- Overview
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Through the process of lending and paying back between friends, we can realize the true meaning of money and think about the value of trust and promises.
- Book Intro
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Sanha and Jeonghu are best friends. One day, Jung-hu asks to borrow money from Sanha. Sanha lends Jeonghu the money reluctantly after hearing about his sad circumstances. But if Jeonghu can't pay the money back on time, Sanha decides to keep the item that Jeonghu treasures most. However, Jeonghu can't pay her back on the day that he promised. Sanha pressures him. Jeonghu becomes sulky and grouchy because Sanha doesn't understand his circumstances: he can't pay her back because he really doesn't have any money. The relationship between Sanha and Jeonghu has been complicated by financial matters. Will they start to grow apart?
The main character, Sanha, lends money to Jung-hu with the intention of helping a friend out of a difficult situation. However, as adults do, they exchange written vows and set an interest rate, and Sanha starts to get greedy. The greed grows bigger and threatens the friendship between her and Jeonghu.
The author densely depicts the changing psychology of Sanha and Jeonghu over time. Through the processes of amplifying faith in a friend, betrayal by greed, and greed leading to resentment and anger, how awful is this situation in which money dominates humanity.
Luckily, the two friends reconcile and work together through the homework given by the teacher, "find 100 things you can't buy with money," eventually recovering their childlike innocence. This book hopes to teach children the value of money and true friendship.
- About the Author
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Je Sungeun
(English) After receiving the Saebom Literature Award, she became a fairy tale writer and won the script competition at the Chuncheon Puppet Festival. Her major works include original fairy tales such as "The Apartment Collecting Noise," "Adolescence vs. Menopause," "Adolescence vs. Dad's Menopause," "The Ghost in the Group Chat," "Family in the Group Chat," "I Want to See the Unseen," and "The Nagging Center," as well as picture books such as "The Dancing Towel" and "Counting Eyebrows Day."
(Japanese) セボッ文学賞を受賞して童話作家になり、春川人形劇祭台本公募展で受賞しました。主な作品に、創作童話『思春期対更年期』、『思春期対パパ更年期』、『グループトークルームの幽霊』、『グループトークルームの家族』、『見なかった目買います』、『小言センター』などがあり、絵本に『踊るタオル』、『眉毛を数える日』などがあります。
Lee heeeun
The author studied fashion design in college and began to draw pictures in children's books because of her affection for children. She wrote and illustrated the picture book Kong Kong Kong, The Nobel Prize in My House, The Story of Sleep I Didn't Know, and The Discovery of Fish.
