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INTERMEDIATE - 1.나무꾼과 선녀 The Woodcutter and the Fairy
INTERMEDIATE - 1.나무꾼과 선녀 The Woodcutter and the Fairy
나무꾼과 선녀
The Woodcutter and the Fairy
Author: StoryKorean
CHAPTER 1
One night the woodcutter went to the pond that the deer taught
him about.
And, hiding behind a big stone, he waited for the fairies to come
down from the sky.
After a while, he could see a bright light from the sky and the
fairies came down.
The fairies took off their underwear and robed wings, and went
into the water.
The fairies laughed and joked so they didn’t notice that the
woodcutter was coming closer.
그리고 다시 바위 뒤로 돌아왔다.
The fairies finished their bath and found their clothes and put
them on.
The other fairies were surprised, and thought she was joking at
first.
The other fairies spoke to the fairy who lost her robed wings.
"I’m really sorry. When the chicken crows, we also cannot return."
Ultimately the two fairies returned to the sky, and just one fairy
was left.
CHAPTER 3
"놀라게 해서 미안해요.
제가 도와 드릴 일이 있나요?"
"제 옷을 잃어버렸어요.
He said if she had no place to go, she could come home with him.
Because the fairy couldn’t go to the sky, she had nowhere to go.
선녀는 정말 아름다웠다.
And after some time passed, he had some beautiful children, too.
The fairy did the housework and cared for the children.
CHAPTER 4
Then from one day the fairy started showing a sad expression on
her face.
The fairy shook her head and said she was fine.
But the fairy also wouldn’t eat and even started crying.
Author: StoryKorean
"하늘에서 살던 때가 생각나요.
나무꾼은 아무 말도 못 했다.
Because of the promise he made with the deer, he couldn’t give the
robed wings back until he had 3 children.
The woodcutter asked the fairy if she would really return if she
went to the sky.
The fairy nodded her head and said that she would definitely
return.
Author: StoryKorean
Vocab List
Woodcutter - 나무꾼
To Be Lonely - 외롭다
Roe Deer - 노루
Hunter - 포수
To Cover - 덮다
To Point At - 가리키다
Fairy - 선녀
Pond - 연못
Wings - 날개
To Give Back, Return - 돌려주다
To Approach - 다가가다
A Rock - 바위
A Star - 빛
Underwater - 물속
To Hide - 감추다
Joke - 장난
Dawn - 새벽
To Be Soft - 부드럽다
Tone Of Voice - 말투
Author: StoryKorean
Culture Note
Traditional Korean fairies have wings (날개) that are part of their
clothing (옷). These are called 날개옷. Fairies are unable to fly
without them.
In many versions of this story, the woodcutter and the fairy are
separated forever, as the woodcutter is unable to go to Heaven. In
some versions, the woodcutter is turned into a rooster who spends
the rest of his life crowing towards Heaven.