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#Old story #Yadam #Folktale ■ This story is a tale that is passed down orally about a smart fisherman's son who studies hard despite the teasing of the noblemen and passes the state examination with the highest honor. The fisherman's son, who desperately wanted to pass the state examination, falsifies his status through great effort and finally passes the state examination with the highest honor and becomes the son-in-law of a wealthy family. However, at a banquet prepared by the lord of the wealthy family, his status is revealed due to a boat song sung by the fisherman, and he is in danger. However, the lord's daughter's cleverness saves the day and everyone lives well. This tale contains the hopes and aspirations of the people of the time for social advancement, as well as their ridicule of government officials and the lords. Those who enjoy this tale will feel exhilarated by the development of the fisherman's son, who is far more intelligent and brilliant than the lord's children, teasing the lord's children and passing the state examination with the highest honor. However, the unrealistic situation of the fisherman's son who is always worried about his status being revealed and the fisherman who is receiving education as a country gentleman while hiding in a closet for the sake of his child's future maximizes the imagination of reality, so it is heartbreaking. However, the truth is hidden by showing the fisherman inviting the lord and his friends to a splendid lord's house that he has never seen in Hanyang, which he has built with the great fortune he won from a baduk bet, and enjoying pleasure by humming a boat song on a pond while floating a boat, and by doing so, it seems to acknowledge and solidify the ideology and values that the lord and his people pursue, but in the ending where the fisherman leads the boat song and the lord and his friends sing along to the boat song saying, "Eogiyeocha, ayadiyeora," we can see that the people are laughing and mocking them to their heart's content. Through this tale, you can get a sense of exhilaration from the fisherman's son's passing the state exam, but on the other hand, you may feel a little frustrated by the fact that there is no clear difference between the class society of the time and the polarization of the present age. However, because there was a strong power that this tale tried to express, namely, the 'ridicule of the people' that stood tall above the yangban class, we can expect our strong power to ridicule the world that the class class pursues. This tale will be a moving and educational experience for the characters through the twists and turns, as well as their wisdom and enlightenment, strong patience and perseverance, and all the processes of overcoming adversity to achieve their dreams. *This video 'referenced' a folk tale from the 'Complete Collection of World Folk Tales', edited by Shin Dong-heun. *This video is a direct adaptation of an oral tale handed down by the people. I would like to clarify that this video is a secondary work that I have newly refined and adapted with my own interpretation and concept within the scope that does not damage the essence of the content. *Background music used in the video: YouTube Audio Library *Source of free images used: Pixabay, Pexels, free images from Miricanvas