Sample Translations
Jiyeon Kim Floral Lattice Doors E ng l i s h
Book Information
Floral Lattice Doors (꽃살문) Nurimbo Publishing corp. / 2014 / 5 p. / ISBN 9788958761815 For further information, please visit: http://library.klti.or.kr/node/772
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Floral Lattice Doors Written and Illustrated by Kim Jiyeon
Everyone, come over here! Let’s play hide-and-seek!
Ready or not, here I come. Ready or not, here I come. Are you ready?
Counting down! Ten, nine, eight, seven, six, Five, four, three, two, one! I’m getting started! Oh, is that you, slowpoke tortoise? I found you!
Where, oh where are you hiding? Are you in the small house over there? Who is it that I see over here?
We are the door spirits, the guardians of this house! You are not supposed to be here! “Door spirits, have you seen my friends?”
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“We’re not sure.” The door spirits pretend not to know! “I think my friends went into the house. Let me go find them. I’ll be real quick” “Fine, but you must not open the grey door!” “Ok. Whatever you say!”
Where are you hiding? Slowpoke tortoise, Do you want to open that door first?
Look at all the flowers! Here is gentle spring!
Here you are, bouncy-wouncy deer! Here you are, sparkle-sparkle sun!
Splash, splash in the stream! It is summer here! Here you are, lumpy-bumpy rock! I see you over there, ever-grinning elixir plant!
Autumn is here. Perfect for reading! Here you are, big-tall bamboo! Here you are, fluffy-puffy clouds!
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Here you are, splish-splash water!
But I don’t see the long-beaked crane and sticky-green pine tree. As the boy tried to peek through the grey door, Slowpoke tortoise said, “You can’t do that. The door spirits told us not to open the grey door!” “I won’t go in. I’ll just take a quick peek.” Oh no! Freezing cold wind! We’re getting pulled in!
It’s winter’s harsh, cold wind. Hold on tight, everyone. Long-beaked crane, where are you hiding? Sticky-green pine tree, where are you hiding?
Here you are, long-beaked crane! “Have you seen sticky-green pine tree?” Long-beaked crane shakes her head. I can’t find him. Let’s call him! “Olly olly oxen free!” What is that sound? Rooaarr!
Blown by the powerful wind, the boy clings onto a pine tree. Here you are, sticky-green pine tree!
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I found you, I found you all!
“Roar! I brought you to where the pine tree was.” “Who are you?” “I am the powerful General Winter, Tiger Wind. I want to play with you.” “Sounds good! You can join us!” The fierce General Winter played hide-and-seek too.
Everyone is having so much fun, Until their hands and feet where very cold. “I should stop playing and go home now.” “Already?” “Tiger Wind, you must want to play more. But it’s too cold. I’ll be back again.” “Okay. I’ll give you a ride.” Rocking shoulders and wagging tail. Everyone zooms along with Tiger Wind.
“It’s freezing cold! I told you not to open the grey door!” the door spirit rushed and shouted loudly.
“Uh oh, they caught us. I’m sorry. But General Winter is not scary. He’s our friend.” “But you broke your promise!” The door spirit ran after them, enraged.
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Everyone, hide! Take cover! The door spirits are after us!
Everyone hide. Quick!
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