Korean Folk Tale 12 - 임금님 귀는 당나귀 귀 (Audio)

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📖 The King's Donkey Ears

(임금님 귀는 당나귀 귀)

옛날 옛적에 한 나라에 잘생기고 지혜로운 임금님이 살고 있었어요.
[Yet-nal] [yet-jeo-ge] [han] [na-ra-e] [jal-saen-ggi-go] [ji-he-roun] [im-geum-nim-i] [sal-go] [i-sseo-sseo-yo].
 Long ago, in a certain country, there lived a handsome and wise king.

그 임금님은 모든 백성들에게 존경을 받았지만, 이상한 비밀이 있었어요.
[Geu] [im-geum-nim-eun] [mo-deun] [baek-seong-deul-e-ge] [jon-gyeong-eul] [ba-da-sseo-ji-man], [i-sang-han] [bi-mil-i] [i-sseo-sseo-yo].
 He was respected by all his people, but he had a strange secret.

그 비밀은 바로, 임금님의 귀가 당나귀 귀처럼 길다는 것이었어요.
[Geu] [bi-mil-eun] [ba-ro], [im-geum-nim-ui] [gwi-ga] [dang-na-gwi] [gwi-cheo-reom] [gil-da-neun] [geos-i-eo-sseo-yo].
 The secret was that the king’s ears were long like a donkey’s.

임금님은 늘 긴 왕관을 써서 귀를 가리고 다녔어요.
[Im-geum-nim-eun] [neul] [gin] [wang-gwan-eul] [sseo-seo] [gwi-reul] [ga-ri-go] [da-nyeo-sseo-yo].
 He always wore a tall crown to hide his ears.

그러던 어느 날, 임금님은 머리를 깎기 위해 이발사를 불렀어요.
[Geu-reo-deon] [eo-neu] [nal], [im-geum-nim-eun] [meo-ri-reul] [kka-kki] [wi-hae] [i-bal-sa-reul] [bul-leo-sseo-yo].
 One day, the king called a barber to cut his hair.

이발사는 왕의 귀를 보고 너무 놀랐지만 아무 말도 하지 못했어요.
[I-bal-sa-neun] [wang-ui] [gwi-reul] [bo-go] [neo-mu] [nol-lat-ji-man] [a-mu] [mal-do] [ha-ji] [mot-hae-sseo-yo].
 The barber was shocked by the king’s ears, but couldn’t say a word.

임금님은 “이건 국가의 비밀이다. 말하면 목이 날아갈 것이다”라고 했어요.
[Im-geum-nim-eun] “[i-geon] [guk-ga-ui] [bi-mil-i-da]. [mal-ha-myeon] [mog-i] [na-ra-gal] [geo-si-da]”[ra-go] [hae-sseo-yo].
 The king said, “This is a national secret. If you speak of it, you’ll lose your head.”

이발사는 비밀을 지키려 했지만, 시간이 지날수록 답답함을 느꼈어요.
[I-bal-sa-neun] [bi-mil-eul] [ji-ki-ryeo] [haet-ji-man], [si-gan-i] [ji-nal-su-rok] [dap-dap-ham-eul] [neu-kkyeo-sseo-yo].
 The barber tried to keep the secret, but the pressure grew heavier each day.

결국 그는 숲으로 가서 땅에 구멍을 파고 외쳤어요.
[Gyeol-guk] [geu-neun] [sup-eu-ro] [ga-seo] [ttang-e] [gu-meong-eul] [pa-go] [oe-chyeo-sseo-yo].
 Eventually, he went into the forest, dug a hole in the ground, and shouted.

“임금님 귀는 당나귀 귀!”
 “[Im-geum-nim] [gwi-neun] [dang-na-gwi] [gwi]!”
 “The king’s ears are donkey ears!”

그는 외치고 나서야 속이 후련해졌고, 집으로 돌아갔어요.
[Geu-neun] [oe-chi-go] [na-seo-ya] [sog-i] [hu-ryeon-hae-jyeot-go], [jib-eu-ro] [do-ra-ga-sseo-yo].
 After shouting, he finally felt relieved and returned home.

그런데 얼마 뒤, 그가 외친 땅에서 갈대가 자라나기 시작했어요.
[Geu-reon-de] [eol-ma] [dwi], [geu-ga] [oe-chin] [ttang-e-seo] [gal-dae-ga] [ja-ra-na-gi] [si-jak-hae-sseo-yo].
 But soon after, reeds began to grow where he had shouted.

바람이 불면 갈대는 “임금님 귀는 당나귀 귀~” 하고 속삭였어요.
[Ba-ram-i] [bul-myeon] [gal-dae-neun] “[Im-geum-nim] [gwi-neun] [dang-na-gwi] [gwi]~” [ha-go] [sok-sag-yeo-sseo-yo].
 When the wind blew, the reeds whispered, “The king’s ears are donkey ears~.”

소문은 순식간에 온 나라에 퍼졌고, 임금님도 그 사실을 알게 되었어요.
[So-mun-eun] [sun-shik-gan-e] [on] [na-ra-e] [peo-jyeot-go], [im-geum-nim-do] [geu-sa-sir-eul] [al-ge] [doe-eo-sseo-yo].
 The rumor spread quickly across the kingdom, and the king soon found out.

처음엔 화가 났지만, 이내 웃으며 “이제는 숨기지 않겠다.”라고 말했어요.
[Cheo-eum-en] [hwa-ga] [nat-ji-man], [in-ae] [u-seu-myeo] “[i-je-neun] [sum-gi-ji] [an-get-da]”[ra-go] [mal-hae-sseo-yo].
 At first, he was angry, but then he laughed and said, “I won’t hide it anymore.”

그 후로 임금님은 자신의 귀를 당당히 드러내고 백성과 소통했어요.
[Geu] [hu-ro] [im-geum-nim-eun] [ja-sin-ui] [gwi-reul] [dang-dang-hi] [deu-reo-nae-go] [baek-seong-gwa] [so-tong-hae-sseo-yo].
 From then on, the king revealed his ears proudly and communicated openly with his people.

이 이야기는 비밀을 억누르지 말고 솔직해지는 것이 중요하다는 교훈을 전해줘요.
[I] [i-ya-gi-neun] [bi-mil-eul] [eok-nu-reu-ji] [mal-go] [sol-jik-hae-ji-neun] [geo-si] [jung-yo-ha-da-nun] [gyo-hun-eul] [jeon-hae-jwo-yo].
 This story teaches us that it's important to be honest instead of hiding our truth.

 

Elena’s Korean folk tales have been gently adapted to support foreign learners of the Korean language. The stories have been simplified to make them easier to understand and to help improve Korean listening skills. As a result, they may differ in content and expression from the original versions. 

엘레나의 한국전래동화는 한국어를 배우는 외국인 학습자들을 돕기 위해 쉽게 이해할 수 있도록 부드럽게 각색되었습니다. 특히 한국어 듣기 실력 향상에 도움이 되도록 구성되어 있으며, 그 과정에서 원문과 내용이나 표현이 다를 수 있습니다.

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