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of the three told him their whole story. “We have not had a sip of water in three days until now, and we
are exhausted from hunger and thirst. Could you give us some water and something to eat?” Then the
oldmansaid,“Thereisnowaterorfoodthatahumancaneat.”Thethreepeoplelookedateachotherin
bewilderment, but soon the old man gave them three fruits that looked like apples but it was not exactly
anappletheyknow. Thethreemenatethefruitintheblinkofaneye,andtheycompletelyregainedtheir
vitality. The old man came out from inside and said, “Now you should go home. Your family will have
been waiting a long time for you.” The three fishermen said, “But we do not know the way to get back
home.” The old man said, “Then I will lead the way.” Then the four people got on the boat. When they
lookedback,theislandwasstillshroudedinafog.Afterseveralhoursofrowing,mountainpeaksbegan
to appear on the horizon in the distance. The old man pulled out the three pieces of fruit they had eaten
the day before from his sleeve and gave them to the three men. Then he suddenly disappeared without
even having a chance to say goodbye. The three just stared at each other blankly. Finally, they returned
to Ulleung Island. The three men talked about the mysterious foggy island, the strange old man, and the
mysterious fruit. The story was mysterious enough to make people curious about the island, so people
loadedfoodandwaterontoalargeboatandsetouttofindthemysteriousislandagain.However,theyonly
sawout-of-seasonpeachblossomsfloatingdown,andthewindandrainweresoseverethattheywerenot
abletofindtheislandandendedupreturninghome.Anotherversionoftheendingisthatwhenthethree
fishermenatethefruitthreemonthsandtendayslater,theireyesbecameclear,andtheywereabletosee
theworldmuchmoreclearly.Therefore,theywereabletofindtheislandagaineasily.
TheSecretofUsandorevealstheculturalidentityofDokdo.Koreanfolktalesaredividedinto“Gwangpo”
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legends and local legends. The Gwangpo legend is a feature of stories shared throughout Korea. On the
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other hand, local legends contain local indigenous beliefs through stories related to the name of the area
ofUsando
andfamousnaturalobjects. TheSecretofUsando,whichdevelopedfrombeliefsaboutDokdo,isalocal
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legend that originated in Ulleung Island. Similarly, in villages along the East Sea coast, there is another
storyofthreefishermenthathasthesamebasicstoryasTheSecretofUsandobutwithdifferentendings.
ThisshowsthatpeopleontheEastCoasthavebeenawareofDokdoandUlleungIslandsincethepast.
Unusually,DokdohasnofolktalesbasedonthenaturalobjectsfoundonDokdo.InthecaseofUlleung
Island,therearestoriesabouttheislanditself,buttherearealsostoriesrelatedtoamountaininUlleung
Island called “Seoninbong” as well. It can be assumed that there are no tales of Dokdo’s natural objects
becauseDokdowasasmallrockyislandwherenopeoplelivedinfarpast.However,justbecausepeople
didnotliveonDokdo,itdoesnotmeanthatDokdodidnotfallundertheculturalsphereoftheRepublic
of Korea. The three fishermen who appear in The Secret of Usando are from Ulleung Island. The fact
thatUlleungIslandpeopleflowedintoDokdoshowsthattherewasalotofexchangebetweenDokdoand
UlleungIsland.Moreover,consideringthatUlleungIslandfishermenstayedonDokdoforashorttimeand
thenreturnedtotheirhometown,clearlyDokdowasusedasastopoverforfishingactivities.
2-1.WhoOwnsDokdo
Accordingto“AstudyontheculturalidentityofDokdointheDokdoregionallegend,”writtenin2008by
KwonDo-kyung,ProfessoroftheDepartmentofLiberalArtsatWoosukUniversity,Dokdoisessentially
an uninhabited rocky island that was used as a stopover for temporary fishing and trade. That is why
Ulleung Island and Dokdo share close cultural characteristics. In fact, according to a book published by
the Institute of Korean Cultural Studies of Yeungnam University in 2003 called “Life of Ulleung Island,
Dokdo,andtheEastCoastResidents,itsChangesandDevelopment,”“Usanguk”wasanancientkingdom
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