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death of grandfather
After the Japanese took away Sookan's grandfather's most precious items (his tree), made him angry, and humiliated he died of distress. -
sock girls are taken away
After the death of Sookan's grandfather her mother's sock factory became slower. The Japanese then took the sock girls away, because of the slowness. -
sookan going to school
After trying to keep Sookan from going to Japanese school she finally has to go. She then knows how bad and how much discipilne it has. -
ending of the war
After there was almost no hope Sookan's family finally heard of the U.S.'s victory of the the war. They were finally free of the Japanese's grasp. -
russian's takeover
After the war and when the Japanese went away instead of the U.S. comming the russians came instead. They were tricking the koreans into beliving they were good. They wouldn't even let anyone escape the north korea. -
found rest of family
After looking for a year Kisa, a friend found out that Sookan's father and brothers were safe. -
running away
Sookan's family finally found out a way to run away woth one of the best guides. They might get killed though because to the Russians who have taken over Korea think runaways going to the south or people who don't follow them as traders and they kill them. -
the other side of the fence
When Sookan was running away she souldn't find her mother and lost her guide. Luckly a few weeks later an old man offered help and by his directions she made it under the fence, showing the border line of north and south Korea. -
the family back together
Finally after Sookan, her younger brother, and her mother ran away, Sookan's family'sfinally back together. Sookan's mother was going to be sent to russia to work as a slave, But secretly was a russian guard's maid servent. She finally escaped later. -
death of friends and family
Kisa, a friend, and Sookan's aunt tiger were found as a trader in north Korea and were hanged.