Spanish–English parallel text
Heungbu y Nolbu
Heungbu and Nolbu
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Dos hermanos
Two Brothers
Hace mucho tiempo, dos hermanos vivían en un pueblo de Corea. Nolbu era el hermano mayor y Heungbu era el menor.
Long ago, two brothers lived in a village in Korea. Nolbu was the older brother, and Heungbu was the younger one.
Cuando su padre murió, dejó una casa grande, campos de arroz y muchos animales.
When their father died, he left a big house, rice fields and many animals.
Nolbu se quedó con todo. «Soy el hijo mayor», dijo. «Todo esto es mío.»
Nolbu took everything for himself. “I’m the older son,” he said. “All of this is mine.”
Luego miró a su hermano. «Toma a tu mujer y a tus hijos y vete. Aquí no hay sitio para ti.»
Then he turned to his brother. “Take your wife and children and go. There’s no place for you here.”
Nolbu era rico, pero era codicioso y malo. Heungbu era pobre, pero tenía un buen corazón.
Nolbu was rich, but he was greedy and unkind. Heungbu was poor, but he had a good heart.
Heungbu construyó una pequeña choza de paja al lado del pueblo. Era tan pequeña que sus pies salían por la pared por la noche. Cuando llovía, el agua entraba por el tejado.
Heungbu built a little straw hut at the edge of the village. It was so small that his feet went through the wall at night. When it rained, water came in through the roof.
Heungbu y su mujer trabajaban mucho. Hacían zapatos de paja y los vendían en el mercado. Pero nunca había bastante comida para todos sus hijos.
Heungbu and his wife worked hard. They made straw shoes and sold them at the market. But there was never enough food for all their children.
Un invierno no había nada de arroz en la casa. Los niños lloraban de hambre.
One winter there was no rice in the house at all. The children cried with hunger.
«Voy a ir a la casa de mi hermano», dijo Heungbu. «A lo mejor nos da un poco de arroz.»
“I’ll go to my brother,” said Heungbu. “Maybe he’ll give us a little rice.”
En el patio de Nolbu había cerdos gordos, vacas y gallinas. Los perros corrieron hacia Heungbu y ladraron.
In Nolbu’s yard there were fat pigs, cows and chickens. The dogs ran at Heungbu and barked.
«Hermano, por favor, ayúdanos», dijo Heungbu. «Mis hijos no han comido durante tres días. ¿Puedes prestarnos un poco de arroz? Te lo voy a devolver.»
“Brother, please help us,” said Heungbu. “My children haven’t eaten for three days. Can you lend us some rice? I’ll pay you back.”
«No tengo arroz para ti», dijo Nolbu. «¡Vete y no vuelvas!»
“I have no rice for you,” said Nolbu. “Go away and don’t come back!”
En la cocina, la mujer de Nolbu cocinaba arroz. Heungbu también le pidió un poco a ella. Ella se enfadó y le dio un golpe en la mejilla con su cuchara de madera húmeda.
In the kitchen, Nolbu’s wife was cooking rice. Heungbu asked her for a little too. She got angry and hit his cheek with her wet rice paddle.
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