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Aesop's Fables 2

Continue learning Korean through 25 more of Aesop’s classic fables. Explore stories about choices, mistakes, pride, fear, wisdom, and human nature while building practical vocabulary and learning how Korean expressions are used naturally within a complete story.

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Episodes

EP.01

The Ass Carrying Salt

소금을 진 당나귀

Discover how a clever trick backfires in this Korean lesson based on 'The Ass Carrying Salt.' Learn to express doing something intentionally with 일부러 and understand the idiom 온몸으로 배우게 되다, for when you learn a lesson through hard, physical experience.

EP.02

The Frogs Who Wished for a King

개구리들의 임금님

Based on the fable 'The Frogs Who Wished for a King,' this lesson teaches how to express wishes with 있었으면 좋겠다고, what to say when startled, and how to express regret when it's too late.

EP.03

The Fox and the Goat

여우와 염소

Explore the Korean fable of 'The Fox and the Goat' to learn how to talk about temptation and acting without thinking. This lesson covers useful phrases like 귀가 솔깃했어요 (“it sounded tempting”) and how to express regret for impulsive actions.

EP.04

The Bat and the Weasels

박쥐와 족제비

In this Korean lesson from 'The Bat and the Weasels,' explore expressions of identity and duality. Learn how to say something seems like two different things using the pattern -같기도 하고, as in 새 같기도 하고, 쥐 같기도 했거든요 (“It seemed like a bird, and also like a mouse.”).

EP.05

The Bat, the Birds, and the Beasts

박쥐와 새와 짐승들

In the story of the opportunistic bat, learn how to describe situations that escalate into bigger problems (큰 싸움으로 번지다) in Korean. This lesson also covers the useful A도 아니고 B도 아니다 grammar pattern to say something is 'neither one thing nor the other'.

EP.06

The Hares and the Frogs

토끼들과 개구리들

In the story of 'The Hares and the Frogs,' learn how to express despair and make a difficult choice in Korean. This lesson covers the grammar pattern 차라리 ~는 게 낫겠어요 (“I’d rather...”) and phrases for extreme fear, like when your heart sinks from shock.

EP.07

The Miser and His Gold

구두쇠와 금덩이

Explore the story of "The Miser and His Gold" to learn how to express deep feelings in Korean, from a swelling heart (마음이 부풀어 오르다) to feeling like the world has ended. This lesson also covers how to say two things are the same, like in the phrase 돌멩이나 금덩이나 똑같다 (“a stone or a lump of gold, it's all the same”).

EP.08

The Old Man and Death

노인과 죽음

Learn how to express feelings of futility and exhaustion in Korean from the story of an old man who calls for Death. This lesson covers how to say everything feels pointless (모든 것이 헛되게 느껴졌습니다), how to correct a misunderstanding with 그게 아니고요, and how to say a situation is manageable using 견딜 만했습니다.

EP.09

The Geese and the Cranes

거위와 두루미

Learn essential Korean expressions from the fable 'The Geese and the Cranes.' Discover how to say you're completely stuffed using 숨이 턱까지 차오르다, express puzzlement, and describe failing to notice something important.

EP.10

The Crab and Its Mother

게와 어미 게

In this Korean lesson based on "The Crab and Its Mother," learn how to give advice like 똑바로 앞으로 걸어야지 (“You should walk straight forward”) and express surprise with 어찌 된 일일까요?. Discover how to describe being embarrassed when things don't go as planned.

EP.11

The Lion and the Gnat

사자와 모기

Learn how to express absurdity, triumph, and struggle in Korean using a story. This lesson covers phrases like 어이가 없어서 (“so absurd that...”) and 의기양양하게 (“triumphantly”) through the fable of the Lion and the Gnat.

EP.12

The Eagle and the Arrow

독수리와 화살

Using the story of 'The Eagle and the Arrow,' learn how to express regrettable or unintended actions in Korean. Master phrases like 여느 때처럼 (“as usual”) and the grammar pattern -고 말다 to describe how a normal day can end in a sudden, unfortunate outcome.

EP.13

The Fisherman and the Little Fish

어부와 작은 물고기

Learn how to express that something is insufficient or empty in Korean through the story of 'The Fisherman and the Little Fish.' This lesson covers useful adverbs and phrases like 턱없이 부족하다 (“to be ridiculously insufficient”) and how to describe being startled.

EP.14

The Vain Jackdaw

빌린 깃털을 단 까마귀

Explore Korean expressions about envy and consequences through the fable of “The Vain Jackdaw.” This lesson explains how to say something isn't to your taste with 마음에 들지 않다 and discuss how the truth, 금방 드러나는 법이다 (“is bound to be revealed soon”), always emerges.

EP.15

The Peacock and the Crane

공작과 두루미

In the story of 'The Peacock and the Crane,' discover how to express pride and make comparisons in Korean. Learn the useful pattern 나만큼 ~한 사람이 또 있을까? to ask if anyone is as great as you, and other phrases for showing off.

EP.16

Hercules and the Wagoner

헤라클레스와 마부

Discover how to describe effort and helplessness in Korean through a classic fable. Learn phrases like 꿈쩍도 하지 않다 ('won't budge an inch') and 온 힘을 다해 ('with all one's strength') as a wagoner learns that the gods only help those who help themselves.

EP.17

The Astrologer Who Fell into a Well

우물에 빠진 점성술사

In the story of the astrologer who fell into a well, learn how to express being completely captivated using 온 마음을 빼앗긴 채. This lesson also covers Korean phrases for when you finally realize something (그제야 깨달았으니까요), become speechless, or find that something has completely vanished.

EP.18

The Sick Lion and the Fox

병든 사자와 여우

In this lesson from 'The Sick Lion and the Fox,' learn how to express suspicion and point out missing evidence in Korean. Discover how to say you have a strange feeling (무언가 이상하다는 느낌이 들었다) and use idioms for observation.

EP.19

The Fox and the Lion

처음 사자를 본 여우

Learn Korean expressions for shock and fear from the story of 'The Fox and the Lion.' This lesson explores phrases like 심장이 발끝으로 쿵 떨어지는 기분 (“the feeling of your heart dropping to your feet”) and how to describe something gradually becoming a familiar sight.

EP.20

The Ant and the Dove

개미와 비둘기

Learn useful Korean expressions from the fable "The Ant and the Dove." This lesson explains how to say “no matter how hard you try” with 아무리 애를 써도, and how to describe acting decisively without a moment's hesitation.

EP.21

The Two Goats

외나무다리의 두 염소

Based on the story of two stubborn goats on a bridge, this lesson teaches you how to express confrontation, like telling someone 네가 비켜야지 (“You're the one who should move”), and the regret of realizing something too late.

EP.22

The Ass and the Grasshopper

당나귀와 메뚜기

In the story of "The Ass and the Grasshopper," a donkey becomes captivated by a grasshopper's song. Learn how to express being completely captivated with 마음을 온통 빼앗겼어요 and how to say "far from it" using the Korean pattern ~는/은커녕 as you follow the donkey's foolish plan.

EP.23

The Tortoise and the Eagle

거북이와 독수리

In this lesson based on 'The Tortoise and the Eagle,' learn how to express a heavy heart, muster courage with 용기를 내어, and plead for just one chance. Discover Korean phrases for ignoring advice and stating natural consequences.

EP.24

The Lion's Share

사자의 몫

Discover how a successful hunt turns unfair in 'The Lion's Share.' This lesson teaches essential Korean expressions for joining forces, waiting nervously, and what to say when you're too intimidated to speak, like 아무 말도 하지 못했어요 (“couldn't say a single word”).

EP.25

The Travelers and the Plane Tree

나그네와 플라타너스

Learn how to express complaints and gratitude in Korean using a story about ungrateful travelers. This lesson covers phrases for calling something useless, like 쓸모가 없군, and scolding someone with 은혜도 모르는 사람들아 (“you ungrateful people”).

📖Aesop's Fables 2