‘Turtle and Tortoise’ hold significance across various cultures and mythologies. This painting narrates the tale from Korea. Korean symbol of turtles shows the wisdom of life and they are easily found in temples. Koreans respect turtles as symbols of long life, good life, and knowledge of the future. People believed that turtles had the power to predict the future. Fortune tellers used the shape of a turtle’s shell to forecast the future. In this painting, a tale is depicted, where a girl decides to take a plunge in deep-sea and end her life forever. But to her wonder, she is saved by the turtle and she is re-born more confident and a firm believer to take life as it comes. She is blessed by the deities above as they pour flowers from heaven and she continues to live a blessed life.