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Five Ginseng Brothers

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Written & Illustrated by Gyanggyul

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GORAEBAETSOK

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Once upon a time, deep in the mountains of Geumsan-

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so deep you had to cross twelve winding ridges-

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there lived the kind and warm-hearted Five Ginseng Brothers.

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The Five Ginseng Brothers would head to the steamy hot spring at dawn

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long before anyone else came to the mountain—and enjoy a refreshing soak.

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But one day…

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A stooped old granny, who was up before dawn, came to gather wild greens when she spotted the Five Ginseng Brothers!

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At Granny’s house, jujubes, ginger, angelica root, cinnamon, and white peonies were spread out to dry.

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All of them lay in neat rows, slowly drying.

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The Five Ginseng Brothers were laid down right next to them.

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Day by day, the Five Ginseng Brothers dried out more and their skin grew rough.

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Then, one misty morning,

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steam began to rise from somewhere.

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A sweet, mysterious scent woke the sleeping Five Ginseng Brothers.

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They followed the smell

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and found a huge iron pot, boiling with hot water.

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“Wait, aren’t those herbs in there?”

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The Five Ginseng Brothers, as if enchanted, leaped into the water.

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As time passed,

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their wrinkled bodies became plump and shiny again.

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It felt just like being back in the Geumsan hot spring.

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From that day on, the Five Ginseng Brothers began their secret hot-spring life.

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Meanwhile, Granny used the bathwater for cooking rice, washing her face, and drinking—

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and she began to grow healthier by the day.

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But one early morning,

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Granny couldn’t sleep and caught the Five Ginseng Brothers at their secret spa!

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“Good heavens!”

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At last, Granny understood the secret behind her good health.

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Word spread far and wide,

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and soon sick people from the village came hoping for ginseng soup.

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But the Five Ginseng Brothers grew tired,.

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boiling soup day and night for a hundred days

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Their bodies all soft and mushy, the Five Ginseng Brothers longed for home.

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That very night,

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friends who had heard the rumors

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from deep within Geumsan came quietly to visit them.

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At dawn the next day,

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the Five Ginseng Brothers left with their friends for the faraway mountains.

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A place so deep, no one knew where it was.

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Since then,

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the mist from that place is said to heal the sick—just by its scent.

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Of course, no one around me has ever smelled it… not yet, anyway.