Grimms' Fairy Tales | Gradually Hardening Korean A1-B2

Grimms' Fairy Tales | Gradually Hardening Korean A1-B2

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THEGOLDENBIRD
Acertainkinghada
아름다운
beautiful
garden,andinthegardenstoodatreewhichbore
황금
golden
apples.
Theseappleswere
항상
always
counted,andaboutthetimewhentheybegantogrowripeitwasfoundthateverynightoneofthemwasgone.
Thekingbecame
매우
very
angryatthis,andorderedthegardenertokeepwatchallnightunderthe
나무
tree
.
Thegardenersethiseldestsontowatch;
하지만
but
abouttwelveo’clockhefellasleep,andinthemorninganotheroftheappleswasmissing.
Thenthe
두 번째
second
sonwasorderedtowatch;
그리고
and
atmidnighthetoofellasleep,
그리고
and
inthemorninganotherapplewasgone.
Thenthe
세 번째
third
sonofferedtokeepwatch;
그러나
but
thegardeneratfirstwouldnotlethim,forfear
어떤
some
harmshouldcometohim:
그러나
however
,atlastheconsented,andtheyoungmanlaidhimselfunderthe
나무
tree
towatch.
Astheclockstrucktwelveheheardarustlingnoiseintheair,andabirdcameflyingthatwasof
순수한
pure
gold;
andasitwassnappingat
one
oftheappleswithitsbeak,thegardener’ssonjumpedup
and
shotanarrowatit.
하지만
But
thearrowdidthebirdnoharm;
onlyitdroppedagoldenfeatherfromitstail,andthenflewaway.
Thegoldenfeatherwasbroughttothekinginthemorning,and
모든
all
thecouncilwascalledtogether.
Everyoneagreedthatitwas
가치가
worth
morethanallthewealthofthekingdom:
Thenthegardener’seldestsonsetoutandthoughtto
찾을
find
thegoldenbirdvery
쉽게
easily
;
andwhenhehadgonebutalittleway,hecametoawood,andbythesideofthewoodhesawa
여우가
fox
sitting;
sohetookhisbowandmadereadytoshootatit.
Thenthefoxsaid,‘Donotshootme,forIwillgiveyou
좋은
good
counsel;
Iknowwhatyourbusinessis,
그리고
and
thatyouwanttofindthe
황금
golden
bird.
Youwillreachavillageintheevening;
그리고
and
whenyougetthere,youwillseetwoinnsoppositetoeachother,oneofwhichis
매우
very
pleasantandbeautifultolookat:
gonotinthere,
그러나
but
restforthenightinthe
다른
other
,thoughitmayappeartoyoutobe
매우
very
poorandmean.’Butthesonthoughttohimself,‘Whatcansuchabeastas
this
knowaboutthematter?’Soheshothisarrowatthefox;
하지만
but
hemissedit,anditsetupitstailaboveitsbackandranintothewood.
Thenhewenthisway,
그리고
and
intheeveningcametothevillagewherethe
two
innswere;
andinoneofthesewerepeoplesinging,
그리고
and
dancing,andfeasting;
butthe
다른
other
lookedverydirty,andpoor.
‘Ishouldbe
매우
very
silly,’saidhe,‘ifIwenttothatshabbyhouse,andleftthis
매력적인
charming
place’;
sohewentintothe
똑똑한
smart
house,andateanddrankathisease,andforgotthebird,andhiscountrytoo.
Timepassedon;
andastheeldestsondidnotcomeback,andnotidingswereheardofhim,the
두 번째
second
sonsetout,andthe
똑같은
same
thinghappenedtohim.
Hemetthefox,whogavehimthe
좋은
good
advice:
butwhenhecametothe
two
inns,hiseldestbrotherwasstandingatthewindowwherethemerrymakingwas,andcalledtohimtocomein;
그리고
and
hecouldnotwithstandthetemptation,butwentin,
그리고
and
forgotthegoldenbird
그리고
and
hiscountryinthe
같은
same
manner.
Timepassedon
다시
again
,andtheyoungestsontoowishedtosetoutintothewideworldtoseekforthe
황금
golden
bird;
buthisfatherwouldnot
듣지
listen
toitfora
오랫동안
long
while,forhewas
매우
very
fondofhisson,andwasafraidthat
어떤
some
illluckmighthappentohimalso,andpreventhiscomingback.
그러나
However
,atlastitwasagreedheshouldgo,forhewouldnotrestathome;
그리고
and
ashecametothewood,hemetthefox,
그리고
and
heardthesamegood
조언을
counsel
.
Buthewasthankfultothefox,anddidnotattempthislifeashisbrothershaddone;
sothe
여우가
fox
said,‘Situponmytail,andyouwill
여행할
travel
faster.’Sohesatdown,andthe
여우가
fox
begantorun,andawaytheywentoverstockandstonesoquickthattheirhairwhistledinthewind.
When
theycametothevillage,thesonfollowedthefox’s
조언을
counsel
,andwithoutlookingabouthimwenttotheshabbyinnandrestedthereallnightathisease.
Inthemorningcamethe
여우가
fox
againandmethimashewasbeginninghisjourney,
and
said,‘Gostraightforward,tillyoucometoacastle,beforewhichliea
전체
whole
troopofsoldiersfastasleep
and
snoring:
takenonoticeofthem,butgointothe
castle
andpassonandontillyoucometoa
방에
room
,wherethegoldenbirdsitsina
나무
wooden
cage;
closebyitstandsa
아름다운
beautiful
goldencage;
butdonottrytotakethebirdoutoftheshabbycageandputitintothehandsomeone,
그렇지 않으면
otherwise
youwillrepentit.’Thenthefoxstretchedouthistail
다시
again
,andtheyoungmansathimselfdown,andawaytheywentoverstockandstonetilltheirhairwhistledinthewind.
Beforethecastlegate
모든
all
wasasthefoxhadsaid:
sothesonwentinandfoundthechamberwherethegoldenbirdhungina
나무로
wooden
cage,andbelowstoodthegoldencage,andthe
three
goldenapplesthathadbeen
잃어버린
lost
werelyingclosebyit.
Thenthoughthetohimself,‘Itwillbea
매우
very
drollthingtobringaway
그런
such
afinebirdin
this
shabbycage’;
soheopenedthe
문을
door
andtookholdofitandputitintothe
황금
golden
cage.
Butthebirdsetupsucha
큰 소리로
loud
screamthatallthesoldiersawoke,andtheytookhimprisonerandcarriedhimbeforethe
king
.
Thenextmorningthecourtsattojudgehim;
그리고
and
whenallwasheard,itsentencedhimtodie,
않으면
unless
heshouldbringthekingthe
황금
golden
horsewhichcouldrunasswiftlyasthewind;
그리고
and
ifhedidthis,hewastohavethe
황금
golden
birdgivenhimforhisown.
Sohesetoutonce
more
onhisjourney,sighing,andingreatdespair,
when
onasuddenhisfriendthe
여우가
fox
methim,andsaid,‘Yousee
이제
now
whathashappenedonaccountofyournotlisteningtomy
조언을
counsel
.
Iwillstill,however,tellyouhowtofindthegoldenhorse,ifyouwilldoasIbidyou.
Youmustgostraightontillyoucometothecastlewherethehorsestandsinhisstall:
byhissidewillliethegroomfastasleep
and
snoring:
takeawaythehorse
조용히
quietly
,butbesuretoputtheoldleathernsaddleuponhim,
and
notthegoldenonethatisclosebyit.’Thenthesonsatdownonthefox’stail,
and
awaytheywentoverstock
and
stonetilltheirhairwhistledinthewind.
모든
All
wentright,andthegroomlaysnoringwithhishanduponthegoldensaddle.
그러나
But
whenthesonlookedatthehorse,hethoughtitagreatpitytoputtheleathernsaddleuponit.
‘Iwillgivehimthe
좋은
good
one,’saidhe;
‘Iamsurehedeservesit.’Ashetookupthe
황금
golden
saddlethegroomawokeandcriedoutso
큰 소리로
loud
,thatalltheguardsraninandtookhimprisoner,andinthemorninghewas
다시
again
broughtbeforethecourttobejudged,andwassentencedtodie.
그러나
But
itwasagreed,that,ifhecouldbringthitherthe
아름다운
beautiful
princess,heshouldlive,andhavethebirdandthehorsegivenhimforhisown.
Thenhewenthisway
매우
very
sorrowful;
buttheold
여우가
fox
cameandsaid,‘Whydidnotyou
듣지
listen
tome?
Ifyouhad,youwouldhavecarriedaway
둘 다
both
thebirdandthehorse;
그럼에도
yet
willIoncemore
give
youcounsel.
Gostraighton,andintheeveningyouwillarriveatacastle.
Attwelveo’clockat
night
theprincessgoestothebathing-house:
gouptoherandgiveherakiss,andshewillletyouleadheraway;
buttakecareyoudonotsufferhertogo
and
takeleaveofherfather
and
mother.’Thenthefoxstretchedouthistail,
and
soawaytheywentoverstock
and
stonetilltheirhairwhistled
다시
again
.
Astheycametothecastle,
모든
all
wasasthefoxhadsaid,andattwelveo’clockthe
젊은
young
manmettheprincessgoingtothebathandgaveherthekiss,andsheagreedtorunaway
함께
with
him,butbeggedwith
많은
many
tearsthathewouldlethertakeleaveofherfather.
Atfirstherefused,butsheweptstill
more
andmore,andfellathisfeet,tillatlastheconsented;
하지만
but
themomentshecametoherfather’shousetheguardsawokeandhewastakenprisoner
다시
again
.
Thenhewasbroughtbeforethe
king
,andthekingsaid,‘Youshall
결코
never
havemydaughterunlessineightdaysyoudigawaythehillthatstopstheviewfrommywindow.’Nowthishillwassobigthatthewholeworldcouldnottakeitaway:
andwhenhehadworkedfor
일곱
seven
days,andhaddone
아주
very
little,thefoxcameandsaid.
‘Liedownandgotosleep;
Iwill
일할
work
foryou.’Andinthemorningheawoke
그리고
and
thehillwasgone;
sohewentmerrilytotheking,andtoldhimthat
이제
now
thatitwasremovedhemustgivehimtheprincess.
Thenthekingwasobligedtokeephisword,andawaywenttheyoungmanandtheprincess;
‘Ifyouwillonlylisten,’saidthefox,‘it
can
bedone.
Whenyoucometotheking,
그리고
and
heasksforthe
아름다운
beautiful
princess,youmustsay,“Heresheis!”
Thenhewillbe
매우
very
joyful;
andyouwillmountthe
황금
golden
horsethattheyareto
give
you,andputoutyour
손을
hand
totakeleaveofthem;
하지만
but
shakehandswiththeprincesslast.
Thenlifther
빨리
quickly
ontothehorsebehindyou;
모든
All
wentright:
thenthefoxsaid,‘Whenyoucometothecastlewherethebirdis,Iwillstay
함께
with
theprincessatthe
door
,andyouwillrideinandspeaktotheking;
그리고
and
whenheseesthatitistherighthorse,hewill
데려올
bring
outthebird;
butyou
합니다
must
sitstill,andsaythatyouwanttolookatit,to
보고
see
whetheritisthe
진정한
true
goldenbird;
This,too,happenedasthe
여우가
fox
said;
theycarriedoffthebird,theprincessmounted
다시
again
,andtheyrodeontoa
great
wood.
Thenthefoxcame,andsaid,‘Praykillme,andcutoffmyheadandmyfeet.’Buttheyoungmanrefusedtodoit:
sothefoxsaid,‘Iwillatanyrategiveyou
좋은
good
counsel:
bewareoftwothings;
ransomnoonefromthegallows,
그리고
and
sitdownbythesideofnoriver.’Thenawayhewent.
Herodeon
함께
with
theprincess,tillatlasthecametothevillagewherehehadlefthis
two
brothers.
Andtherehehearda
great
noiseanduproar;
and
when
heaskedwhatwasthematter,thepeoplesaid,‘Twomenaregoingtobehanged.’Ashecame
가까이
nearer
,hesawthatthe
two
menwerehisbrothers,whohadturnedrobbers;
sohesaid,‘Cannottheyinanywaybesaved?’Butthepeoplesaid‘No,’unlesshewouldbestowallhis
돈을
money
upontherascalsandbuytheirliberty.
Thenhedidnotstaytothink
대해
about
thematter,butpaidwhatwasasked,
그리고
and
hisbrothersweregivenup,
그리고
and
wentonwithhimtowardstheirhome.
And
astheycametothewoodwherethe
여우가
fox
firstmetthem,itwassocool
and
pleasantthatthetwobrotherssaid,‘Letussitdownbythesideoftheriver,
and
restawhile,to
먹고
eat
anddrink.’Sohesaid,‘Yes,’
and
forgotthefox’scounsel,
and
satdownonthesideoftheriver;
그리고
and
whilehesuspectednothing,theycamebehind,
그리고
and
threwhimdownthebank,
그리고
and
tooktheprincess,thehorse,
그리고
and
thebird,andwenthometothekingtheir
주인
master
,andsaid.
‘Allthishavewewonbyourlabour.’Thentherewas
great
rejoicingmade;
butthehorsewouldnot
먹지
eat
,thebirdwouldnotsing,andtheprincesswept.
The
막내
youngest
sonfelltothebottomoftheriver’sbed:
luckilyitwasnearlydry,buthisboneswerealmostbroken,and
the
bankwassosteepthathecould
찾을
find
nowaytogetout.
Thentheoldfoxcameoncemore,andscoldedhimfornotfollowinghis
조언을
advice
;
otherwisenoevilwouldhavebefallenhim:
‘Yet,’saidhe,‘Icannot
떠날
leave
youhere,solay
잡고
hold
ofmytailand
잡고
hold
fast.’Thenhepulledhimoutoftheriver,andsaidtohim,ashegotuponthebank,‘Yourbrothershavesetwatchtokillyou,iftheyfindyouinthekingdom.’Sohedressedhimselfasa
가난한
poor
man,andcamesecretlytotheking’scourt,andwasscarcelywithinthedoorswhenthehorsebegantoeat,andthebirdtosing,andtheprincessleftoffweeping.
Thenhewentto
the
king,andtoldhim
모든
all
hisbrothers’roguery;
andtheywereseized
그리고
and
punished,andhehadtheprincessgiventohim
다시
again
;
andaftertheking’sdeathhewasheirtohiskingdom.
Alongwhileafter,hewenttowalkone
day
inthewood,andtheold
여우가
fox
methim,andbesoughthimwithtearsinhiseyesto
죽이고
kill
him,andcutoffhisheadandfeet.
HANSINLUCK
어떤
Some
menareborntogoodluck:
모든
all
theydoortrytodocomesright—allthatfallstothemisso
많은
much
gain—alltheirgeeseareswans—alltheircardsaretrumps—tossthemwhichwayyouwill,theywill
항상
always
,likepoorpuss,alightupontheirlegs,
그리고
and
onlymoveonso
많은
much
thefaster.
Theworldmayverylikelynot
항상
always
thinkofthemastheythinkofthemselves,butwhat
신경
care
theyfortheworld?
what
can
itknowaboutthematter?
One
oftheseluckybeingswas
이웃
neighbour
Hans.
Sevenlongyearshehadworked
열심히
hard
forhismaster.
Atlasthesaid,‘Master,mytimeisup;
Imustgohomeandseemypoormotheroncemore:
sopraypaymemywagesandletmego.’Andthemastersaid,‘Youhavebeenafaithfuland
좋은
good
servant,Hans,soyourpayshallbehandsome.’Thenhegavehimalumpofsilveras
big
ashishead.
Hanstookouthispocket-handkerchief,
넣고
put
thepieceofsilverintoit,threwitoverhisshoulder,andjoggedoffonhis
길을
road
homewards.
Ashewentlazilyon,dragging
one
footafteranother,amancameinsight,trottinggailyalongonacapitalhorse.
‘Ah!’saidHans
큰 소리로
aloud
,‘whatafinethingitisto
타고
ride
onhorseback!
Therehesitsaseasyandhappyasifhewasathome,inthechairbyhisfireside;
hetripsagainstnostones,savesshoe-leather,andgetsonhe
거의
hardly
knowshow.’Hansdidnotspeakso
부드럽게
softly
butthehorsemanheardit
모든
all
,andsaid,‘Well,friend,
why
doyougoonfootthen?’‘Ah!’saidhe,‘Ihave
this
loadtocarry:
tobesureitissilver,butitissoheavythatIcan’tholdupmyhead,andyou
합니다
must
knowithurtsmy
어깨가
shoulder
sadly.’‘Whatdoyousayofmakinganexchange?’saidthehorseman.
‘Iwillgiveyoumyhorse,
그리고
and
youshallgivemethesilver;
whichwill
절약
save
youagreatdealoftroubleincarrying
그런
such
aheavyloadabout
함께
with
you.’‘Withallmyheart,’saidHans:
‘butasyouaresokindtome,Imusttellyou
one
thing—youwillhaveawearytasktodrawthatsilveraboutwithyou.’However,thehorsemangotoff,tookthesilver,helpedHansup,gavehimthebridleinto
one
handandthewhipintothe
다른
other
,andsaid,‘Whenyouwanttogo
매우
very
fast,smackyourlips
큰 소리로
loudly
together,andcry“Jip!”’.
Hanswasdelightedashesatonthehorse,drewhimselfup,squaredhiselbows,turnedouthistoes,crackedhiswhip,
and
rodemerrilyoff,one
minute
whistlingamerrytune,
and
anothersinging,.
‘Nocareandnosorrow,A
무화과
fig
forthemorrow!
Afteratimehethoughtheshouldliketo
go
alittlefaster,sohesmackedhislips
and
cried‘Jip!’Awaywentthehorsefullgallop;
그리고
and
beforeHansknewwhathewasabout,hewasthrownoff,
그리고
and
layonhisbackbytheroad-side.
Hishorsewouldhaveranoff,
만약
if
ashepherdwhowascomingby,drivingacow,hadnotstoppedit.
Hans
soon
cametohimself,andgotuponhislegs
다시
again
,sadlyvexed,andsaidtotheshepherd,‘Thisridingisnojoke,whenamanhasthe
운이
luck
togetuponabeastlikethisthatstumblesandflingshimoffasifitwouldbreakhis
목을
neck
.
However,I’moffnowonceforall:
Ilikeyourcow
이제
now
agreatdealbetterthan
this
smartbeastthatplayedme
this
trick,andhasspoiledmybestcoat,yousee,in
this
puddle;
which,bytheby,smellsnotverylikeanosegay.
One
can
walkalongatone’sleisurebehind
that
cow—keepgoodcompany,and
가질
have
milk,butter,andcheese,everyday,intothebargain.
WhatwouldIgivetohavesuchaprize!’‘Well,’saidtheshepherd,‘ifyouaresofondofher,Iwillchangemycowforyourhorse;
Iliketodogoodtomyneighbours,even
비록
though
Ilosebyitmyself.’‘Done!’saidHans,merrily.
‘Whata
고귀한
noble
heartthatgoodmanhas!’thoughthe.
Thentheshepherdjumpeduponthehorse,wishedHansandthecow
좋은
good
morning,andawayherode.
Hansbrushedhiscoat,wipedhisface
and
hands,restedawhile,
and
thendroveoffhiscow
조용히
quietly
,andthoughthisbargaina
매우
very
luckyone.
‘IfI
가지고
have
onlyapieceofbread(andI
확실히
certainly
shallalwaysbeableto
얻을
get
that),Ican,wheneverIlike,
먹을
eat
mybutterandcheesewithit;
그리고
and
whenIamthirstyI
can
milkmycowand
마실
drink
themilk:
andwhatcanIwishformore?’
When
hecametoaninn,hehalted,ateup
모든
all
hisbread,andgaveawayhis
마지막
last
pennyforaglassof
맥주
beer
.
Whenhehadrestedhimselfhesetoff
다시
again
,drivinghiscowtowardshismother’svillage.
하지만
But
theheatgrewgreaterassoonasnooncameon,tillatlast,ashefoundhimselfona
넓은
wide
heaththatwouldtakehim
more
thananhourtocross,hebegantobesohotandparchedthathistongueclavetotheroofofhismouth.
‘I
can
findacureforthis,’thoughthe;
‘nowIwillmilkmycow
and
quenchmythirst’:
sohetiedhertothestumpofa
나무
tree
,andheldhisleatherncaptomilkinto;
하지만
but
notadropwastobehad.
누가
Who
wouldhavethoughtthat
this
cow,whichwasto
가져다
bring
himmilkandbutterandcheese,wasallthattime
완전히
utterly
dry?
Hanshadnotthoughtoflookingtothat.
동안
While
hewastryinghisluckinmilking,andmanaging
the
matterveryclumsily,theuneasybeastbegantothinkhim
매우
very
troublesome;
andatlastgavehimsuchakickontheheadasknockedhimdown;
그리고
and
therehelaya
오랫동안
long
whilesenseless.
Luckilyabutchersooncameby,drivingapiginawheelbarrow.
‘Whatisthematterwithyou,myman?’saidthebutcher,ashehelpedhimup.
Hanstoldhimwhathadhappened,
어떻게
how
hewasdry,andwantedtomilkhiscow,butfoundthecowwasdrytoo.
Then
the
butchergavehimaflaskofale,saying,‘There,drinkandrefreshyourself;
yourcowwillgiveyounomilk:
don’tyouseesheisanoldbeast,goodfornothingbuttheslaughter-house?’‘Alas,alas!’saidHans,‘whowouldhavethoughtit?
Whatashametotakemyhorse,andgivemeonlyadrycow!
IfIkillher,whatwillshebegoodfor?
I
싫어
hate
cow-beef;
itisnottender
충분히
enough
forme.
Ifitwerea
돼지가
pig
now—likethatfatgentlemanyouaredrivingalongathisease—onecould
do
somethingwithit;
itwouldatanyratemakesausages.’‘Well,’saidthebutcher,‘Idon’tliketosayno,whenoneisaskedtodoakind,neighbourlything.
TopleaseyouIwillchange,and
give
youmyfinefatpigforthecow.’‘Heavenrewardyouforyourkindnessandself-denial!’saidHans,ashegavethebutcherthecow;
그리고
and
takingthepigoffthewheel-barrow,droveitaway,holdingitbythestringthatwastiedtoitsleg.
Soonhejogged,
그리고
and
allseemednowtogoright
함께
with
him:
hehadmetwith
몇 가지
some
misfortunes,tobesure;
하지만
but
hewasnowwellrepaidfor
모든
all
.
Howcoulditbeotherwisewithsuchatravellingcompanionashehadatlastgot?
Thenextmanhemetwasacountrymancarryingafinewhitegoose.
Thecountrymanstoppedtoaskwhatwaso’clock;
thisledto
further
chat;
andHanstoldhim
모든
all
hisluck,howhehadso
많은
many
goodbargains,andhow
모든
all
theworldwentgay
그리고
and
smilingwithhim.
Thecountrymanthenbegantotellhistale,andsaidhewasgoingtotakethegoosetoachristening.
‘Feel,’saidhe,‘howheavyitis,andyetitisonlyeightweeksold.
Whoeverroastsandeatsitwillfind
많은
plenty
offatuponit,ithaslivedsowell!’‘You’reright,’saidHans,asheweigheditinhis
손에
hand
;
‘butifyoutalkoffat,mypigisnotrifle.’
한편
Meantime
thecountrymanbegantolookgrave,andshookhishead.
‘Harkye!’saidhe,‘myworthy
친구
friend
,youseemagoodsortoffellow,soIcan’thelpdoingyouakindturn.
Yourpig
may
getyouintoascrape.
InthevillageIjustcamefrom,thesquirehashadapigstolenoutofhissty.
Iwasdreadfullyafraid
when
Isawyouthatyouhadgotthesquire’spig.
만약
If
youhave,andtheycatchyou,itwillbea
나쁜
bad
jobforyou.
Theleasttheywill
do
willbetothrowyouintothehorse-pond.
PoorHanswas
슬프게도
sadly
frightened.
‘Goodman,’criedhe,‘praygetmeoutofthisscrape.
Iknownothingof
어디서
where
thepigwaseitherbredorborn;
하지만
but
hemayhavebeenthesquire’sforaughtIcantell: