Day 85: Dreaming She Was a Cat

Dialogue

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   B 아빠, 나 어젯밤에 진짜 고양이였어. 꿈 아니고 진짜로.

   Appa, na eojetbame jinjja goyangiyeosseo. Kkum anigo jinjjaro.

   Dad, last night I was really a cat. Not a dream, for real.

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   A 진짜 고양이였어? 그래, 고양이가 돼서 뭐가 보이던?

   Jinjja goyangiyeosseo? Geurae, goyangiga dwaeseo mwoga boideon?

   A real cat? All right, so what did you see as a cat?

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   B 지붕 위에서 햇빛 받으면서 잤어. 꼬리도 있었어. 이렇게 흔들 수도 있었어.

   Jibung wieseo haetbit badeumyeonseo jasseo. Kkorido isseosseo. Ireoke heundeul sudo isseosseo.

   I slept on a roof in the sunshine. I had a tail too. I could wag it like this.

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   A 오, 좋았겠다. 고양이가 되니까 기분이 어떻던?

   O, joatgetda. Goyangiga doenikka gibuni eotteoteon?

   Ooh, that sounds nice. How did it feel, being a cat?

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   B 몸이 엄청 가벼웠어. 그리고 생선 냄새가 너무 좋았어. 근데 아빠, 지금이 꿈이면 어떡해?

   Momi eomcheong gabyeowosseo. Geurigo saengseon naemsaega neomu joasseo. Geunde appa, jigeumi kkumimyeon eotteokae?

   My body was super light. And fish smelled really good. But Dad, what if now is the dream?

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   A 지금이 꿈이면?

   Jigeumi kkumimyeon?

   If now is the dream?

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   B 응. 내가 원래 고양이인데 지금 사람 꿈을 꾸는 거면? 그걸 어떻게 알아?

   Eung. Naega wollae goyangiinde jigeum saram kkumeul kkuneun geomyeon? Geugeol eotteoke ara?

   Yeah. What if I'm really a cat and I'm dreaming I'm a person right now? How would I know?

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   A 허, 우리 딸 철학자구먼. 아주 옛날 중국에 장자라는 사람도 똑같은 고민을 했어.

   Heo, uri ttal cheolhakjagumeon. Aju yennal Jungguge jangjaraneun saramdo ttokgateun gomineul haesseo.

   Well, well, my daughter's a philosopher. A long time ago in China, a man called Zhuangzi wondered the very same thing.

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   B 장자? 그 사람도 고양이 꿈 꿨어?

   Jangja? Geu saramdo goyangi kkum kkwosseo?

   Zhuangzi? Did he dream he was a cat too?

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    A 아니, 그 사람은 나비였어. 꿈에서 나비가 돼서 신나게 날아다녔대. 그런데 깨어 보니까 영락없이 사람인 거야.

    Ani, geu sarameun nabiyeosseo. Kkumeseo nabiga dwaeseo sinnage naradanyeotdae. Geureonde kkaeeo bonikka yeongnageopsi saramin geoya.

    No, he was a butterfly. In his dream he became a butterfly and flew around happily. But when he woke up, he was a person, plain as day.

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    B 나랑 똑같네! 그래서?

    Narang ttokganne! Geuraeseo?

    Just like me! And then?

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    A 그래서 장자가 어리둥절해서 생각했지. '내가 나비 꿈을 꾼 건가, 아니면 나비가 지금 내 꿈을 꾸고 있는 건가?'

    Geuraeseo Jangjaga eoridungjeolhaeseo saenggakaetji. 'Naega nabi kkumeul kkun geonga, animyeon nabiga jigeum nae kkumeul kkugo inneun geonga?'

    So Zhuangzi, all confused, thought: 'Did I dream I was a butterfly, or is a butterfly now dreaming it's me?'

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    B 그래서 답이 뭐였어?

    Geuraeseo dabi mwoyeosseo?

    So what was the answer?

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    A 답은 안 나왔어. 장자도 곰곰이 생각해 봤지만 모르겠다고 했대.

    Dabeun an nawasseo. Jangjado gomgomi saenggakae bwatjiman moreugetdago haetdae.

    He never found one. Zhuangzi thought hard about it, but he said he didn't know.

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    B 에이, 그럼 그 사람 별로 안 똑똑하네.

    Ei, geureom geu saram byeollo an ttokttokane.

    Aww, then he wasn't very smart.

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    A 하하, 그럴 수도 있지. 근데 모르는 걸 모른다고 말하는 게 제일 어려운 거야.

    Haha, geureol sudo itji. Geunde moreuneun geol moreundago malhaneun ge jeil eoryeoun geoya.

    Ha ha, maybe not. But saying you don't know when you don't know is the hardest thing of all.

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    B 그럼 아빠, 지금 이게 고양이 꿈이면 나 오늘 학교 안 가도 돼? 고양이는 학교 안 가잖아.

    Geureom appa, jigeum ige goyangi kkumimyeon na oneul hakgyo an gado dwae? Goyangineun hakgyo an gajana.

    Then Dad, if this is a cat's dream, can I skip school today? Cats don't go to school.

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    A 오, 결론이 그렇게 나는구먼. 근데 꿈이든 아니든 학교는 아홉 시까지 가야 돼.

    O, gyeolloni geureoke naneungumeon. Geunde kkumideun anideun hakgyoneun ahop sikkaji gaya dwae.

    Oh, so that's where this was heading. But dream or not, school starts at nine.

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    B 그럼 꿈인지 아닌지 확인해 볼래. 아빠 볼 꼬집어도 돼?

    Geureom kkuminji aninji hwaginhae bollae. Appa bol kkojibeodo dwae?

    Then I'll check if it's a dream. Can I pinch your cheek?

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    A 왜 아빠 볼이야? 보통은 자기 볼을 꼬집는 거야.

    Wae appa boriya? Botongeun jagi boreul kkojimneun geoya.

    Why my cheek? Usually you pinch your own.

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    B 내가 아프면 싫잖아. 아빠가 아파하면 꿈 아닌 거야.

    Naega apeumyeon silchana. Appaga apahamyeon kkum anin geoya.

    I don't want it to hurt me. If you say ouch, it's not a dream.

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    A 아야! 알았어, 알았어, 꿈 아니다. 그럼 고양이 아가씨, 얼른 우유 마시고 양치하자.

    Aya! Arasseo, arasseo, kkum anida. Geureom goyangi agassi, eolleun uyu masigo yangchihaja.

    Ow! Okay, okay, it's not a dream. So, Miss Kitty, drink your milk and let's brush your teeth.

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    B 야옹. 근데 아빠, 꿈속의 고양이가 사람 꿈을 꾸면, 그 사람은 또 무슨 꿈을 꿔?

    Yaong. Geunde appa, kkumsogui goyangiga saram kkumeul kkumyeon, geu sarameun tto museun kkumeul kkwo?

    Meow. But Dad, if the cat in the dream dreams about a person, what does that person dream about?

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