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What’s with this “Wren” thing?
The oldest extant version of the fable we are presenting here appeared in 1913 in the first volume of a two-volume anthology of Low Saxon folktales (Plattdeutsche Volksmärchen “Low German Folktales”) collected by Wilhelm Wisser (1843–1935). Read more ...

Korean
Hangukmal ∙ Joseonmal
(Hankuk-mal ∙ Chosŏn-mal)

Korean

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Translation: Ryu Changwoo ()

Narration: Suh Jungwon ()

Location: Seoul (South Korea)

Transliteration: Reinhard F. Hahn, Seattle (USA)

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Gulttuksae

Gulttuksae gajogi pyechajang-e dungjireul mandeureotda. Eoneunal eomisaedeuri saekkideurui meongnireul guhareo bakke nagatda. Geurigo saekkisaedeulman nama itge doeeotda.

Jamsi hue, appa gulttuksaega jibeuro dorawatda.

“Daeche yeogie museun iri ideotdeon geoji?” appa gulttuksaega malhaetda. “Yaedeura nugu jisini? neohuideul modu geobeul meogeotjana!”

“Eo, appa...”, aideuri malhaetda. “Jigeum mak eotteon keun goemuri dagawasseoyo. Neomu sanapgo museopge saenggyeosseoyo! Keun nuneuro uri dungjireul noryeobwasseoyo. Geureoke urihante geobeul jwosseoyo!”

“Algetda.” appa gulttuksaega malhaetda. “Eodiro ganni?”

“Geulsseyo.” aideuri malhaetda. “Geu jjok gireul ttara gasseoyo.”

“Gidaryeora!” appa gulttuksaega malhaetda. “Naega geu nyeoseogeul jjocha gama. Yaedeura ije geokjeonghaji maryeom. Naega geu nyeoseogeul jaba oma.” Geurigo appa gulttuksaeneun geu nyeoseogeul jjodagatda.

Appa gulttuksaega yeogijeogireul dulleobwasseul ttae, gireul ttara geotgo inneun sajaga ideotda.

Hajiman gulttuksaeneun geobeul meokji anatda. Appa gulttuksaeneun sajaui deung-e naeryeoangoneun sajareul kkujideotda. Appa gulttuksaega malhaetda. “Daeche museun illo nae jibe waseo aideurege geobeul jun geonya?!”

Sajaneun yeogie jeonhyeo sin-gyeongsseuji anko georeumeul gyesokaetda.

Geureoja gulttuksaeneun deo keun moksoriro sanapge kkujitgi sijakaetda. “Neoneun nae jibe ol iri eobeosseo. Naega jigeum bunmyeonghi malhaneunde! Mannyak nae jibe dasi omyeon, ibwa jeongmal ireogo sipjin aneunde mariya,” gulttuksaeneun ireoke malhago machimnae han jjok bareul deureoollyeotda. “Dangjang i ballo ne heorireul bureotteuryeo beorigesseo!”

Geurigo appa gulttuksaeneun dungjiro doedoragatda.

“Yaedeura,” appasaega malhaetda. “Han-gaji bae-un gyohuni itda. Geu nyeoseogeun doraoji aneul geoya.”