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Have you ever thought about

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what is above the blue sky and white clouds?

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Long, long ago,

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a race of people lived in heaven.

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The King in heaven Hwan-in ruled over them,

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and the people are happy and peaceful.

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Hwan-in, the God of Heaven, had a son named Hwan-ung.

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As he looked down at the world under his feet,

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he thought that

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the mountains looked so green

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and the rivers were so clear.

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"I wish I could live with the people on that beautiful land…"

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Understanding his son’s heart, Hwan-in allowed his son to leave for the world below.

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"I will give you three cheonbuins. You can bring them to earth to bring good fortune for the people."

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The door of heaven then opened wide, and Hwan-ung came down to earth.

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The gods controlling the wind, rain, and clouds, and three thousand attendants followed him.

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Hwan-ung made an altar under a sacred tree on Taebaek Mountain.

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Then, for the people on the land,

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he sorted out right from wrong, healed diseases,

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and did about three hundred and sixty different acts of good.

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The people on the land

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planted seeds and harvested grains.

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The god of wind helped with wind, the god of clouds helped with clouds,

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and the god of rain helped with rain.

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As time went by, the land became a good place to live.

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More and more people gathered, and the town grew bigger and bigger.

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One day, a bear and a tiger came to Hwan-ung.

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“Dear Hwan-ung, we want to become human beings and live happily too.

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Please, grant our wishes.”

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Hwan-ung gave them a handful of wormwood and twenty pieces of garlic, and told them,

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“Eat these, do not see any sunlight for one hundred days, and you will be humans.”

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The bear and the tiger entered into a dark cave

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with absolutely no sunshine to live only with the bitter wormwood and smelly garlic.

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After a few days,

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the tiger could not stand it anymore and ran out of the cave.

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“Yuck! I would rather live as a tiger than become a human with these plants!”

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However, the bear endured,

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and finally became a beautiful woman in twenty one days.

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She was Ung-nyeo, the Bear-Woman.

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Ung-nyeo, now a woman, had one more wish:

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she wanted to have a baby.

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Everyday, she prayed under a birch tree.

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“Please, please, let me have a baby.”

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Hwan-ung pitied her and took her as his wife.

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After nine months, Ung-nyeo gave birth.

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“Eungae, eungae! Waa waa!”

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Even at a glance, one could see it was a healthy boy.

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“Ha ha, what a strong crying sound!

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You will rule over the world in the future!”

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With his great joy, Hwan-ung named the baby Dan-Gun.

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Dan-Gun grew well with the great love of his father Hwan-ung and his mother Ung-nyeo.

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He grew as a young man with a gentle mind, thoughtful wisdom, and powerful strength.

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The adult Dan-Gun ruled over people just as well as his father, Hwan-ung, did.

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People believed and followed Dan-Gun.

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“Dan-Gun was born between the heaven and the earth.

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Such a great man must become our king!”

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Leading his people, Dan-Gun, now a king, left the land of his father, Hwan-ung.

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He built a nation as a great place for people to live and grow.

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This place was called Gojoseon.

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That was the first nation on this land, the Korean peninsula.

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King Dan-Gun ruled Gojoseon for as long as 1,500 years!

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Gojoseon became a great and strong nation with vast land.