. ‘’Sometimes, she would be sent to remind the King of the time. Usually, after completing his exercise walk, the King would stop to chat with those who had come to meet him and sometimes he would stay longer than he should. Tongdaeng, who stands a distance away from the King, would approach him and begin to lick his hand repeatedly. The King, understanding the message, would tell the people, ‘Tongdaeng has come to remind me to go’.’’