A long time ago, there was a woodcutter living alone.
He was so shy and
poor that
he never had a girlfriend in his
Whole life.
But one day, when he visited the market to sell wood,
he instantly fell in love.
He saw the only daughter of Mr. Lee, one of the
wealthiest men in the district, from a distance
and became lovesick.
He thought of her when he closed his eyes and
missed her when he opened his eyes.
He couldn't stop thinking about her, even when
he washed his face, had a meal, or
used the toilet.
But there was no way he could meet her.
He was a poor farmer,
and she was the only daughter from a family of high status.
After suffering every day,
he thought, “Well, I should at least pray to a god.
They say sincerity moves heaven, so something will
come up,” and offered a bowl of water
at the tutelary tree
for prayer.
"God, god. Please let me marry
Mr. Lee's daughter.
Please let me marry Mr. Lee's daughter."
The prayer really seemed to have touched the god's heart.
One day, the god showed up in his dream and said,
"Oh, you're definitely good at praying.
I'll tell you how you can marry her.
Tonight, if you sneak into Mr. Lee's backyard,
there will be a wet spot under the peony tree.
Plant these three seeds there.
Then, your wish will come true."
When the woodcutter woke up, he really had
three seeds in his hand.
That night…
He sneaked into Mr. Lee's backyard,
planted three seeds in the wet spot under
the peony tree, and ran away.
That wet spot was where Mr. Lee's daughter
peed every dawn, and so the tree
would be able to grow well.
The next dawn, Mr. Lee's daughter peed
under the tree and stood up.
But for some reason,
when she took a step,
there was sound, “nil-ri-ri”
coming from
behind her.
When she looked back in surprise, there was nothing.
There was nothing around her, but
she was sure she heard the sound.
Oh, how strange. What's that sound?", she thought and took
another step. Then, "kung-duk!'
When she took another step,
"kung-duh-kung!"
When she kept walking, "nil-ri-ri, kung-duk, kung-duk-kung!"
When she took big steps forward, the sound became louder.
"Nil-ri-ri, kung-duk, kung-duh-kung!"
When she took light steps, the sound became quiet.
"Nil-ri-ri, kung-duk, kung-duh-kung!"
"Nil-ri-ri, kung-duk, kung-duh-kung! Nil-ri-ri, kung-duk, kung-duh-kung!"
The sound, “Nil-ri-ri, kung-duk, kung-duh-kung!”, kept
coming out of the girl's buttocks, and
it was a disaster.
The daughter got very stressed and became ill.
Mr. Lee was also worried because of that.
He called a doctor for medicine,
tried exorcism,
and even asked the fortune teller, but he couldn't find out why this was happening..
He couldn't cure her daughter's illness.
After trying every method he could find,
he put out a notice for everyone to see.
"For the person that cures my daughter's disease,
I'll give half of my wealth."
The woodcutter was also worried about her and couldn't work.
He couldn't eat either…
Oh, he was going to fall ill too.
But one day, he fell asleep while praying
to that god.
The god showed up in his dreams and said,
"Ha ha! Don't worry."
"Tell Mr. Lee that you'll cure the disease.
Then, take out the seeds you planted one by one.
One seed on the first day,
another on the next day,
and the last seed on the day after.
After 3 days, the disease will be cured,"
the god told him.
When the woodcutter woke up, the god was gone.
He went to Mr. Lee's house immediately.
"Sir, I'll cure your daughter's disease!"
When Mr. Lee saw him, he could tell he was not even a doctor.
He was just a woodcutter.
He was not very convinced, but still allowed
him to try to cure her.
So the woodcutter began to stay at Mr. Lee's house.
That night, he sneaked into the backyard and
took out a seed.
Then, he made Mr. Lee's daughter drink a bowl of water
and take a walk.
Then,
"...Kung-duk, kung-duh-kung!"
"Oh my! 'Nil-ri-ri' is gone now!"
That night, he took out another seed and
made her walk in the next morning.
"...Kung-duh-kung!"
"Wow, now 'kung-duk' is gone!"
When the woodcutter took out the last seed,
“...."
"Oh my! There's no sound! Nothing!"
Mr. Lee's family celebrated.
The daughter took light steps back and forth,
and heavy steps here and there.
She walked again and again.
Mr. Lee's family danced
with joy.
And Mr. Lee said, dancing merrily,
"Hey! You can have half of my wealth.
Take it. It's yours!"
But the woodcutter had something else in his mind.
While dancing, he asked.
"Sir, can I have something else
in return?"
"Oh, what is it? Tell me," Mr. Lee said.
"Please let me marry your daughter," the woodcutter said.
Then, Mr. Lee told him.
"Well, that's my daughter's choice, not mine.
How about it, dear? Do you like this man or not?"
So what happened? You know the answer.
Mr. Lee's daughter said she likes him.
So the next day, they got married
and lived happily ever after.