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The Tiger and the Dried Persimmon
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화자
Once upon a time, there was a small village at the foot of a mountain.
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화자
In that mountain lived a fearsome tiger.
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화자
When the tiger roared loudly, all the villagers trembled.
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화자
On a cold winter night, the tiger, having gone several days without eating anything, was extremely hungry.
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So, he came down to the village to look for something to eat.
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화자
The tiger arrived in front of a house.
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화자
At that moment, a baby inside began crying loudly.
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화자
The tiger was curious, so he hid under the window and listened.
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화자
The baby's mother said,
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엄마
“Baby, don't cry.
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엄마
The tiger is coming.”
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화자
But the baby continued to cry.
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화자
The tiger was startled and thought,
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호랑이
“Oh, the baby isn't scared of the tiger?”
화자
A little later, the mother spoke again:
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엄마
“Come on, don't cry.
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엄마
Here's a dried persimmon.”
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화자
As soon as the mother gave the baby the dried persimmon, the baby stopped crying immediately.
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화자
Greatly surprised, the tiger said to himself,
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호랑이
“So a baby who isn't even scared of a tiger is afraid of a dried persimmon?
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호랑이
A dried persimmon must be scarier than me!”
화자
Thump!
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화자
Suddenly, something heavy fell on the tiger's back.
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화자
Startled, the tiger shouted,
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호랑이
“The dried persimmon has caught me!”
화자
Actually, it was a thief who had been on the roof.
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화자
The thief had secretly climbed up to steal a cow, but because it was dark, he mistook the tiger for a cow and jumped down.
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The thief, afraid he would be eaten by the tiger if he fell off, held on tightly to its back.
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화자
The tiger ran even faster, trying to shake off whatever was on its back.
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화자
At that moment, the thief grabbed a tree branch and barely managed to climb up the tree.
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화자
The tiger, feeling the thing on its back disappear, was greatly relieved.
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호랑이
“So, dried persimmons really are terrifying monsters after all!”
화자
Thinking so, the tiger fled deep into the mountains.
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The Tiger and the Dried Persimmon
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Author
Korean Story Lab
Published at
2025-09-06
License
CC BY-NC-SA 4.0