SHIM Hak-ku, who was in the government service, loses his eyesight after his family is ruined by conspirators. Now Shim Hak-ku, blind and very poor, raises his daughter Chung by himself. The main character, SHIM Chung has grown to be a beautiful and strong girl with animal friends, Dan-chu (a dog), Gai (a goose), and Teo-bong (a turtle) in spite of poor conditions. One day, she decides to sacrifice herself to the sea monster, Indangsu and plunges into the sea for 300 sacks o...more

SHIM Hak-ku, who was in the government service, loses his eyesight after his family is ruined by conspirators. Now Shim Hak-ku, blind and very poor, raises his daughter Chung by himself. The main character, SHIM Chung has grown to be a beautiful and strong girl with animal friends, Dan-chu (a dog), Gai (a goose), and Teo-bong (a turtle) in spite of poor conditions. One day, she decides to sacrifice herself to the sea monster, Indangsu and plunges into the sea for 300 sacks of rice to get her father's eyesight back. Then she has a narrow escape from death and comes back to the land after spending some time in the palace under the sea. Finally, she meets her father again after going through hard times, and due to Chung's love for her father, Shim Hak-ku gets his eyesight back. less