A Folk Tale

Nolbu and Heungbu/놀부 와 흥부

Long ago, there were two brothers, Nolbu and Heungbu.
Nolbu, the elder brother, was rich and greedy.
Heungbu, the younger brother, was poor but generous.

One day, Heungbu found a swallow with a broken leg.
He took care of the bird. The bird got better and flew away.
The next spring, the swallow brought a gourd
seed to Heungbu.
When the gourd grew, Heungbu cut it open.
Many pieces of gold fell out, and he became rich.

When Nolbu heard the story, he found a swallow and
broke its leg.
The bird got better and brought a seed to Nolbu.
But no gold was in the gourd.
Water flowed out and covered his house.
Now, he was the poor man.
But the good Heungbu shared his gold with his brother.