I read a book, “Why the Sea is Salty”.
This story is a traditional tale from Korea. There is a similar story in Sweden.
Today, the sea is salty, but long years ago, the sea was not salty as today. It was sweet. It became salty because of millstone. A great King had the millstone. This millstone was not a ordinary millstone but a magic millstone. It made whatever the King asked for, for example, gold, jewels, special spices and so on… all the time, the millstone can satisfy the King’s desires. One day, a poor thief tried to steal it. He went to the palace and asked the guards to see the palace. The guard showed the thief the palace. The thief followed the guard and looked for the millstone. He asked the guard about the millstone. The guard carelessly told him about the millstone. Thanks to the guard, he could get the millstone and ran away as fast as he could. Then he took a boat and sailed away. On the boat, he ate a bun, but he wanted salt which put on the bun. He asked the millstone to get salt. It made salt. He jumped for joy. Then he fell asleep. The millstone kept turning while he slept. The pile of salt grew bigger, bigger and bigger!!! When he got up, there were a lot of salt on the boat. By and by the boat filled with salt and sank into the sea. At last, he punished by the King.
I had never heard this story. It is very interesting, isn't it? According to this story, your bad conduct makes you bad. I also do think so.
This story is a traditional tale from Korea. There is a similar story in Sweden.
Today, the sea is salty, but long years ago, the sea was not salty as today. It was sweet. It became salty because of millstone. A great King had the millstone. This millstone was not a ordinary millstone but a magic millstone. It made whatever the King asked for, for example, gold, jewels, special spices and so on… all the time, the millstone can satisfy the King’s desires. One day, a poor thief tried to steal it. He went to the palace and asked the guards to see the palace. The guard showed the thief the palace. The thief followed the guard and looked for the millstone. He asked the guard about the millstone. The guard carelessly told him about the millstone. Thanks to the guard, he could get the millstone and ran away as fast as he could. Then he took a boat and sailed away. On the boat, he ate a bun, but he wanted salt which put on the bun. He asked the millstone to get salt. It made salt. He jumped for joy. Then he fell asleep. The millstone kept turning while he slept. The pile of salt grew bigger, bigger and bigger!!! When he got up, there were a lot of salt on the boat. By and by the boat filled with salt and sank into the sea. At last, he punished by the King.
I had never heard this story. It is very interesting, isn't it? According to this story, your bad conduct makes you bad. I also do think so.
Reference
Dickins, R. (2009). Why the Sea is Salty. London: Usborne Publishing Ltd..
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