6114 words
31 minutes
Lazaro and the Blind Man
0:00
화자
One day, Lazaro and the blind man arrived in a village called Almorox.
0:00
화자
There, a farmer handed a bunch of grapes to the blind man.
0:04
화자
The grapes were so ripe that they couldn't be put in the bag, so the blind man decided to share them on the spot with Lazaro.
0:09
화자
The blind man said to Lazaro:
0:16
맹인
“Lazaro, today I want to share these grapes evenly with you.
0:18
맹인
Let's take turns eating one at a time.
0:24
맹인
If I eat one, you also eat one.
0:26
맹인
You promise?”
0:30
화자
Lazaro accepted the blind man's suggestion, and the two began eating the grapes.
0:32
화자
But not long after, the blind man began eating two at a time.
0:36
화자
Noticing this, Lazaro also began eating two at a time, then three at a time, following the blind man's example.
0:40
화자
After finishing the grapes, the blind man held the grape stem in his hand, shook his head, and said:
0:45
맹인
“Lazaro, you have deceived me.
0:50
맹인
I'm sure you ate the grapes three at a time.”
0:53
화자
Lazaro said, embarrassed:
0:57
0:59
라사로
“No, I didn't do that.
1:02
라사로
Why do you think so?”
화자
The blind man answered wisely:
1:04
맹인
“Even though I ate two at a time, you didn't say anything.
1:06
맹인
So you surely must have eaten three at a time.”
1:10
화자
Lazaro smiled to himself, realizing how clever the blind man was.
1:14

Review Vocabulary and Grammar

Review this story's vocabulary and grammar with flashcards.

Open Cards
Lazaro and the Blind Man
https://koreanstorylab.com/posts/lazaro-and-the-blind-man/
Author
Korean Story Lab
Published at
2024-08-28
License
CC BY-NC-SA 4.0