제가 한 해석에 자신이 없어서요ㅠㅠ 틀린부분은 다시 질문하고 하려구요ㅠㅠ 도와주세여ㅠㅠ
the boy who saved his father’s life
in the reign of king injo of the choson dynasty, there lived a man called jo chonsang, who lived in the county of chongwon. his filial devotion was known even to the royal court, and his name was often brought up in discussions about hyo.
one day, when chonsang was in his tenth year, bandits from the mountains came to pillage his house. his father, who was a scholar and a poor man, hastily told the family to hide underneath the floor, while he himself attempted to fight off the intruders with a sword. however, as he was a scholar and not a soldier, he was no match for the bandits, and was soon captured and bound up with ropes.
the bandits began to search the house, and when they realized there was nothing to take, they threatened chonsang’s father, saying, where are the rest of your family? we don’t need your belongings, just tell us where they are, and we will let you live.
the bandits were afraid that their faces would become known, and intended to kill them all.
they have all gone to visit relatives. i am guarding the house by myself, the father replied.
don’t lie! when we were coming here, we saw someone else with you. if you do not tell us the truth, we will set the house on fire.
the family listened in great apprehension, for the entire household was within an inch of being slaughtered.
it is enough to kill just me, so why waste your time? kill me now!
do you think we will go just like that? tell us!
even if i knew, i would never tell you.
the bandits looked at one another. venom flashed in their eyes, and among them a huge figure began to draw his sword. at the same time, the others prepared to depart. they had decided to kill chonsang’s father and leave.
the chief bandit raised his sword, his arm swelling with tension. his blade shimmered in the moonlight as the other bandits left one by one through the brushwood gate. the huge figure cast a sidelong glance at them, and then made to strike chonsang’s father with all his might.
in that very moment, a small figure ran beneath the sword. startled, the bandit stepped back. rolling on the ground with father in his arms was the young jo chonsang.
who are you?
the bandit raised his sword once again.
don’t kill my father! chonsang shouted towards the bandit, shedding tears. do you not have a father too? kill me instead!
seeing the young chonsang,the bandit could not bring himself to strike. he looked at the father and son in turn, then lowered his sword and fled.