A long ago,
there lived a boy, Huan, in a village.
Huan was lazy,
who didn't like working
and only liked playing.
Huan's parents were always worried
about Huan.
Huan spent his time
sleeping for most of the day.
While he was awake,
he just played with his friends.
Moreover, he was so stubborn
that he barely obeyed his parents.
One day,
his mother, who was busy working on the farm,
called Huan.
"Huan,
today, I'm too busy
to buy some food for lunch.
Will you go to a market
and buy crabs for lunch?"
Although she sent him on an errand,
she never thought
that he would do it.
However,
Huan accepted unexpectedly .
"Okay,
Mommy.
I'll go to the market
and buy big, fresh crabs."
The mother was so happy
to get a positive response.
"Oh my,
Huan!
I can't believe you're listening to me!
I'm so happy!
Go and buy crabs.
Then, I'll cook delicious food for you.
If your father hears about this,
he would be very happy."
Huan went to the market quickly
and bought big and fresh crabs.
On the way back home, Huan
found his friends, who were playing by the river.
"Hey,
how are you?
What are you doing now?"
"Hi,
Huan!
We are playing with paper ships.
Just then, my paper ship won the race.
By the way, where are you going?"
"Oh,
I'm doing a favor for my mother to buy crabs
and I'm on the way home.
Anyway, that looks really fun.
Let me join you."
The friends said,
pointing at the crabs in Huan's hand.
"Don't you have to get them to your mother
quickly?"
"Yes,
I should.
But, the crabs are so smart
that they will be able to get home by themselves
if I give them directions."
The friends
couldn't believe Huan.
"What?
Are you serious?"
"Sure.
Wait a second.
I'll be back soon after sending the crabs to my house."
Huan let the crabs go into the river
and started playing with the paper ships
with his friends.
Around noon,
Huan, who had played for a long time, was getting hungry.
Huan said to his friends,
while rubbing his growling stomach.
"Ah,
I'm so hungry!
I should go home and have lunch.
Hey, guys.
I'll see you later and we'll play with paper ships again.
Bye."
Huan went back
home quickly,
thinking joyfully about
his mother's delicious food.
When Huan arrived at the house,
his mother asked Huan
with an angry face.
"Huan!
What have you been doing
all morning?
Why are you coming this late?
and where are the crabs?
Why did you come back empty-handed?
I couldn't do anything
because I was waiting for you.
Your father is tired and angry from hunger.
"What?
What do you mean?
A while ago, I told crabs where to go
at the river.
Then I let the crabs go.
They seemed so smart.
They understood right away
and went into the river."
The mother
could not believe Huan.
"Oh my,
what?"
The mother was so frustrated and angry
that she couldn't say another word.
Then, Huan was so scared of his mother
that he hid in the back yard.
Huan's parents, disppointed with their son,
didn't have lunch.
However, they had to go to the farm again to work
holding their empty stomachs.
After hiding in the backyard
and seeing his parents' tired and disappointed faces,
Huan felt sorry for his parents.
He shed tears without noticing,
while he watched exhausted his parents
walking out for work.
Huan hated himself
for disappointing his parents.
Finally, Huan, who realized his mistakes,
begged for forgiveness from them.
After that, Huan helped his parents
clean the house, worked on the farm
and lived well.