전교생 단 두명. "친구 한 명도 없었어요" 오지 섬마을에서 자란 14살 소녀의 눈물.. #인간극장 | KBS 2011.10.10

Yeonhwado appears about an hour's boat ride from Tongyeong, Gyeongnam. From there, if you transfer to a small fishing boat and travel for another ten minutes or so, a small island finally peeks its head out... Udo, a tiny island with a total of only 19 households and 33 residents. In these times when young people are busy moving away to live elsewhere, there was a young couple who voluntarily moved to this island... They are the couple Kim Gang-chun (49) and Kang Nam-yeon (46)! Ten years ago, they had settled down and worked in Tongyeong, but they moved here with a firm resolve to care for their ailing parents-in-law. They have remained on the island even after the father-in-law passed away. However, island life was certainly not easy from the start! Unlike the comfortable life on the mainland where buying a single necessary item was a breeze just by opening the door, they had to take a boat and a bus just to barely get their hands on something as simple as 500 won worth of bean sprouts! No matter how sick they are… on days with rough waves, they are stranded on the island, unable to move anywhere, making hospital treatment a mere dream! But as the saying goes, time heals all wounds. Now that ten years have passed since they arrived on Udo, just as their skin has thickened from the sea breeze, their lives also appear to have matured solidly… As the youngest elder in a community of grandmothers in their 70s and 80s, they have taken on the role of village head, and have now become the most agile and diligent worker on Udo! Recently, however, the couple has faced a task that weighs on their minds the heaviest of all… Their eldest daughter, Hye-eun, whom they have personally driven the boat to every day to commute to the elementary branch on Yeonhwado, will become a middle school student next year and must be sent to Tongyeong! At times like this, being tied to the island feels stifling, and their heads and hearts are heavy with all sorts of worries… Even though there is a mountain of work to be done as soon as they open their eyes! Receiving the absolute trust and support of the island village grandmothers~ Spending a day that is as happy as it is busy, and as rewarding as it is arduous! Let's take a peek into the 'Udo Life Story' of a family that resembles the sea! Kang Chun's Family of Four, Return to the Island Village of Udo! Yeonhwado, an island located an hour and ten minutes by boat from Tongyeong... If you transfer to a smaller boat there and travel another 10 minutes or so, you will see a small island named Udo because it resembles a cow lying down! In the past, it was a place bustling with over 400 villagers, but as the young all left for the outside world in search of better and more comfortable lives, only the grandmothers grew old with seagulls as their companions— In 2002, Kang Chun's family finally landed on this lonely island. A couple arrived confidently carrying their infant daughters, Hye-eun (14) and Hye-young (13), in their arms and on their backs, saying they would take care of their ailing parents-in-law who lived on Udo. Thanks to them, this small island regained its vitality. The sound of a baby crying and the young couple's lively laughter, heard for the first time in a long while, made this small island of Udo bustling with activity. As they became the hands and feet of the elders who were separated from their children to protect their hometown, the Kim family of four has now become an indispensable mascot on Udo! The Story of the Kim Family's Life on Udo~ Between farming the house and rushing to respond to the grandmothers' emergency calls, Mr. Kang-chun's back pain flared up, and his face contorted in agony. Seeing this, his wife, Ms. Nam-yeon, hurriedly made a phone call somewhere! However, the news that came over the receiver was, "The ferry can't depart today!" Due to the island's circumstances, where one cannot go to the hospital if the ferry cannot depart, no matter how sick they are, the first thing to check in this situation is a storm warning! In the end, I manage to temporarily soothe my husband's back pain with just a pain patch... But this is not the only thing one must endure while living on an island! Even a single chicken, which provides the family with animal protein every day, can only be purchased with the help of my parents living in Tongyeong, and cell phone reception is so poor that missing important calls is a frequent occurrence... And that is not all. Thanks to life here where you must accomplish everything on your own, both body and mind are inevitably worn out from constantly handling so many tasks without a moment's rest. Furthermore, bringing a refrigerator to Udo takes at least three nights and four days, and requires the help of guests visiting the island... It feels like I am paying a heavy price for living on this beautiful island! Sheriff Husband and Chief Hong Wife! "Whenever something happens to ...