Preface ------------------------------------------- 2
Note How to Use This Book------------------------------------------- 4
Introduction to the Story ----------------------------------------6

Characters ----------------------------------------------------------- 10
1 Heungbu is Cast Out--------------------------------------------- 11
2 Nolbu Refuses to Help Heungbu ---------------- 16
Heungbu Tries to Earn Money by Being Beaten --- 21
Heungbu Saves a Swallow--------------------------------- 26
Heungbu's Family Cuts Open the Gourds -------------------- 29
6 Nolbu Visits Heungbu's House -------------------------- 33
7 Nolbu Goes to Catch a Swallow ----------------------- 37
Nolbu's Family Cuts Open the Gourds ----------------------- 40
9 Close Brothers 45

Appendix
Reading Comprehension -------------------------------------48
Model Answers ---------------------------------------------------------68
Text Translations ------------------------------------------------70

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