Sample Translations
Shin-Ae Jo The Hidden Garden E ng l i s h
Book Information
The Hidden Garden (숨어있는 정원) Association of Young Authors Publishing corp/ 2 p. For further information, please visit: http://library.klti.or.kr/node/772
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The Hidden Garden Written and Illustrated by Jo Shin-Ae
My hobby is window gazing.
One, two green leaves. The branches dance in the breeze. Hi. An airplane passes silently through giant fluffy clouds
A leaf spirals down.
How did it do that?
We are friends now!
Come and play with me.
Obstacles! Look out!
Where are we falling to?
Ow, that’s cold!
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What is this? Hey, let me join in.
Where am I?
Hold on! What was that? Wait for me!
Ouch! What’s happening?
Epilogue The sunshine pushes through the window and brightens up the room. The shadow of a tree dances with the sunshine. The shadow pushes into the room and climbs up the wall. The monotone floral wallpaper turns into an airplane, then a dolphin, and finally a man. The more you look at the patterns, the more mesmerizing they become. The shadow of the tree forms new patterns and tells its own endless story. The world on the wall is another storybook.
How much time has passed? The girl is no longer there.
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