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A Happy Family

Living in the Paenamugol village, with many mouths to feed, Mr. Pak was in needy circumstances. But the neighbours envied his family for their harmonious life. They wondered, “What makes them live so happily without a quarrel?”

On the other hand, Mr. Choe’s family in the Pamnamugol village was of a small size and lived well off their own land. But they were in discord and not a day passed without a quarrel among them. The neighbours spoke ill of them behind their back, “Where is the joy of life for a family like Choe’s no matter how rich they may be?”

One day Choe met Pak and asked him after exchanging civilities, “How are all your family getting along so well with each other?”

“I’m afraid we hardly deserve such a praise,” Pak replied humbly.

But Choe implored him to tell what the secret of keeping harmony in family life was. To this Pak answered, “We have no secret worthy of special mention. The only thing I can say is that everyone in my family finds fault in themselves and that they never dispute with each other.”

At this moment there came an urgent voice of Mr. Pak’s son from outside, “Our runaway ox has rushed into a grain field.” At this, Pak and all other members of the family ran outside. Choe followed them. A big ox was eating the ears of foxtail millet in the field in front of the house. Then, when chased away, it ran this way and that, trampling down the grain crops. All of Pak’s family closed in on the ox and the son of Pak caught it by the bridle after a while.

Now, Mr. Pak said in a low voice, “It’s my fault, I didn’t fasten the reins to a tree on the hill in the morning.”

“No. I’m to blame. If I had fed it heartily in the morning, it wouldn’t have eaten the ears of millet plants making a mess of the field,” said his wife.

“Mother, the fault lies with me. I should have taken the ox to the grass strip in the valley,” his son said with a smile and took it to the valley. Now a young woman, the daughter-in-law of Pak, returning from washing at the riverside, apologized politely to her parents-in-law, “Today of all days, I’ve been away for washing at the riverside, not knowing the ox has broken loose. I’m really sorry.”

Seeing them Choe was very much impressed and thought to himself. “Now I see. My family are all their own Lords. Each of them has all glory for himself, and passes the buck to another. So they can’t help quarrelling with one another. But this family give way to each other, understand each other, and find fault in themselves. They are so laudable.” With this thought, he thanked the family of Mr. Pak for the good lesson they gave him and left for home.

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