Let’s play, play a game of word chain.

What’s that thing, flapflailing behind the mountain?

That’s Silvergrassflower

Silvergrassflower is white-haired

What’s white-haired is Grandpop

Grandpop’s back is hunched

What’s hunched is an Oxwoodensaddle

Oxwoodensaddle’s got holes

What has holes is Sirusteamer

Sirusteamer is black

What’s black is a Crow

Crows run wild

Who runs wild is a Shaman

Shamans drum

Who drums is a Blacksmith

Blacksmiths latch on with claws

Who’s got claws that latch on is a Crab

Crab is red

What’s red is Jujube

Jujube is sweet

What’s sweet is Yeot

Yeot sticks like taffy

Gooeyly-glueyly sticks to your hands and mine

While I’m busy sucking Yeot clean off my hands

You start licking Yeot clean off your hands too

HA HA HA—

Author’s Note: Word Chain is a game that’s been passed down in Jeju for

many generations. I played with the ending and changed it.