The view from where we eat overlooks the mountainside and down into the section of Seoul called Yonhi Dong.
The conversation this morning at breakfast kind of went like this:
โDaddy,โ Caleb said. โAre there any tigers in that forest?โ
โNot any longer,โ Daddy said, โbut they used to a long time ago when Yonhi Dong was all forest. The people lived behind the city walls.”
โSo they were safe behind the wall?โ Caleb asked.
โWhat if they got in?โ Lukeโs eyes were all big and blue at this point.
โDonโt worry,โ I told him, โthe Hwarang warriors protected everyone.โ
โThen I want to be a Hwarang warrior,โ Caleb said. โAnd have a sword.โ
Luke sat up really tall. โMe too.โ
I guess Iโm going to have to write Santa a letter asking for traditional Korean swords. Letโs hope they come in plastic!
Photo from: Anima
And that no tigers wander into your gate, unless they’re plastic too.
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Brave warrior sons you have!
A Hwarang warrior, eh? A very worthy ambition indeed. ๐ (I had to learn about the warriors when taking my black belt test.)
Me, too! But only if I should see a tiger ๐
HAHAHA! Love it so much!!!
That’s cute!
How cute…what brave young warriors you have…
Great story ๐
Love it!