The settings and conflicts of this story are:

The story takes place in a small village on the west coast of Korea, mid-to late 12th century. The main characters, who are Tree ear and Crane man, both live under a worn out bridge in the village. The master potter, Min, lives in a nice wealthy house with his wife. Min's backyard is the setting of where he meets Tree ear and where he spied on him. For now, the main conflict in the story is when Tree ear works for Min and tries to find many ways to get to make a pot himself. I think Crane man will guide Tree ear along the way and will give him wise advises along the way. I think this will be resolved when Tree ear finds out he is awesome at making pots and Min sees that the little boy is better of a potter than himself.