(On the stage,there is only Hanji)
1.HJ:Hello~Have you ever heard about Korean representative traditional paper? It has played a pivotal role in the lives of Koreans,who have learned to put it to a great number of uses.That is Hanji.And I have been becoming valuable Hanji! To become a great number of uses,I spend hard time pouring all my effort.So My body is always hitten by mallet and boiled with hot water.
(HJJ walks towards HJ)
2.HJ:Oh!My best friend Hanjijang,HongChunSu is coming!! Why are you late? I have been waiting for some minutes.And I ache for being Chanhoji quickly indeed. Ha!(like a sigh) My friends already became Hanboak,wall paper and Hanji lantern. But, what am I doing now? Since I was chosen to be Hanji among many paper mulberry trees,I was steamed in cauldrons and my body was peeled off.From then on,I spend many time that Washing and bleaching the fiber,It does not damage me and allowed the paper to retain the fiber's original,vital luster.And once the impurites had been removed,the fiber were placed on a large stone plate and beaten with a mallet until my body become loose.And then..
3.HJJ: Yes~Right~And then The fibers were placed inside a paper container or tank and mixed well to ensure that they are dispersed evenly.After pouring the crushed fiber into water,takpul,as known as mulberry starch is added as a sticky fluid...
4.HJ:Takpul plays a very important role in making Hanji,and it is often grown especially for this purpose.And I heard you have a unique method.What it is?
5.HJJ: I have a unique method of straining the fiber of Hanji paper.As opposed to the standard "caged-in" method,the fiber and starch mixture is placed on the screen, and is gentry shaken side to side.It called...
6.Hj&HJJ: "Dripping!"
7.HJ:Ah ha! So that's why I do not tear easily!
8.HJJ: Right~Then you were removed the moisture,and allowed the sheets to be seperated one by one.The sheets must be dried over a long period of time in order to ensure that they seperate well.So now,you will be dried.You have two choice that one is sun drying,using wooden boards, and another is iron plate drying,using a steam-heated iron surface.What do you want to?
9.HJ:Ok,I will choose sun drying,using wooden boards.Is it last part?
10.HJJ: Maybe not,you will be pounded in order to make your surfaces even to be smoother and more radiant.
11.HJ:If i will finish all work,I will be Changhoji.Then my body can control humity at an appropriate level.And also many people are captivated by my ability.Okay then i will go to dry to become it quickly~See you later
[HJ disappeared]
12.(HJJ said with a sigh.)
How can i say..I cannot do! If i will say,my precious friend Hanji will be sad..It is secret for Hanji.But i will tell only you.That is ...There is no person who follow my work and many people rarely use Hanji.That facts takes me into sadness and disappointment...
13.HJ:What? How can i disappear? I cannot believe it..As you know,I have plenty of merits like preservation.Thanks to preservation,all people can see historical documents like 훈민정음혜례본 until nowadays.And my grandmother was used ingrediant as one of Korean weapons.She can endure temperature until 1000.Likethis,Hanji was pivotal role in people's life for a long time ago. But now,I cannot understand why many people do rarely use Hanji.
14.HJJ:Did you heard my words..?I'm also disappointed.Actually,20 years ago,chinese copied on Korean traditinal paper to earn the money using factory's power.So many koreanpaper workers quit their work that used our own way and went to factory.Still,I endured that hard time and tried to protect it.
I have a devotion to Hanji by keeping conventional method.While keeping Hanji,I realized some method of invention of new version Hanji that have unordinary ingrediant like a maple and seaweed.It needs my all efforts and passion.Also It made me go through hardships and difficulty..Why many people did not pay attention to Hanji that made by my life and sacrifice?
15.HJ:yeah~As your familiar friend,I admire your devotion and passion.And i'm also really greatful to you for keeping Korean historical things and caring about me.
16.HJJ:Thank you for coming in my life.As you enter my time,I can be held honor and responsblity of invention new types of Hanji by people and retaining cherish things.I am always proud of my work.
17.HJ:I am also proud of my presense that is HanJi.
[Grab hands]
18.HJ&HJJ:If you will give attention to this,we can look after one of Koean representative things and protect it.
<Thank you for listening my words~>