Se-wol lives in front, Ne-wol in the back, and Baebaeng-i in the middle. Baebaeng-i dies of lovesickness for a monk who visits houses begging for alms. As a passing-by rogue gets the information at a bar, he goes to Baebaeng-i's house and recommends that his family perform a gut (shamanic ritual) in order to solace Baebaeng-i's poor spirit. The rogue plays the skillful male shaman and leaves with a lot of money paid for his role.

Se-wol lives in front, Ne-wol in the back, and Baebaeng-i in the middle. Baebaeng-i dies of lovesickness for a monk who visits houses begging for alms. As a passing-by rogue gets the information at a bar, he goes to Baebaeng-i's house and recommends that his family perform a gut (shamanic ritual) in order to solace Baebaeng-i's poor spirit. The rogue plays the skillful male shaman and leaves with a lot of money paid for his role.

There is a town with a well called 'Bachelor's Well' after a young man dug the well and jumped in to kill himself when his love for a girl from a rich family ended miserably. The story is about a ferryboat rower, a bum with a limp, and many other men all fighting to get the love of one girl. Three beggars who die with grudges against this town appear every night as ghosts to haunt and curse their foes.

水原小学四年级学生禹荣达的父母出门经商半年没有来信，荣达靠祖母每天捡破烂挣来的钱勉强生活着。祖母生病，无法支付3个月学费的荣达没有去学校。他朋友的姐姐贵兰把米送到了荣达家，班主任田代老师也来家访，把学费交给了祖母。但是房东把那笔钱拿去顶了房租，所以荣达又不能去学校了。祖母问荣达， 能不能去平泽的姨妈家取学费。
早上荣达很早就乘牛车出发，在居酒屋取水，走了6里（约20公里）的路，平安到达了平泽的姨妈家。第二天，荣达拿到了学费和大米坐公共汽车回来，跟祖母打了招呼后，就跑到学校交学费。田代老师让荣达看了同学们为他攒钱的友情箱，说今后不要担心学费，要好好学习。荣达从学校回来的时候，收到了父亲的来信，信上说母亲生病了所以没能联系荣达，同时还寄来了一个装有钱、衣服和鞋子的包裹。农乐队过盂兰盆节期间，荣达的父母回到了故乡。