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A rabbit jumping by the riverside.

하마는 왜 털이 없을까요? Why hippos have no hair Pourquoi les hippopotames n'ont pas de poils

Written by Basilio Gimo, David Ker

Illustrated by Carol Liddiment

Translated by Michelle Kim

Read by Scarlet Kim

Language Korean

Level Level 2

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A rabbit walking by a riverside.

어느 날, 한 토끼가 강가를 걷고 있었어요.

One day, Rabbit was walking by the riverside.

Un jour, Lapin marchait le long de la rivière.


A hippo eating grass by a riverside.

그 강가에는 하마도 있었는데, 하마는 산책을 하며 상쾌하고 푸른 풀을 먹고 있었어요.

Hippo was there too, going for a stroll and eating some nice green grass.

Hippo était là aussi pour se promener et manger de la bonne herbe verte.


A hippo stepping on a rabbit's foot.

하마는 토끼가 자기 옆에 있다는것을 모르고 토끼의 발을 밟아 버렸어요. 토끼는 비명을 질렀고 하마에게 소리쳤어요, “야 이 하마야! 너 지금 내 발 밟고 있는거 안보여?”

Hippo didn’t see that Rabbit was there and she accidentally stepped on Rabbit’s foot. Rabbit started screaming at Hippo, “You Hippo! Can’t you see that you’re stepping on my foot?”

Hippo ne voyait pas que Lapin se trouvait là et elle piétina le pied de Lapin. Lapin cria et hurla « Hippo ! Tu vois pas que tu me piétines le pied ? »


A rabbit holding its injured foot looking up at a hippo.

하마는 토끼에게 사과했어요, “정말 미안해, 친구야. 너를 못봤어. 제발 용서해줘!” 하지만 토끼는 하마의 말을 듣지 않고 계속 소리쳤어요, “너 일부러 그랬잖아! 두고봐, 너도 언젠간 똑같이 당할거야!”

Hippo apologised to Rabbit, “I’m so sorry. I didn’t see you. Please forgive me!” But Rabbit wouldn’t listen and he shouted at Hippo, “You did that on purpose! Someday, you’ll see! You’re going to pay!”

Hippo s’excusa à Lapin : « Je suis si désolé, mon ami. Je ne te voyais pas. Pardonne-moi, s’il-te-plaît ! » Mais Lapin n’écoutait pas et cria à Hippo : « Tu l’as fait exprès ! Un jour, tu verras ! Tu paieras pour ça ! »


A rabbit jumping next to fire.

그러고는 토끼가 불에게 다가가 말했어요, “저 하마가 풀을 먹으려고 물에서 나오면 불로 태워줘. 쟤가 나 밟았어!” 불이 대답했어요, “그래! 내 친구 토끼야. 너가 하라는 대로 할께.”

Rabbit went to find Fire and said, “Go, burn Hippo when she comes out of the water to eat grass. She stepped on me!” Fire answered, “No problem, Rabbit, my friend. I’ll do just what you ask.”

Puis Lapin partit chercher Feu et lui dit : « Va brûler Hippo quand elle sort de l’eau pour manger l’herbe. Elle m’a piétiné le pied ! » Feu répondit : « Pas de souci, Lapin, mon ami. Je ferai ce que tu as demandé. »


A hippo running away from fire.

잠시후, 하마는 강가에서 멀리 떨어진 곳에서 풀을 먹고 있었는데, 갑자기 불이 났어요. 그 불꽃이 하마한테 붙어서 하마의 털을 태우기 시작했죠.

Later, Hippo was eating grass far from the river when, “Whoosh!” Fire burst into flame. The flames began to burn Hippo’s hair.

Plus tard, Hippo mangeait l’herbe loin de la rivière lorsque soudain « ZOUM ! » Feu s’enflamma. Les flammes commencèrent à brûler les poils de Hippo.


A hippo crying in the river.

하마는 울음을 터뜨렸고 물가로 뛰어 갔어요. 하마의 모든 털이 불에 타 버렸어요. 하마는 울음을 멈추지 못했어요, “내 털이 불에 다 타버렸어! 너가 내 털을 다 태워버렸어! 내 털들이 다 사라졌어! 내 아름답고 아름다운 털이!”

Hippo started to cry and ran for the water. All her hair was burned off by the fire. Hippo kept crying, “My hair has burned in the fire! My hair is all gone! My beautiful hair!”

Hippo se mit à pleurer et se réfugia dans l’eau. Le feu avait brûlé tous ses cheveux. Hippo continua à pleurer : « Mes poils ont brûlé. Tu as brûlé tous mes poils ! Mes poils ont disparu ! Mes si beaux poils ! »


A rabbit jumping by the riverside.

토끼는 하마의 머리가 타서 좋았어요. 그래서 지금까지도 하마는 불이 두려워서 물밖으로 잘 나오지 않는 거래요.

Rabbit was happy that Hippo’s hair was burned. And to this day, for fear of fire, the hippo never goes far from the water.

Lapin était content que les poils de Hippo soient brulés. Et jusqu’à ce jour, de crainte du feu, les hippopotames ne s’éloignent jamais de l’eau.


Written by: Basilio Gimo, David Ker
Illustrated by: Carol Liddiment
Translated by: Michelle Kim
Read by: Scarlet Kim
Language: Korean
Level: Level 2
Source: Why hippos have no hair from African Storybook
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