Blind Shim Ch Ong

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The Faithful Daughter Shim Ch’ong is a carefully crafted Korean folk tale, intended for fourth to fifth graders. The tale follows Shim Ch’ong, the daughter of Blind Shim, who works to provide for her and her father. Late at night, Blind Shim falls into a stream, and is rescued by a monk. Blind Shim promises to give the monk 300 bags of rice, which he doesn’t have. To help her father, Shim Ch’ong sells herself to sailors to help her father, and sacrifices herself. She wakes up later in the palace of the Dragon king and sends her back to the surface enveloped in a lotus flower. Fishermen transport the flower to the king, who opens it to see Shim Ch’ong, dressed in an orange and yellow hanbok with white lace patterns surrounding the garment, her hair tied into a braid. Shim Ch’ong is wed to the king and as time passes, she grows worried for her father. The king hosts a feast …show more content…

They’ll have a better work ethic later on and understand that they won’t be handed everything they want at the push of a button. The Faithful Daughter Shim Ch’ong is a prime example of hard work, as Shim Ch’ong and Blind Shim both work for each other. Blind Shim had done the best he could for Shim Ch’ong so she grew up properly. Ch’ong now does whatever she can to help her father. “She was also a very diligent worker. Everyone in the village praised her skill” (Vorhees 6). Shim Ch’ong started working at a young age, dawn to dusk, to help her family. She would take multiple jobs, like sewing and cooking, to provide basic necessities. Ch’ong is a perfect character to instill a sense of hard work in kids. “She went to a village far from home in order to work” (Vorhees 8). She demonstrates that not only the reader has to work what seems endlessly just to pay for the necessities, but also that the reader will encounter roadblocks to success. These roadblocks can be overcome with enough will and passion, much like Shim Ch’ong and her sacrifice for her

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