Korean–English parallel text
흥부와 놀부
Heungbu and Nolbu
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두 형제
Two Brothers
옛날에 한국의 한 마을에 두 형제가 살았다. 놀부는 형이었고, 흥부는 동생이었다.
Long ago, two brothers lived in a village in Korea. Nolbu was the older brother, and Heungbu was the younger one.
아버지가 세상을 떠났을 때, 큰 집과 논밭과 많은 가축을 남겼다.
When their father died, he left a big house, rice fields and many animals.
놀부는 모든 것을 혼자 차지했다. “내가 맏아들이야. 이건 다 내 거야.” 놀부가 말했다.
Nolbu took everything for himself. “I’m the older son,” he said. “All of this is mine.”
그리고 동생을 보며 말했다. “네 처자식을 데리고 나가. 여기는 네가 있을 자리가 없어.”
Then he turned to his brother. “Take your wife and children and go. There’s no place for you here.”
놀부는 부자였지만 욕심이 많고 못됐다. 흥부는 가난했지만 마음이 착했다.
Nolbu was rich, but he was greedy and unkind. Heungbu was poor, but he had a good heart.
흥부는 마을 끝에 작은 초가집을 지었다. 집이 너무 작아서 밤에는 발이 벽 밖으로 나갔다. 비가 오면 지붕으로 물이 샜다.
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.
흥부와 아내는 열심히 일했다. 두 사람은 짚신을 만들어 시장에 팔았다. 하지만 많은 아이들에게 줄 밥은 늘 부족했다.
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.
어느 겨울에는 집에 쌀이 하나도 없었다. 아이들은 배가 고파서 울었다.
One winter there was no rice in the house at all. The children cried with hunger.
“형님한테 가 볼게요. 형님이 쌀을 조금 줄지도 몰라요.” 흥부가 말했다.
“I’ll go to my brother,” said Heungbu. “Maybe he’ll give us a little rice.”
놀부의 마당에는 살찐 돼지와 소와 닭이 있었다. 개들이 흥부에게 달려와서 짖었다.
In Nolbu’s yard there were fat pigs, cows and chickens. The dogs ran at Heungbu and barked.
“형님, 제발 도와주세요. 아이들이 사흘 동안 아무것도 못 먹었어요. 쌀을 조금만 빌려주실 수 있어요? 나중에 꼭 갚을게요.” 흥부가 말했다.
“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.”
“너한테 줄 쌀은 없어. 썩 꺼지고 다시는 오지 마!” 놀부가 말했다.
“I have no rice for you,” said Nolbu. “Go away and don’t come back!”
부엌에서 놀부의 아내가 밥을 짓고 있었다. 흥부는 형수에게도 밥을 조금만 달라고 했다. 놀부의 아내는 화를 내며 젖은 밥주걱으로 흥부의 뺨을 때렸다.
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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