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나비의 첫 열쇠

Nabi’s first key

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The storyA Saturday in June. At the market and then in the courtyard, the people who were there tell you and Jiwoo how a tiny grey kitten found number 7, and whose key he took first.

New words in the story

물었어요 bit
빈 empty
진짜 real
주머니 pocket
벤치 bench
어느 날 one day
나비 butterfly; also the cat’s name
계단 stairs

A Saturday in June. At the market and then in the courtyard, the people who were there tell you and Jiwoo how a tiny grey kitten found number 7, and whose key he took first.

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유월 토요일 아침이에요. 시장에 사람이 많아요.
It is a Saturday morning in June. The market is full of people.
성호
안녕하세요! 7번 집이네요!
Hello! Number seven!
지우
나비 생선 주세요.
Fish for Nabi, please.
성호
그럼요. 나비 계산서는 벌써 길어요.
Of course. Nabi’s bill is long already.
나비를 오래 알아요?
Have you known Nabi a long time?
나비를 오래 알아요?
Have you known Nabi a long time?
성호
네. 아주 작았어요. 작은 고양이였어요.
Yes. He was very small. A little kitten.
지우
나비도 작았어요?
Was Nabi small too?
성호
어느 날 아침에 시장에 왔어요. 추웠어요.
One morning he came to the market. It was cold.
성호
젖었어요. 배고팠어요. 제 손처럼 작았어요.
He was wet. Hungry. As small as my hand.
뭐 했어요?
What did you do?
뭐 했어요?
What did you do?
성호
생선을 줬어요. 그때 첫 계산서였어요!
I gave him fish. That was the first bill!
지우
귀는 왜 그래요?
Why is his ear like that?
성호
큰 개가 있었어요. 고양이 귀를 물었어요.
There was a big dog. It bit the kitten’s ear.
성호
그래서 나비는 개를 안 좋아해요.
That is why Nabi does not like dogs.
하산 씨도 와요. 사과 상자가 있어요.
Hasan comes too. He has a box of apples.
하산
나비 이야기예요? 저도 거기에 있었어요.
Is this Nabi’s story? I was there too.
하산
사람들이 생선하고 우유를 줬어요. 누구 고양이였어요? 아무도 몰랐어요.
People gave him fish and milk. Whose cat was he? Nobody knew.
지우
나비는 시장에 살았어요?
Did Nabi live at the market?
하산
아니요. 집을 찾았어요. 진짜 집이요.
No. He looked for a home. A real home.
하산
저하고 같이 걸었어요. 집을 모두 봤어요.
He walked with me. He looked at every house.
하산
그다음에 초록색 문을 봤어요.
Then he saw a green door.
지우
7번 집이에요!
Number seven!
하산
네. 계단에 앉았어요. 기다렸어요.
Yes. He sat on the steps. He waited.
오후에 모두 최 선생님 집에 있어요.
In the afternoon everyone is at Ms Choi’s home.
최정숙
맞아요. 저도 있었어요. 모두 알아요.
That is right. I was there too. I know everything.
최정숙
저녁에 비가 왔어요. 문을 열었어요. 작은 고양이가 있었어요.
It rained in the evening. I opened the door. There was a small kitten.
최정숙
제 고양이가 아니었어요. 하지만 집에 왔어요. 주인이었어요!
He was not my cat. But he came inside. He was the boss!
어디에서 잤어요?
Where did he sleep?
어디에서 잤어요?
Where did he sleep?
최정숙
3번 집이에요. 그때 비어 있었어요.
Flat three. It was empty then.
제 집이요!
My flat!
제 집이요!
My flat!
최정숙
네. 오래 나비 집이었어요.
Yes. It was Nabi’s home for a long time.
지우
이름은요? 왜 나비예요?
And his name? Why Nabi?
최정숙
제가 줬어요. 작은 나비였어요. 회색 나비요.
I gave it to him. He was a little butterfly. A grey butterfly.
최정숙
다음 날 첫 열쇠를 가져갔어요.
The next day he took his first key.
지우
누구 열쇠예요?
Whose key?
최정숙
3번 집 열쇠예요. 제 주머니에 있었어요.
Flat three’s key. It was in my pocket.
제 열쇠요!
My key!
제 열쇠요!
My key!
최정숙
맞아요. 그래서 첫날에도 가져갔어요. 나비 열쇠였어요.
That is right. That is why he took it on your first day too. It was Nabi’s key.
나비가 와요. 벤치에 앉아요.
Nabi comes. He sits on the bench.
지우
나비는 나쁜 고양이가 아니에요. 열쇠를 좋아해요!
Nabi is not a bad cat. He likes the key!
그럼 열쇠가 많이 필요해요.
Then I need many keys.
그럼 열쇠가 많이 필요해요.
Then I need many keys.
최정숙
차 마실 거예요? 다른 이야기도 있어요.
Would you like tea? I have another story too.
네, 좋아요. 나비, 생선 먹고 싶어?
Yes, lovely. Nabi, fish for you?
네, 좋아요. 나비, 생선 먹고 싶어?
Yes, lovely. Nabi, fish for you?
나비는 말 안 해요. 벌써 문 앞에 있어요.
Nabi says nothing. He is already at the door.