The “Darakwon Korean Readers” series is comprised of books that recompose classic Korean literary works to match the reading levels of students from beginner to advanced levels (A1~C2) so students can easily increase their Korean reading comprehension skills in a fun way. The first literary work in this series, “The Story of the Rabbit,” adapts a classic Korean novel about a rabbit and a turtle who represent various social classes of the Joseon Dynasty. As students enjoy reading this story, they...
Harder than the others but still not C2
The most difficult book of the Darakwon Korean Reader series. It's most definitely not C2, that's completely inaccurate. It is however the hardest of the bunch (I know right now on Natively the level is lower than the C1 book, but please disregard that). If you've read all the previous ones most of the vocab shouldn't be too difficult, but there's still a fair share of vocab that isn't present in the other 7 books. What's a bit harder than simply the vocab is the grammar and multiple expressions, although as usual, notes throughout the book help clear these up.
As for the story, I found it to be a bit similar to 전우치전's, so it didn't keep me as captivated with the story as the other ones did. I liked the ending though, and this is also an important folktale to know for daily life, as you'll often find it referenced, whether that's in books, dramas, or even just regular conversations.