Once upon a time, there was a Kingdom, called "Sagana"
on a big mountain.
The name of king who ruled Sagana
was 'Magilas'.
He was a very brave and wise soldier.
The Sagana's land grew larger and larger
because whenever Magilas went to war,
he was always victorious.
People grew crops and worked hard
on a wide plain around the mountain,
and loved and obeyed the King.
Magilas also loved his people
and took good care of them.
Sagana flourished,
thanks to the great king and its people
and the people didn't have any worries.
King Magilas always emphasized
that people should work hard
and take good care of children
who will become leaders of the kingdom in the future.
People trusted the King who made them rich,
and worked hard.
However, the King had one worry.
The King called for a chicken, 'Oning', whom the king trusted the most in the kingdom,
and told him about his concern.
"Oning,
I have called you, because I'm worried about something."
Oning answered politely.
"Your Majesty!
Your worry is also our worry.
If you tell me about it,
I would try to help you
as much as I can."
After hearing Oning's trustworthy words,
the King started to speak.
"Listen,
Oning!
Whenever a war breaks out,
men leave the kingdom
and go to the battlefield.
Then, women and children have to stay alone at the castle.
However,
our barn is filled with lots of crops,
and we need to guard it.
Is there any good way
to keep our crops from thieves
while men are absent?"
Oning thought carefully for a while and said.
"Well,
do you have any idea?"
"Hmm.
I have one.
Could you, whom I trust the most,
guard our crops?
If a thief appears
while you watch the crops,
just cluck loudly
to let people know.
Then, we can protect the crops from thieves.
How about that?
Can you do it?"
Oning said confidently after listening to him.
"Of course,
Your Majesty.
Leave it to me.
You can trust me!
You can leave to go to a battlefield without any worry."
Assured by Oning's confident words and attitude,
the king let him guard the barn.
However, the very next day,
the king heard
that the crops had been stolen.
The king, who was shocked,
called Oning and asked what happened.
"You must have heard wrong.
I protected the crops all night
and there was no thief during the night."
Oning made an excuse
and the king got extremely angry and shouted.
"Don't tell me a lie!
If you don't say the truth,
you'll be severely punishment."
Oning was compelled
to tell the truth.
"Oh,
Your Majesty.
To be honest, I fell asleep yesterday.
There will be no mistake anymore in the future.
Please forgive me this time."
Oning begged for his forgiveness again and again.
The King, after seeing Oning's regret,
decided to give him a second chance.
"I'll forgive you this time.
Do not make the same mistake again."
Oning vowed to protect the crops
and returned.
However,
the next day,
the crops were stolen again.
The king got so extremely angry
that he called Oning and shouted.
"Oning!
Do you know
that half of the crops were stolen yesterday
because you didn't protect them?"
"Oh,
Your Majesty!
I'm so sorry.
I tried to stay awake
to protect the crops.
But, I couldn't
force myself to stay awake."
"What?
Ummm!
I can't forgive you anymore.
I'll give you a punishment.
From now on, you must cry loudly
every hour.
You have to cry every hour
regardless of whether if it is day or night.
And leave our Kingdom right now."
After that, as the king ordered,
Oning, who couldn't stay awake
and allowed crops to be stolen, had to cry loudly
every hour,
day and night.
Now,
the reason why chickens crow loudly every day and night
is because they remember
King Magilas' punishment.