:52.041 To see the baby, three daughters from the minister's house across the street visited her. 00:00:52.041 --> 00:00:56.166 The first daughter spat. 00:00:56.166 --> 00:00:57.500 "Oh my, 00:00:57.500 --> 00:00:59.999 it is a dirty snake!" 00:00:59.999 --> 00:01:03.750 The second daughter stamped her feet. 00:01:03.750 --> 00:01:05.250 "Oh my, 00:01:05.250 --> 00:01:08.667 it is a nasty snake!" 00:01:08.667 --> 00:01:13.417 But, the third daughter patted the blanket and said, 00:01:13.417 --> 00:01:14.917 "Wow, 00:01:14.917 --> 00:01:16.834 he is handsome. 00:01:16.834 --> 00:01:20.750 he is a new snake scholar!" 00:01:20.750 --> 00:01:24.709 The snake grew well. 00:01:24.709 --> 00:01:29.917 One day, the snake said to his mother. 00:01:29.917 --> 00:01:31.041 "Mother, 00:01:31.041 --> 00:01:35.667 I want to marry the minister's daughter." 00:01:35.667 --> 00:01:39.083 "Don't be ridiculous. 00:01:39.083 --> 00:01:44.125 How can a snake like you marry 00:01:44.125 --> 00:01:46.917 her?" 00:01:46.917 --> 00:01:48.959 "If you don't let me marry her, 00:01:48.959 --> 00:01:51.208 I will go back into your stomach again 00:01:51.208 --> 00:01:55.125 with a bundle of thorns!" 00:01:55.125 --> 00:02:00.417 The old woman had no choice but to go to the minister. 00:02:00.417 --> 00:02:06.500 The minister felt sorry for the old woman, so he asked his three daughters. 00:02:06.500 --> 00:02:12.250 "Who wants to marry the the snake?" 00:02:12.250 --> 00:02:15.875 The first daughter screamed, 00:02:15.875 --> 00:02:17.041 "Oh my, 00:02:17.041 --> 00:02:21.041 how can I marry a dirty snake like that?" 00:02:21.041 --> 00:02:24.959 The second daughter also screamed and said, 00:02:24.959 --> 00:02:27.291 "Oh my, 00:02:27.291 --> 00:02:32.959 how can I marry a nasty snake like that?" 00:02:32.959 --> 00:02:37.500 But, the third daughter said softly. 00:02:37.500 --> 00:02:40.458 "I will marry him." 00:02:40.458 --> 00:02:43.542 It was the morning of the wedding day. 00:02:43.542 --> 00:02:46.417 To see the snake's wedding, 00:02:46.417 --> 00:02:50.875 everyone in town gathered at the minister's house. 00:02:50.875 --> 00:02:55.500 The snake climbed over the wall by crawling a long pole 00:02:55.500 --> 00:02:58.458 and had a wedding. 00:02:58.458 --> 00:03:03.250 When it was dark, all the guests returned to their houses. 00:03:03.250 --> 00:03:05.417 When only two were left, 00:03:05.417 --> 00:03:09.583 the snake asked his wife. 00:03:09.583 --> 00:03:14.000 "Is there a 3-year-old jar of honey here at home?" 00:03:14.000 --> 00:03:15.959 "Yes." 00:03:15.959 --> 00:03:19.500 "Is there a 3-year-old jar of soy sauce here at home?" 00:03:19.500 --> 00:03:21.375 "Yes." 00:03:21.375 --> 00:03:24.500 "Is there a 3-year-old jar of flour here at home?" 00:03:24.500 --> 00:03:26.750 "Yes." 00:03:26.750 --> 00:03:30.291 The snake groom went into the honey jar, 00:03:30.291 --> 00:03:32.667 then the jar of soy sauce, 00:03:32.667 --> 00:03:35.583 and went into the jar of flours and came out…… 00:03:35.583 --> 00:03:41.458 He became a man after taking off the snake skin. 00:03:41.458 --> 00:03:46.583 To his surprised wife, he said, 00:03:46.583 --> 00:03:48.834 "Don't be surprised. 00:03:48.834 --> 00:03:51.959 I was originally a man of heaven, 00:03:51.959 --> 00:03:56.500 but I was covered with the snake skin because I committed a sin." 00:03:56.500 --> 00:03:58.333 The next day, 00:03:58.333 --> 00:04:01.542 everyone was startled 00:04:01.542 --> 00:04:04.917 after hearing that the snake had turned into a handsome young man. 00:04:04.917 --> 00:04:10.834 The older sisters envied their youngest sister so much. 00:04:10.834 --> 00:04:12.542 "Oh my goodness! 00:04:12.542 --> 00:04:17.041 I would have married him if I had known that." 00:04:17.041 --> 00:04:18.208 After a few days, 00:04:18.208 --> 00:04:22.333 the man had to go on a long journey. 00:04:22.333 --> 00:04:26.999 Before leaving, he told his wife. 00:04:26.999 --> 00:04:31.959 "Keep this snake skin well. 00:04:31.959 --> 00:04:34.083 You must not show 00:04:34.083 --> 00:04:36.458 or give this to anyone. 00:04:36.458 --> 00:04:38.125 Keep it safe 00:04:38.125 --> 00:04:40.917 or don't burn it. 00:04:40.917 --> 00:04:43.291 If you don't keep this promise, 00:04:43.291 --> 00:04:47.375 we will be separated forever." 00:04:47.375 --> 00:04:52.625 The wife placed the snake skin close to her chest with loving care. 00:04:52.625 --> 00:04:55.750 One day, her older sisters pressed her 00:04:55.750 --> 00:05:01.208 to show them the snake skin. 00:05:01.208 --> 00:05:04.834 "We will give it back as soon as we see it. 00:05:04.834 --> 00:05:08.375 Please, just once." 00:05:08.375 --> 00:05:11.500 The bride hesitated and hesitated 00:05:11.500 --> 00:05:15.125 and finally took the snake skin out. 00:05:15.125 --> 00:05:16.792 "Oh my, 00:05:16.792 --> 00:05:17.959 that is nasty!" 00:05:17.959 --> 00:05:22.917 The older sisters threw the snake skin into the brazier. 00:05:22.917 --> 00:05:28.542 The smell of burning snakeskin spreaded around town. 00:05:28.542 --> 00:05:31.750 The smell spreaded far away 00:05:31.750 --> 00:05:35.875 and reached the snake man. 00:05:35.875 --> 00:05:39.792 Knowing that his skin was burned, 00:05:39.792 --> 00:05:42.875 he went away somewhere. 00:05:42.875 --> 00:05:45.166 His wife waited a long time, 00:05:45.166 --> 00:05:48.709 but her husband did not come back. 00:05:48.709 --> 00:05:54.250 The wife went on a journey to find her husband. 00:05:54.250 --> 00:05:58.917 After walking for a while, she met a magpie. 00:05:58.917 --> 00:06:00.166 "Magpie, 00:06:00.166 --> 00:06:02.500 magpie, 00:06:02.500 --> 00:06:05.125 the cawing magpie. 00:06:05.125 --> 00:06:06.583 Do you know which way the new snake scholar with 00:06:06.583 --> 00:06:08.333 a large hat 00:06:08.333 --> 00:06:13.875 and a pale blue-green robe went to?" 00:06:13.875 --> 00:06:17.083 "I will let you know if you get me all the worms 00:06:17.083 --> 00:06:20.834 in these mountains." 00:06:20.834 --> 00:06:25.125 The wife caught worms 00:06:25.125 --> 00:06:27.458 by looking into every nook and cranny in the mountains. 00:06:27.458 --> 00:06:31.750 The magpie ate the worms and cried. 00:06:31.750 --> 00:06:33.750 "Beyond this way, caw, 00:06:33.750 --> 00:06:37.583 beyond that way, caw." 00:06:37.583 --> 00:06:41.417 As she went over the mountain again as the magpie said, 00:06:41.417 --> 00:06:43.917 she saw a wild pig oinking 00:06:43.917 --> 00:06:47.834 and goring the tree. 00:06:47.834 --> 00:06:49.458 "Pig, 00:06:49.458 --> 00:06:51.000 pig, 00:06:51.000 --> 00:06:52.834 the wild pig. 00:06:52.834 --> 00:06:54.166 Do you know which way the new snake scholar with 00:06:54.166 --> 00:06:55.709 a large hat 00:06:55.709 --> 00:07:00.959 and a pale blue-green robe went to?" 00:07:00.959 --> 00:07:04.291 "I will let you know if you get me all of the acorns 00:07:04.291 --> 00:07:09.041 in these mountains." 00:07:09.041 --> 00:07:13.166 The wife gathered and brought the acorns by looking into 00:07:13.166 --> 00:07:17.500 every nook and cranny in the mountains. 00:07:17.500 --> 00:07:21.583 The wild pig crunched the acorns noisily, 00:07:21.583 --> 00:07:23.583 "Beyond this way, oink, 00:07:23.583 --> 00:07:26.917 beyond that way, oink." he said. 00:07:26.917 --> 00:07:31.041 As she went over the mountain again as the wild pig said, 00:07:31.041 --> 00:07:36.333 there was an old woman doing laundry at the stream. 00:07:36.333 --> 00:07:38.333 "Madam, 00:07:38.333 --> 00:07:40.250 madam, 00:07:40.250 --> 00:07:42.333 ho-ho madam. 00:07:42.333 --> 00:07:44.083 Do you know which way the new snake scholar with 00:07:44.083 --> 00:07:46.250 a large hat 00:07:46.250 --> 00:07:51.625 and a pale blue-green robe went to?" 00:07:51.625 --> 00:07:55.875 "I will let you know if you turn black clothes into white 00:07:55.875 --> 00:08:01.250 and turn white clothes into black by washing." 00:08:01.250 --> 00:08:05.917 The bride washed all of the clothes stacked up. 00:08:05.917 --> 00:08:13.500 Then, the old woman floated the lid of a silver rice-bowl on the water. 00:08:13.500 --> 00:08:16.208 "Ride on this." 00:08:16.208 --> 00:08:19.208 The lid of a silver rice-bowl carried the bride for a while and 00:08:19.208 --> 00:08:24.333 reached the edge of a river. 00:08:24.333 --> 00:08:26.291 A child was singing while 00:08:26.291 --> 00:08:29.208 running after birds. 00:08:29.208 --> 00:08:31.000 "Hooyeo hooyeo, 00:08:31.000 --> 00:08:32.917 the bird flying low 00:08:32.917 --> 00:08:35.208 the bird flying high 00:08:35.208 --> 00:08:38.417 Even if you forget what happens today 00:08:38.417 --> 00:08:42.041 don't forget what happens tomorrow. 00:08:42.041 --> 00:08:47.458 The new snake scholar is getting married tomorrow." 00:08:47.458 --> 00:08:51.583 The wife's heart sank. 00:08:51.583 --> 00:08:53.834 "Child, 00:08:53.834 --> 00:08:58.375 where is the house the marriage is taking place?" 00:08:58.375 --> 00:09:04.750 "It's the house over there where the trumpet creeper droops over each wall." 00:09:04.750 --> 00:09:09.917 She went up to the house and knocked on the main door. 00:09:09.917 --> 00:09:13.291 "I am a traveler passing by. 00:09:13.291 --> 00:09:16.583 Please, let me sleep here for a night." 00:09:16.583 --> 00:09:21.417 "We only have a space in a barn……" 00:09:21.417 --> 00:09:22.875 "That's okay. 00:09:22.875 --> 00:09:25.500 Just let me sleep." 00:09:25.500 --> 00:09:29.166 The bride stayed in the barn of that house. 00:09:29.166 --> 00:09:32.583 It was the middle of the night. 00:09:32.583 --> 00:09:37.500 From the yard, there was a low singing sound. 00:09:37.500 --> 00:09:42.000 "The moon, the moon is also bright. 00:09:42.000 --> 00:09:47.166 The bright moon over there will see my bride. 00:09:47.166 --> 00:09:53.875 If I follow the moon over there, I will see my bride." 00:09:53.875 --> 00:09:58.917 It was the voice of the new snake scholar. 00:09:58.917 --> 00:10:02.250 The bride answered. 00:10:02.250 --> 00:10:07.625 "If you miss your bride, go to the barn." 00:10:07.625 --> 00:10:10.500 The new snake scholar was startled 00:10:10.500 --> 00:10:13.542 and opened the door of the barn wide. 00:10:13.542 --> 00:10:17.375 They were so glad that they did not know what to do. 00:10:17.375 --> 00:10:21.709 But on the next day, the new snake scholar had to get married 00:10:21.709 --> 00:10:26.166 to the young lady of this house. 00:10:26.166 --> 00:10:30.834 The new snake scholar asked his future 00:10:30.834 --> 00:10:34.333 parents-in-law. 00:10:34.333 --> 00:10:36.999 "For the sauce, is old soy sauce better 00:10:36.999 --> 00:10:39.291 or new one? 00:10:39.291 --> 00:10:42.417 The parents-in-law answered. 00:10:42.417 --> 00:10:46.083 "Well, the old soy sauce is better. 00:10:46.083 --> 00:10:50.125 By the way, why are you asking?" 00:10:50.125 --> 00:10:52.875 "For the alcoholic drink, is the old alcohol better 00:10:52.875 --> 00:10:55.583 or the new one?" 00:10:55.583 --> 00:10:58.166 "Well, the old alcohol is better. 00:10:58.166 --> 00:11:01.834 By the way, why are you asking?" 00:11:01.834 --> 00:11:05.875 The new snake scholar said that his old bride had come to him 00:11:05.875 --> 00:11:08.709 and added. 00:11:08.709 --> 00:11:12.291 "I have no choice but to hold a contest since there are two women who can be my wife. 00:11:12.291 --> 00:11:16.917 I will marry the person who wins." 00:11:16.917 --> 00:11:22.166 On the next day, the wife and the young lady entered a contest. 00:11:22.166 --> 00:11:26.375 The first test was to draw water and come back 00:11:26.375 --> 00:11:29.291 wearing high-heeled wooden shoes. 00:11:29.291 --> 00:11:31.875 The wife walked lightly 00:11:31.875 --> 00:11:34.208 setting a water jar on her head, 00:11:34.208 --> 00:11:38.625 so she did not spill a drop of the water. 00:11:38.625 --> 00:11:40.999 Since the young lady ran in a hurry 00:11:40.999 --> 00:11:43.417 with a jar on her head and 00:11:43.417 --> 00:11:47.542 she spilled more than half of the water. 00:11:47.542 --> 00:11:49.375 The second test was 00:11:49.375 --> 00:11:54.166 to break and bring a branch that sparrows sit on. 00:11:54.166 --> 00:11:56.792 When the wife broke the branch 00:11:56.792 --> 00:11:59.000 and wore a flower crown made out of it, 00:11:59.000 --> 00:12:03.291 sparrows came and sat there. 00:12:03.291 --> 00:12:06.834 When the young lady tried to catch sparrows with her hands, 00:12:06.834 --> 00:12:10.875 they flew away. 00:12:10.875 --> 00:12:15.083 She was left with only empty branches.. 00:12:15.083 --> 00:12:20.875 The third test was to bring three hairs from a tiger's eyebrow. 00:12:20.875 --> 00:12:23.917 The wife went up to the mountain. 00:12:23.917 --> 00:12:26.125 Under the huge tree, 00:12:26.125 --> 00:12:29.875 there was a tiger sleeping. 00:12:29.875 --> 00:12:33.083 The wife was seized with fear 00:12:33.083 --> 00:12:36.750 but, after gathering courage, she pulled out three eyebrows. 00:12:36.750 --> 00:12:41.291 The young lady did not think of going to the mountain at all. 00:12:41.291 --> 00:12:45.333 She went around town 00:12:45.333 --> 00:12:46.834 and pulled out an eyebrow from a pig, 00:12:46.834 --> 00:12:48.417 a horse 00:12:48.417 --> 00:12:52.458 and a dog. 00:12:52.458 --> 00:12:54.417 The wife became the winner. 00:12:54.417 --> 00:12:58.291 So, the wife and the new snake scholar 00:12:58.291 --> 00:13:03.291 became new bride and groom 00:13:03.291 --> 00:13:08.333 and they lived happily ever after.