What Happened In The Pond

Adapted & written by Woo, Dongha(Punggi elementery school teacher)

Characters: Youngmin, Sumi. Old man, Jinsu, Dongsu

(Youngmin is appears across the river with an A fraim on his back)

Youngmin: Hi!  Sumi!

Sumi: Hi! Youngmin!

How are you today?

Youngmin: Very well. But I am so busy today.

What are you doing there?

Sumi: I'm washing some clothes.

Where are you going?

Youngmin: To the mountain to get some wood.

But I'm afraid it'll rain today.(

Sumi: Don't worry about it.

It won't rain. Look up there!

There's not so much cloud in the sky.

Youngmin: I hope so. Well I must be going now. See you later!

Sumi: See you. Have a good time

(Youngmin and Sumi wave hands to each other)

Youngmin: Well, where can I get wood.

Let me see. Oh there it is.

(Youngmin begins to cut a tall tree)

This tree is so big.

I am thirty. Oh there's a pond.

(Youngmin goes to the pond and drinks some water and looks around the pond)

What a lot of dirt. It's too dirty to drink.

(Youngmin cleans the pond taking out some dirt, then begins to cut tree serval times,

At the moment his axe is took off from his hand and falls into the pond)

Dear me!. My axe! Oh my goodness!

What shall I do?

Oh God! Help me! Please...

(At that moment, A white dressed old man appears from somewhere)

Old man: Who are you?

Youngmin: I am Youngmin from Youngju.

Old man: Why are you crying so sadly ?

Youngmin:  My axe is fallen into the pond.

Please help me, please...

Old man: I'm so sorry to hear that.

Wait a minute.

( The old man jumps into the deep water and after a few minute later, he comes out with three axes in his hand )

Old man: Is this yours?

Youngmin: No, it isn't. It's not mine

Old man: Just a moment

(He goes back into the pond and brings another)

Is this silver axe yours?

Youngmin: No, it isn't.

Old man: Well, What kind of axe is it?

Youngmin: It's a iron axe.

Old man: Is this yours?

Youngmin: Yes, yes , it's my axe.

Thank you so much!

Oldman: You are an honest boy.

So I'll give you these axes as presents

Youngmin: Oh! how can I thank you!

Old man: You're welcome.

(The old man disappears and Youngmin begin to cut wood in the forest. On the other side Jinsu comes along with a little boy)

Youngmin: Hi! Jinsu.

Jinsu: Hi! Youngmin.

Youngmin: Where are you going?

Jinsu:  I'm going on a picnic.

Youngmin: How happy you are!

JInsu: Youngmin, do you know my brother Dongsu?

Youngmin: No, I've never him before.

Jinsu: Well, I'll introduce Dongsu to you. He can't speak English.

Dongsu: What? You are wrong. I can introduce myself in English

Jinsu:Really?

Dongsu: Yes, I'm Dongsu, 9 years old.

Youngmin:  I'm Youngmin.  Happy to know you Dongsu.

Dongsu: Glad to see you.

Jinsu: How about playing a basketball here?

Youngmin: I'd like to but I must be going now.

Jinsu: So long.

Dongsu:Bye.

(Youngmin disappears and Jinsu plays basketball with Dongsu )

Jinsu:  It's too hot.

Dongsu:  How about something to drink?

Jinsu: All right.. Do you like this orange juice?

Dongsu: Yes, I'll have it.  (After drinking a juice can, he throws the can into the pond)

Goal in!

Jinsu: Oh that's interesting

(Then he throws every dirt into the pond, even his bag.)

Alas!. What have I done with it? Oh my bag.

Old man: Why are you crying?

Jinsu: I've thrown my bag into this pond.

I can't get it out. Please help me.

Old man: I'm sorry to hear that.

But you threw a lot of dirt into the pond so I was hurt like this.

Jinsu: I'm sorry  please forgive me, please

Old man: Forgive me?

Then you shall have this bag.

(The old man lays the bag filled with dirt on Jinsu's back)

Jinsu: Oh, no! I can't control this !

It's too heavy.

I'll never throw dirt in the pond. And I'll keep it clean