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Dodamdodam under the moonlight. Our old story. Long ago in Hanyang, there was a famous official named Lee Jeong-seung who was praised by the people for his virtuous administration. Lee Jeong-seung would quietly go on a tour of the country to find out if there was any corruption or misdeeds by local officials. He praised the hard work of virtuous officials and severely punished and disciplined corrupt officials. One day, Lee Jeong-seung went down to the countryside with a messenger who was running errands, and when he arrived at an inn, he asked for lunch. When the owner asked if there was any barley rice, he said yes and asked for some, and while he was eating it with relish, the local pastor appeared and made a fuss... Source: Park Chang-mook, Lee Yong-deuk (et al.) Collected Folk Tales - A Spoonful of Rice, a Word