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They wished very much to be queen,

그들은 여왕이 되기를 매우 원했지만,

but they did not want to take the trouble of going out into the world to learn how to make soup, which was absolutely necessary to be done first.

수프 만드는 법을 배우기 위해 세상으로 나가는 수고를 감수하려 하지 않았습니다. 그것은 무엇보다 먼저 해야 할 절대적으로 필요한 일이었습니다.

But it is not every one who would care to leave her family, or her happy corner by the fire-side at home, even to be made queen.

하지만 여왕이 된다 해도 가족을 떠나거나, 집 난롯가의 행복한 자리를 떠나려 할 사람이 모두는 아니었습니다.

It is not always easy to find bacon and cheese-rind in foreign lands every day, and it is not pleasant to have to endure hunger, and be perhaps, after all, eaten up alive by the cat."

낯선 땅에서 매일 베이컨과 치즈 껍질을 찾는 것이 항상 쉬운 일도 아니었고, 굶주림을 견디다가 결국 고양이에게 산 채로 잡아먹히는 것도 유쾌한 일이 아니었습니다."

Most probably some such thoughts as these discouraged the majority from going out into the world to collect the required information.

아마도 이와 같은 생각들이 대다수의 쥐들로 하여금 세상으로 나가 필요한 정보를 수집하는 것을 단념하게 만들었을 것입니다.

Only four mice gave notice that they were ready to set out on the journey.

오직 네 마리의 쥐만이 여행을 떠날 준비가 되어 있다고 알렸습니다.

They were young and lively, but poor.

그들은 젊고 활기찼지만 가난했습니다.

Each of them wished to visit one of the four divisions of the world, so that it might be seen which was the most favored by fortune.

그들 각각은 세계의 네 방향 중 하나를 방문하고자 했으며, 어느 곳이 행운의 가장 큰 축복을 받았는지 알아보고자 했습니다.

Every one took a sausage skewer as a traveller's staff, and to remind them of the object of their journey.

모두들 여행자의 지팡이로 소시지 꼬챙이를 하나씩 들고 떠났는데, 이는 여행의 목적을 상기시켜 주기 위한 것이기도 했습니다.

They left home early in May, and none of them returned till the first of May in the following year, and then only three of them.

그들은 오월 초에 집을 떠났고, 이듬해 오월 첫째 날이 될 때까지 아무도 돌아오지 않았으며, 그때도 세 마리만 돌아왔습니다.

Nothing was seen or heard of the fourth, although the day of decision was close at hand. "

결정의 날이 코앞에 다가왔음에도 불구하고, 네 번째 쥐에 대해서는 아무것도 보이지도 들리지도 않았습니다."

Vocabulary

그들은
geu-deul-eun — They (topic marker attached); referring to a group
여왕이
yeo-wang-i — Queen (subject marker attached); female monarch
되기를
doe-gi-reul — To become (nominalized, object marker); desiring to become
매우
mae-u — Very, extremely; intensifying adverb
원했지만
won-haet-ji-man — Wanted, but; expressing desire with contrast
수프
su-peu — Soup; liquid food dish
만드는
man-deu-neun — Making, creating; present participle of 만들다
법을
beob-eul — Method, way (object marker); how to do something
배우기
bae-u-gi — Learning, studying; nominalized form of 배우다
위해
wi-hae — For the sake of, in order to; expressing purpose
세상으로
se-sang-eu-ro — Into the world; directional marker attached to 세상
나가는
na-ga-neun — Going out; present participle of 나가다
수고를
su-go-reul — Effort, trouble (object marker); hard work taken
감수하려
gam-su-ha-ryeo — Willing to endure/accept hardship; intentional form
하지
ha-ji — Do not; negative construction base form
않았습니다
an-at-seum-ni-da — Did not; formal past tense negation
그것은
geu-geo-seun — That thing (topic marker); referring to something mentioned
무엇보다
mu-eot-bo-da — Above all else, more than anything
먼저
meon-jeo — First, beforehand; prior to other things
해야
hae-ya — Must do, have to do; obligatory expression
hal — To do (future/modifier form); action yet to be done
절대적으로
jeol-dae-jeok-eu-ro — Absolutely, unconditionally; in an absolute manner
필요한
pil-yo-han — Necessary, needed; modifying adjective form
일이었습니다
il-i-eot-seum-ni-da — It was a task/matter; formal past copula
하지만
ha-ji-man — However, but; common contrastive conjunction
된다
doen-da — Becomes; present tense of 되다
해도
hae-do — Even if one does; concessive conditional form
가족을
ga-jok-eul — Family (object marker); one's relatives
떠나거나
tteo-na-geo-na — Leave or; listing alternatives with 거나
jip — House, home; place where one lives
난롯가의
nan-rot-ga-ui — By the fireplace (possessive); cozy fireside location
행복한
haeng-bok-han — Happy, joyful; adjective describing happiness
자리를
ja-ri-reul — Seat, spot, place (object marker); a position occupied
떠나려
tteo-na-ryeo — Intending to leave; intentional/purposive verb form
사람이
sa-ram-i — Person (subject marker); a human being
모두는
mo-du-neun — Everyone (topic marker); all people
아니었습니다
a-ni-eot-seum-ni-da — Was not; formal past tense negation of 이다
낯선
nat-seon — Unfamiliar, strange; describing unknown territory
땅에서
ttang-e-seo — In/on the land (locative); at a place on earth
매일
mae-il — Every day; daily occurrence
베이컨과
be-i-keon-gwa — Bacon and; cured pork meat with conjunction
치즈
chi-jeu — Cheese; dairy food product
껍질을
kkeop-jil-eul — Rind, skin, peel (object marker); outer covering
찾는
chat-neun — Searching for, looking for; present participle
것이
geot-i — Thing, fact (subject marker); nominalizing particle
항상
hang-sang — Always, all the time; constant frequency
쉬운
swi-un — Easy, simple; adjective modifying a noun
일도
il-do — Even a task; also not a matter (with negation)
아니었고
a-ni-eot-go — Was not, and; past negative with connective ending
굶주림을
gulm-ju-rim-eul — Starvation, hunger (object marker); state of starving
견디다가
gyeon-di-da-ga — While enduring; mid-action shift connector
결국
gyeol-guk — In the end, ultimately; final outcome adverb
고양이에게
go-yang-i-e-ge — To/by the cat (dative); directional particle for animals
san — Alive; living state adjective (산 채로 = alive)
채로
chae-ro — While still in that state; maintaining a condition
잡아먹히는
jab-a-meo-khi-neun — Being caught and eaten alive; passive predatory action
것도
geot-do — That thing too, also that; addition particle
유쾌한
yu-kwae-han — Pleasant, enjoyable; describing a pleasing experience
일이
il-i — Task, matter (subject marker); an affair or thing
아니었습니다
a-ni-eot-seum-ni-da — Was not; formal past negative copula
아마도
a-ma-do — Perhaps, probably; expressing probability or conjecture
이와
i-wa — This and, like this; comparative or conjunctive
같은
ga-teun — Same, like, such; adjective of similarity
생각들이
saeng-gak-deul-i — Thoughts (plural, subject marker); multiple ideas
대다수의
dae-da-su-ui — Of the majority; belonging to most of a group
쥐들로
jwi-deul-ro — To/for the mice (plural directional); the rats/mice
하여금
ha-yeo-geum — Causing someone to; causative structure marker
나가
na-ga — Go out; imperative or connective form of 나가다
정보를
jeong-bo-reul — Information (object marker); collected data or facts
수집하는
su-jip-ha-neun — Collecting, gathering; present participle of 수집하다
것을
geot-eul — Thing (object marker); nominalizing action as object
단념하게
dan-nyeom-ha-ge — To give up, abandon an idea; causative adverb form
만들었을
man-deul-eot-eul — Would have made; past speculative modifier form
것입니다
geot-im-ni-da — It is the case that; formal nominal sentence ending
오직
o-jik — Only, solely; exclusive limiting adverb
ne — Four; the number four (native Korean)
마리의
ma-ri-ui — (Counter for animals, possessive); of [number] animals
쥐만이
jwi-man-i — Only the mice/rats (subject marker); exclusively rats
여행을
yeo-haeng-eul — Travel, journey (object marker); a trip somewhere
떠날
tteo-nal — To leave, depart (future modifier); about to leave
준비가
jun-bi-ga — Preparation (subject marker); readiness for something
되어
doe-eo — Becoming, being ready; connective form of 되다
있다고
it-da-go — That (they) are; reported speech connector with 있다
알렸습니다
al-ryeot-seum-ni-da — Announced, informed; formal past tense of 알리다
젊고
jeolm-go — Young and; connective adjective form of 젊다
활기찼지만
hwal-gi-chat-ji-man — Was energetic/lively, but; contrasting past adjective
가난했습니다
ga-nan-haet-seum-ni-da — Were poor; formal past tense of 가난하다
그들
geu-deul — They, them; third person plural pronoun
각각은
gak-gak-eun — Each one (topic marker); every individual separately
세계의
se-gye-ui — Of the world (possessive); belonging to the world
방향
bang-hyang — Direction; compass direction or orientation
jung — Among, in the middle of; within a set
하나를
ha-na-reul — One (object marker); a single item
방문하고자
bang-mun-ha-go-ja — Wishing to visit; intentional purposive verb form
했으며
haet-eu-myeo — Did, and furthermore; past tense with additive connector
어느
eo-neu — Which, some; interrogative/indefinite determiner
곳이
got-i — Place (subject marker); a location or spot
행운의
haeng-un-ui — Of luck, fortune's (possessive); relating to good luck
가장
ga-jang — Most, the greatest; superlative degree adverb
keun — Big, great; adjective modifying a noun
축복을
chuk-bok-eul — Blessing (object marker); a bestowed favor or gift
받았는지
bat-at-neun-ji — Whether received; past tense indirect question form
알아보고자
al-a-bo-go-ja — Wishing to find out; purposive form of 알아보다
했습니다
haet-seum-ni-da — Did; formal past tense of 하다
모두들
mo-du-deul — Everyone (plural emphasis); all of them together
여행자의
yeo-haeng-ja-ui — Traveler's (possessive); belonging to a traveler
지팡이로
ji-pang-i-ro — With a walking stick (instrumental); using a staff
소시지
so-si-ji — Sausage; processed meat food item
꼬챙이를
kko-chaeng-i-reul — Skewer, spit (object marker); a pointed stick for food
하나씩
ha-na-ssik — One each, one by one; distributive numeral
들고
deul-go — Holding, carrying and; connective form of 들다
떠났는데
tteo-nat-neun-de — Departed, and; past tense with background connector
이는
i-neun — This (topic marker); referring to the above matter
여행의
yeo-haeng-ui — Of the journey (possessive); relating to travel
목적을
mok-jeok-eul — Purpose, goal (object marker); intended objective
상기시켜
sang-gi-si-kyeo — Reminding, calling to mind; causative of 상기하다
주기
ju-gi — To give (nominalized); act of giving or providing
위한
wi-han — For the purpose of; modifying form of 위하다
것이기도
geot-i-gi-do — Also being the fact that; adding another reason
오월
o-wol — May; the fifth month of the year
초에
cho-e — At the beginning of; early part of a time period
집을
jib-eul — Home, house (object marker); one's residence
떠났고
tteo-nat-go — Left, departed and; past tense with additive connector
이듬해
i-deum-hae — The following year; the next year after departure
첫째
cheot-jjae — First; ordinal number indicating the first
날이
nal-i — Day (subject marker); a specific calendar day
doel — Will become (future modifier); anticipated state
때까지
ttae-kka-ji — Until the time; up to a certain point in time
아무도
a-mu-do — Nobody, no one; negative indefinite pronoun
돌아오지
dol-a-o-ji — Not return; negative base of 돌아오다
않았으며
an-at-eu-myeo — Did not, and; formal past negation with connector
그때도
geu-ttae-do — Even then, at that time too; temporal reference
se — Three; the number three (native Korean)
마리만
ma-ri-man — Only [number] animals; limiting particle on counter
돌아왔습니다
dol-a-wat-seum-ni-da — Returned, came back; formal past tense
결정의
gyeol-jeong-ui — Of the decision (possessive); relating to a verdict
코앞에
ko-ap-e — Right in front of one's nose; imminent, very close
다가왔음에도
da-ga-wat-eum-e-do — Even though it approached; concessive past nominalization
불구하고
bul-gu-ha-go — Despite, in spite of; concessive connector
번째
beon-jjae — Ordinal counter suffix; -th (e.g., fourth, fifth)
쥐에
jwi-e — About/regarding the rat (locative); concerning the mouse
대해서는
dae-hae-seo-neun — Regarding, about (topic); as for the matter of
아무것도
a-mu-geot-do — Nothing at all; negative indefinite pronoun
보이지도
bo-i-ji-do — Not even seen; negative with additive particle
들리지도
deul-li-ji-do — Not even heard; passive negative with additive particle
않았습니다
an-at-seum-ni-da — Did not; formal past tense negation ending
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