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This is a folk tale that has been passed down from ancient times. It is a story about the paternal love of Jeong Tae-hwa, a descendant of a prestigious family that produced prime ministers for generations during the Joseon Dynasty, who was obliged to remain chaste according to the Confucian customs of the time, and who was desperate to give his widowed daughter a free life. Among the folk tales of the past, there were many cases where a good story or a heroic tale was made with a famous person of the time as the main character and was passed down to the author. This story also seems to be a story of that kind rather than a true story.