“Monk! Forgive me! My father-in-law is innately hard-hearted.”

“Are you Jang-ja’s last daughter-in-law?”
“Yes, I am.”

“You are the only crane among a flock of crows.  You better leave this house right now.”

“What?”

“Your house will soon collapse and disappear.  Follow me this moment.  But never look back.”

The last daughter-in-law heeded the old monk’s advice.  She could not disobey him because his face was full of authority, and she recognized him as a famous monk.  But she wanted to know how Jang-ja’s house would collapse and why she should not look back.

When she reached the top of the last hill from which she could see her house, she could not endure it any longer.  After going over the hill, she would no longer be able to see her husband’s house.  At the last moment, the daughter-in-law couldn’t stand her boiling curiosity and she looked back.  But, at that instant, what did she see?  Jang-ja’s house, in which she had lived just a few short moments before, disappeared in a split second. 

She rubbed her eyes and looked again.  There, instead of her house, was a large swamp. “Oh, Monk! What happened?” No sooner had the surprised daughter-in-law said these words than her body was turned into a stake. “I wanted to save you because of your tender heart, but you disobeyed the order of Buddha,” said the chief monk.  After praying for a long time in front of the stake, the head monk left.

That is the story about the place where Jang-ja’s house was located.  When the water in the swamp is still and clear, it is said that one can see Jang-ja’s house beneath its surface.