Heungbu and Nolbu - Korean

There once was a kind man named Heungbu. He lived in a small, cozy hut with his family. His brother, Nolbu, lived in a big, big house. Nolbu had many things, but he did not like to share. He was very greedy. This is the story of two brothers and a little bird. This is the tale of Heungbu and Nolbu.

One sunny day, a little swallow fell from its nest. Oh no. Its tiny leg was hurt. Heungbu and his family saw the little bird. They were so gentle. They picked it up so softly. They wrapped its leg in a soft, warm cloth. They gave it yummy seeds to eat. Soon, the swallow was all better. It could fly again. Chirp, chirp, chirp. It flew high in the bright blue sky. Goodbye, little bird.

The next year, the swallow came back. It flew to kind Heungbu and dropped a little seed. Heungbu planted the seed in his garden. He watered the seed. A big, big gourd began to grow. It grew bigger and bigger and bigger, as big as his house. Heungbu opened the giant gourd. Wow. Out came shiny gold and pretty jewels. Out came yummy cakes. Now, Heungbu’s family had everything they needed. His greedy brother, Nolbu, saw the treasure. He wanted a magic seed, too. He found a swallow and was not gentle with it, hoping it would bring him a seed.

The swallow gave Nolbu a seed. Nolbu grew a giant gourd, too. He opened it very fast. He wanted treasure. But oh no. Silly goblins called dokkaebi jumped out. They were loud and messy and took Nolbu's things away. Nolbu was very sad. He learned that being greedy is not good. Heungbu was still kind. He shared his treasure with his brother. And everyone learned that being kind is the best treasure of all.