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During the dance, something is obviously troubling Horototo.
Ho-Seen*Ko i.sences Horototo’s dilemma. She knows her prince is uneasy because of a conflict between Spacia-Vye and Bacoa,
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his homeland. Spacia-Vye brings Horototo happiness, but that happiness cannot last; for Spacia-Vye is a fantasy. Bacoa, though it may be dull, is real; here Horototo realizes that he has made a mistake in deserting his responsibility. To Horototo now, Bacoa is the only place where true life exists.
Ho-Seen-Ko doesn't want to lose her prince, because just as Horototo has found happiness in her, she has found joy in him --he is real, she a fantasy. Horototo dances alone contemplating everything that has transpired just a few hours before. He has just passed a great milestone in his life. Horototo now feels that he is capable of responsibility. He rejects Ho-Seen*Ko's ple^for marriage and again sets out in journey. (He knew he couldn't marry a commoner anyway).
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With each stroke to Bacoa, Horototo is more and more convinced that Spacia-Vye was a phonydream. At Bacoa, he is we1comad by Jat-Sun-Lii andcommended for his wisdom in seeing where happiness really lies. Horototo reasures the king that he now has the courage tomake happiness out of the drabness of Bacoa. Never again will he long for an escape like Spacia-Vye where he can run to when problems arise, unon learning that his son is now willing to take on responsibility, Jat-Sun-lii crowns Horototo king of Bacoa. As his first noble act, Horototo proclaims a day of complete rejoicing. The theme is BE HAPPY IN YOUR RESPON