Korra was a farmer. When he saved enough money, he goes to town to buy a slave who can help him on his farm.When the dealer shows him a strong young man, he runs his hand over his muscles to test and finally buys him. Korra takes the slave with him.

After many days the slave gets used to the farm work. But after a while he falls sick and starts pining away. One day the master talks to him kindly because he knows those symptoms well. The slave is homesick and wants to get back to the forests from where he came. The master tells the slave that he will give him his freedom after he works hard on the farm for five years. So the slave works hard on the farm for five years counting the passage of the seasons. Even when the time goes beyond his ability to count he works with hope. He watched every sunrise with renewed hope and faith. Due to this, his spiritual faith deepened. After five years, he goes to his master and asks for his freedom. Korra praises him for his faithful work. But he asks the slave whether his home is far away in the West. Then Korra tells the slave though he is free now, he still needs money for travel. Then he tells the slave that if he works for two more years on the farm, he shall get the money for travel. Though the slave works hard, he no longer keeps track of time. He would day dream and talk and cry in his sleep. Korra talks to him kindly again and tells him that he too wanted to go to the West when he was young. But he never had money to travel. Now that he has enough money for travel, he has no strength. Korra advises the young slave to maintain his strength and try to go to the West. The slave mended his ways and worked for two more years. Korra gave him money for travel and his freedom. He goes west and comes back after two months in miserable plight. He cannot find his forests. Korra asks him to go eastward and try to find his forests. When the slave goes eastwards he finds the forests but he cannot recognize them. He comes back dejected. Korra asks him to stay with him. Korra takes care of him and whips him now and then to make him obedient. Every Sunday the slave sits on the knoll and stares towards the West.

Korra’s farm yields rich produce. He buys new lands for farming. Since he is rich he also buys a female slave. Their family also grows and six slave boys are born. He teaches his sons hard work and to watch the West with longing. He told them that only when one worked the time passed. Korra becomes old and weak. Korra’s sons are also not strong. They have nothing to fear since they are now protected by the strong slave boys.