Guryongpo Mural Village

Soeun was known throughout the village

as a spirited child.
Though still young, she wasn't afraid of the water,
and her eyes would sparkle like stars

whenever she heard stories of the sea.

But deep within Soeun's heart,
there was always an unresolved curiosity.

On nights when the sea breeze grew calm

and moonlight shone,
it was because of the legend the village elders

gathered to tell.

"Long ago, on a stormy day, ten dragons
tried to ascend to the heavens from the sea before us.
But one plunged back into the sea,
and only nine ascended to the heavens.
That's why the village came to be called

Nine Dragons Port, Guryongpo.
After the dragons ascended and the storm subsided,
a beautiful rainbow arched across the sky."

The adults told that legend

as if it were something to be proud of,
but to Soeun, it sounded like nothing more than

a dreamlike and mysterious tale.

So Soeun would often mutter to herself.

‘Why did one dragon dive back into the sea?
Could there be a reason?’

And then, gathering her courage, she plunged into the sea!