흥부와 놀부
🇰🇷 Korean graded reader
흥부와 놀부
Heungbu and Nolbu
Two brothers: one greedy and rich, one kind and penniless, and a baby swallow with a broken leg. When poor Heungbu mends it, the swallow comes back with a magic gourd seed; when Nolbu breaks a swallow's leg on purpose, he gets a very different harvest. Korea's best-loved folk tale, retold for absolute beginners and rising gently to A2.
Chapters
- 제1장: 두 형제read online
- 제2장: 추운 길Chapter 2: The Cold Road
- 제3장: 형님, 쌀이 없어요Chapter 3: Brother, There Is No Rice
- 제4장: 주걱Chapter 4: The Rice Paddle
- 제5장: 흥부네 일Chapter 5: Heungbu's Family at Work
- 제6장: 제비집Chapter 6: The Swallows' Nest
- 제7장: 부러진 다리Chapter 7: The Broken Leg
- 제8장: 강남으로Chapter 8: To the Warm South
- 제9장: 매품Chapter 9: A Flogging for Pay
- 제10장: 박씨 하나Chapter 10: One Gourd Seed
- 제11장: 슬근슬근 톱질Chapter 11: Rasp-Rasp, the Sawing
- 제12장: 박 속의 보물Chapter 12: The Treasure Inside the Gourds
- 제13장: 놀부의 방문Chapter 13: Nolbu's Visit
- 제14장: 놀부의 제비Chapter 14: Nolbu's Swallow
- 제15장: 놀부의 박Chapter 15: Nolbu's Gourds
- 제16장: 형님, 들어오세요Chapter 16: Brother, Please Come In
What level is Heungbu and Nolbu in Korean?
It starts at A1 and climbs gradually to A2. Each chapter introduces a little new vocabulary, so you're always reading just above your comfort zone.
How long is it?
16 chapters and about 1,700 words in total, using roughly 600 different word forms.
Is it free?
It's part of ReadNative Pro. The first chapter is free to read here. The first book in every language is free.
Does it have audio?
Not yet. You can read it with tap-to-translate and sentence translations; narration is currently available on the Chinese books.
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