written and illustrated by Lee Ji Hyeon


In the first scene, there are many soft and rich cotton buds unfolding, and little people, like fairies, appear one by one. They may seem comfortable at first among the soft cotton, but they are busily moving their little fingers on the precarious branches. The real-life cotton fields, textile factories, and clothing factories are at first glance like a space in a village where a fairy lives. The eyes of the picture book follow the path in which they work, through fields with setting sun, huge white mountains, and colorful square fabrics to reach a show window.
The author depicted unprotected children working at the end of the cotton industry system, which employed over 300 million people.