Lesson 3 Knowing Ourselves, Knowing Others
A Timeless Symbol of Korea
Children around the world learned a bit more ____ Korean culture when writer Tae Keller published her book When You Trap a Tiger in 2020.
Its story starts ____ a girl who meets a tiger.
Her grandmother knows ____ tiger as well.
When her grandmother gets sick, the girl makes a deal ____ the tiger.
Keller’s inspiration for her award-winning book was an old folktale that her halmoni ____ used to tell her.
It is ____ “The Sun and the Moon,”and it is about a brother, a sister, and a tiger.
Keller wanted to revive the public’s interest in tigers by writing her own ____
Long ago, tigers were so abundant in Korea that people often called ____ country the “Land of Tigers.”
It ____ estimated that tigers lived in Korea for at least 100,000 years.
The ____ appearance of a tiger in Korean culture dates back to the rock art of the Bronze Age.
It depicts people ____ various animals, including tigers.
Since then, tigers have appeared in many aspects of ____ culture, from legends to art and musical instruments.
Korean folktales
Some of you may have ____ Korean folktales featuring tigers.
In ____ approximately forty percent of Korean folktales about animals include a tiger.
Tigers in Korean folktales are sometimes shown in a positive light and sometimes ____ foolish creatures.
____ example, in one story, a tiger helps a human become rich after the human saves the tiger’s life.
In another story, a tiger hears a mother tell her crying baby, “Don’t cry. ____ a gotgam.”
Because the baby stops crying, the ____ mistakenly thinks the gotgam is a very scary creature and runs away.
It seems that ____ at the time had conflicting feelings about tigers.
They had ____ for tigers’power and courage.
However, they were also scared of tigers because ____ injured or even killed by tigers was common in the past.
They may have made tigers into foolish characters ____ order to be less scared of them.
Decline in population
Tigers in Korea faced a decline in population due to hunting during the ____ period and nearly went extinct during the Japanese colonial era.
With the disappearance of tigers in Korea, their use as a symbol of the nation faded ____
However, their symbolism was revived in modern times through their selection as the mascot for both Olympics hosted by ____
Hodori was the mascot for the Seoul Summer Olympics ____ 1988.
It was a ____ tiger, which represents courage.
The PyeongChang Winter Olympics in 2018 created Soohorang, a ____ tiger, as its mascot.
White tigers are considered sacred ____
Tiger is Coming
Tigers are also mentioned ____ the K-pop song “Tiger is Coming.”
One verse of the song is a reinterpreted version of “Sugungga,” which is a ____ Korean song.
The song drew ____ attention, and its video was viewed millions of times online.
These days, only a few wild tigers ____ been reported to be living in North Korea.
However, the history, stories, and cultural meaning of tigers still have a place ____ modern Korean people.
Who can deny that the tiger is a ____ of Korea?
In 2021, the National Folk Museum of Korea published a book that collects all the stories about tigers in ____
____ about looking for tigers around you now?
공통영어2 능률 민병천 3과 본문 한줄 해석 A Timeless Symbol of Korea