02/Aug/00
A long time ago, two brothers lived in a small village. The eldest brother's name is Nolbu, the other who Hungbu. Nolbu is the richest but Hungbu is poor, and he had many children. One day Hungbu went to his brother's house which was the biggest. Hungbu said to his sister-in-law, "I'm sorry, sister-in-law. Please lend some food to me. "But his sister-in-law slapped him on the cheek with a rice scoop, instead of lending him food, and she said "You're always borrowing rice. We don't have enough to give to you." Hungbu returned to his house, but his hoses roof had big pumpkins which were being brought by swallow which Hungbu had cured of a broken leg. He cut the pumpkins. By the way, he took kinds of jewels, foods, and servants out of the pumpkins. Hearing the news, Nolbu went to his brother. He said, "How do you receive the seed of pumpkin?" Hungbu said, "I had cured the swallow which had a broken leg." Nolbu returned to his house, and he broke the leg of the swallow. He cured the swallow. Next year, swallo brought seeds. And then, seeds grew up. Nolbu cut the pumpkins, but devils out of the pumpkins. So Nolbu became poor.
Daniel
Sunday, December 9, 2012
The Raven and the Fox
Fable of LAFONTAINE
The Raven sitting on a tree held in his mouth a piece of cheese.
The Fox walking this way saw the Raven on his tree.
The Fox in his head says "Oh! A piece of cheese! I'm hungry!"
So the fox goes to speak with the Raven and says, "Good morning Raven, how are you?"
"I know what you want," said the Raven. "You want my piece of cheese, but you can pass your way because you will never have it! Ok!"
"No, Mr. Raven, I just know that you have a good voice and I want to hear that!" answered the Fox.
"Oh really?!" asked the Raven.
"Yes, really, please sing for me!" said the Fox.
And the Raven felt so proud about the flattering that when he started to sing, the piece of cheese fell and the Fox jumped to catch it and got away from the Raven's tree.
The moral of this story is, don't be pretentious and you can keep all of your precious things.
The Raven sitting on a tree held in his mouth a piece of cheese.
The Fox walking this way saw the Raven on his tree.
The Fox in his head says "Oh! A piece of cheese! I'm hungry!"
So the fox goes to speak with the Raven and says, "Good morning Raven, how are you?"
"I know what you want," said the Raven. "You want my piece of cheese, but you can pass your way because you will never have it! Ok!"
"No, Mr. Raven, I just know that you have a good voice and I want to hear that!" answered the Fox.
"Oh really?!" asked the Raven.
"Yes, really, please sing for me!" said the Fox.
And the Raven felt so proud about the flattering that when he started to sing, the piece of cheese fell and the Fox jumped to catch it and got away from the Raven's tree.
The moral of this story is, don't be pretentious and you can keep all of your precious things.
Fable
08/05/00
A long time ago, a rabbit asked a turtle, "Why do you always walk slowly?" The turtle ignored the rabbit "Of course, I'm a turtle, fool," he thought. After one month, the rabbit tried to tease the turtle. "Can we play a game?" rabbit said. "Who ever arrives at the creek first wins. "The lost one must cook for the winner for one year." "O.K. no problem, fool, "the turtle said. While the rabbit was sleeping at home, the game started. Rabbit said "Soon, I will win this game." But when rabbit woke up, turtle already had arrived at the finish line. The rabbit was regretful "I shouldn't have contempt for other people!
Tzu-Hsien Ling
A long time ago, a rabbit asked a turtle, "Why do you always walk slowly?" The turtle ignored the rabbit "Of course, I'm a turtle, fool," he thought. After one month, the rabbit tried to tease the turtle. "Can we play a game?" rabbit said. "Who ever arrives at the creek first wins. "The lost one must cook for the winner for one year." "O.K. no problem, fool, "the turtle said. While the rabbit was sleeping at home, the game started. Rabbit said "Soon, I will win this game." But when rabbit woke up, turtle already had arrived at the finish line. The rabbit was regretful "I shouldn't have contempt for other people!
Tzu-Hsien Ling
NO MONEY
A man lost his parents and he worked for his two younger brothers who are 6 and 10 years old. Of course, the man's apartment was small and dirty, and also they shared one dish for three people. Sometimes, they scrambled when they finish their meal in the restaurant. Even though, they were poor, they were happy because they had some hope to be rich and they helped each other.
One day, the man found very important papers for a company that he was working as a cleaner. In order to earn good money regularly, he threatened the boss to employ him instead of the important papers. As a result, he could get a job, not the part-time.
Until, he became tamed, he made a lot of mistakes but his girlfriend and his coworker who knows his effort for his brothers helped him. As time went by, his achievements were approved by his company's president. The president was used to poor just like the man. Therefore, the president understood the man's passion to be rich and the president made the man to be vice president.
Consequently, the man got everything that money can buy. The man thought his brothers were happy because of plenty of money. however, the man lost enough time to communicate his brothers and the brothers realized that money has changed his brother's personality. The brothers' love and effort made his brother realize that love or good relationships are much more important in the life, unlike the president who got only fame and money, not a real love and personal relationship.
-tomohiko saito
One day, the man found very important papers for a company that he was working as a cleaner. In order to earn good money regularly, he threatened the boss to employ him instead of the important papers. As a result, he could get a job, not the part-time.
Until, he became tamed, he made a lot of mistakes but his girlfriend and his coworker who knows his effort for his brothers helped him. As time went by, his achievements were approved by his company's president. The president was used to poor just like the man. Therefore, the president understood the man's passion to be rich and the president made the man to be vice president.
Consequently, the man got everything that money can buy. The man thought his brothers were happy because of plenty of money. however, the man lost enough time to communicate his brothers and the brothers realized that money has changed his brother's personality. The brothers' love and effort made his brother realize that love or good relationships are much more important in the life, unlike the president who got only fame and money, not a real love and personal relationship.
-tomohiko saito
The Strong Man
This story is about the man who can the change our life. From Arabian Gulf country. When I was a child, I listening to many stories from my grandmother, which is give me more power on my live. I remembering that one about the people whom go to dive in search for the pearls. They were work very hard to save their family live. However, the man who is responsible manager for the people whom works with him was dictatorial, cruel, wicked, and greedy. He was employ people to works gratis with him, sometime he was killing the people whom was working with him nor body can stop him. That day one person who was coming from another village was very strong and smart, he went to the responsible manager to work with people. Than, they went to dive, after that he found the biggest pearl on that day. The manager traying to take the biggest pearl from the smart man, but he told him. Let's go to fight, if any one won he can take hte biggest pearl. Then they started fighting, the people were surprised from the man who came from the small village ,they say who is the man? From where he comes? After very long fighting the smart man throws the manager in water, and ie because he didn't know how to swim.
To Unite
Ancient China was an agricultural society. Almost every family needs lots of people to work together on a farm so each family always has a lot of children. This story took place in a big family.
There were seven children in this family. The children always couldn't work very well together and frequently argued with each other for tiny reasons. This family has discord and their domestic economy went down more and more. Their father found out that if this situation went on, their family would be broke. However, their father found a way to give the children a hint.
One day the father with a lot of chopsticks in his hands gathered all his children. first, the father gave everyone one chopstick and wanted them to snap it. It's very easy for everyone. And then the father gave them a pair of chopsticks and they also did it. finally, the father gave them a bunch of chopsticks but his children couldn't snap them. At last, these children knew one important thing; if they can work together very well, they will have a happy family. After that, the children began to unite and not to argue. this family also became a harmonious home because they really knew that united they stood, divided they fell.
I learned this story in my elementary school and I didn't have any feeling then because I was so young. When I have gotten my job, I began to know the true meaning about united. Because my company had lots of competitor, so all of staff had to have concept about team work. My company had gotten a good score in my work of first year. Every staff also gets lots of bonus, but I didn't think the money is importance. I thought the team work was more important than others.
Shou-Jen Sung
There were seven children in this family. The children always couldn't work very well together and frequently argued with each other for tiny reasons. This family has discord and their domestic economy went down more and more. Their father found out that if this situation went on, their family would be broke. However, their father found a way to give the children a hint.
One day the father with a lot of chopsticks in his hands gathered all his children. first, the father gave everyone one chopstick and wanted them to snap it. It's very easy for everyone. And then the father gave them a pair of chopsticks and they also did it. finally, the father gave them a bunch of chopsticks but his children couldn't snap them. At last, these children knew one important thing; if they can work together very well, they will have a happy family. After that, the children began to unite and not to argue. this family also became a harmonious home because they really knew that united they stood, divided they fell.
I learned this story in my elementary school and I didn't have any feeling then because I was so young. When I have gotten my job, I began to know the true meaning about united. Because my company had lots of competitor, so all of staff had to have concept about team work. My company had gotten a good score in my work of first year. Every staff also gets lots of bonus, but I didn't think the money is importance. I thought the team work was more important than others.
Shou-Jen Sung
The Fairy and the Man
Long long ago a man lived on a mountain. His job was cutting down trees. He was a logger. He lived alone everyday because his parents died early. Everyday he climbed the mountain, then he cut the trees, and he sold the trees in the market. he was very kind-hearted, meek, and diligent, so he wanted to marry. He didn't marry because he lived on the mountain; therefore, he couldn't find a woman. One day while he slept he had a dream. The dream was about the god of the mountain who said, "If you would like the marry, tomorrow you had better go to the lake, meet a fairy, and you must steal the fairy's clothes. Maybe the fairy will give up climbing to the sky. Don't forget, you should never give her her clothes." He got up early the next morning ,went to the lake, and waited for the fairy. He was waiting 2 hours and then the fairy came down from the sky. He didn't gelieve the state of things. The fairy was very beautiful and pretty. She took off her clothes and she was taking a shower.
Just then he stole her clothes. She finished taking the shower, looked for her clothes, but she didn't find them. so, she was very sad and cried. Just then the logger came in front of her, and he said, "If you will marry me, I will give back your clothes." so they were married. They were happy and excited. They had three sons, but sometimes she missed the sky and she wanted to see her parents. Later she said to the man, "Can you return my clothes?" He thought if he returned her clothes, maybe she would back to go the sky. but he loved her, so he gave her her clothes. One day she went tothe sky, but he was waiting for her. After three months she came back to their house, and they went to the sky together.
Many Korean children read this fable because it is not only an interesting story but also has an important lesson. The most important thing is diligence and the importance of love in this fable. If we always do our work diligently maybe we will receive good luck.
Si-Wook Jang
Just then he stole her clothes. She finished taking the shower, looked for her clothes, but she didn't find them. so, she was very sad and cried. Just then the logger came in front of her, and he said, "If you will marry me, I will give back your clothes." so they were married. They were happy and excited. They had three sons, but sometimes she missed the sky and she wanted to see her parents. Later she said to the man, "Can you return my clothes?" He thought if he returned her clothes, maybe she would back to go the sky. but he loved her, so he gave her her clothes. One day she went tothe sky, but he was waiting for her. After three months she came back to their house, and they went to the sky together.
Many Korean children read this fable because it is not only an interesting story but also has an important lesson. The most important thing is diligence and the importance of love in this fable. If we always do our work diligently maybe we will receive good luck.
Si-Wook Jang
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