Korean–English parallel text

우유 짜는 소녀와 우유 양동이

The Milkmaid and Her Pail

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우유 짜는 한 소녀가 소들의 젖을 짜고 나서, 반짝이는 우유 양동이를 머리 위에 균형을 잘 잡아 인 채 들판에서 돌아오고 있었다. 걸어가는 동안, 소녀의 예쁜 머릿속은 앞으로 다가올 날들을 위한 계획으로 가득 찼다.

A Milkmaid had been out to milk the cows and was returning from the field with the shining milk pail balanced nicely on her head. As she walked along, her pretty head was busy with plans for the days to come.

“이 질 좋고 진한 우유로,” 소녀는 곰곰이 생각했다. “휘저을 크림을 듬뿍 얻을 수 있을 거야. 내가 만든 버터는 시장에 가져가고, 그걸 팔아 번 돈으로 부화시킬 달걀을 아주 많이 살 거야.

“This good, rich milk,” she mused, “will give me plenty of cream to churn. The butter I make I will take to market, and with the money I get for it I will buy a lot of eggs for hatching.

알이 다 부화해서 마당에 건강하고 어린 병아리들이 가득 차면 얼마나 좋을까. 그러다 오월제가 오면 병아리들을 팔아서, 그 돈으로 축제에 입고 갈 사랑스러운 새 드레스를 살 거야. 젊은 남자들이 모두 나를 쳐다보겠지.

How nice it will be when they are all hatched and the yard is full of fine young chicks. Then when May day comes I will sell them, and with the money I’ll buy a lovely new dress to wear to the fair. All the young men will look at me.

그 사람들은 나한테 다가와서 사랑을 고백하려고 할 거야. 하지만 난 아주 매몰차게 퇴짜를 놓을 거야!”

They will come and try to make love to me,—but I shall very quickly send them about their business!”

소녀는 그 일을 어떻게 처리할지 생각하다가 콧대를 세우며 머리를 홱 흔들었고, 그만 우유 양동이가 땅으로 떨어졌다. 그러자 우유가 모두 쏟아져 흘렀고, 버터와 달걀, 병아리, 새 드레스, 그리고 소녀의 모든 자존심도 우유와 함께 사라져 버렸다.

As she thought of how she would settle that matter, she tossed her head scornfully, and down fell the pail of milk to the ground. And all the milk flowed out, and with it vanished butter and eggs and chicks and new dress and all the milkmaid’s pride.

김칫국부터 마시지 마라.

Do not count your chickens before they are hatched.

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