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(4.67/5)Listen to the audiobook!
Another 다락원 graded reader, this one at the A2 level. The same system is used, with the little grammar bubbles in the text as well as some tips that are needed to understand some complex vocab (i.e. vocab from the Joseph dynasty). There's also some vocab at the bottom of every page, and it's generally pretty well chosen. While this story being Cinderella like makes it slightly less interesting, the audiobook more than makes up for it. They really went overboard with the voice acting for certain c
This is a traditional Korean Cinderella-style tale of a young girl who is mistreated by her step-mother. It’s interesting to see how similar traditional stories from different parts of the world can be: the Korean tale is very similar to the one English-speakers will be familiar with, until near the end, where there is an unexpected twist.
The book’s layout is the same as 토끼전, with grammar notes throughout the text and vocabulary definitions at the
Fun Graded Reader
Overall: I find a lot of graded readers a bit dry and uninteresting because of their restricted vocabulary and grammar usage, but this was actually quite fun and enjoyable to read.
*Great points: The listening files are great fun and can be accessed via QR code at the start of each chapter, with grammar and culturally-bound vocabulary (like terms for Joseon-era officials) footnoted on the page in which they appear. I really appreciated this because I didn't need a separate dictionary.
*Meh Poi