Muffin Stories : Zinnia | Children's Tales, Stories and Fables | muffin songs

Long ago, there lived a scary monster in the ocean. This monster was mean and bothered the villagers who went fishing. So the villagers sacrificed a beautiful lady to the monster once a year. This year, a lady named 'Seonhong' was to be sacrificed. Seonhong and her parents cried everyday. A brave young man asked as he was passing. "Oh, why are you crying so much?" "Tomorrow, my daughter, Seonhong, will be sacrificed to the monster in the ocean." The young man felt sorry for Seonhong's family. "Don't worry. I will beat the monster and save your daughter and this village." The young man went to the villagers. "I'll go and beat the monster." "I will fight the monster for a hundred days. If I win, I will raise a white flag and if I lose I will raise a red flag when I return." The villagers were worried about the young man and tried to stop him, but his mind was set. The young man sailed off to the ocean. SInce that day, Seonhong went to a hill where the ocean could be seen and prayed. The young man went to the ocean and fought the monster. The young man beat the monster and raised a white flag. Right then, the monster suddenly got up and then collapsed again. The white flag turned red from the monster's blood. The young man didn't know this and continued on. On the 100th day, the boat could be seen. Seonhong waited to see the color of the flag. Seonhong saw the red flag and collapsed on the spot and died. The next year, a beautiful flower bloomed where Seonhong waited for the young man. The people believed that Seonhong became that flower.