A butcher(Paekchong) enters
with a straw bag containing
an ax and a knife, and dances
by himself. When he sees a big
brown bull dance in, he dances
with the bull, then kills it
with his ax and cuts out its
heart and testicles. He asks
the spectators to buy the heart
or testicles, and dances again
when no one offers to buy them.
When it thunders, he gets frightened
and exits. The act satirizes
the authoritative attitudes
of the ruling class toward sexual
life, removing the sexual taboo.
This causes the spectators to
laugh, and the butcher wins
their sympathy.
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