A2 · 한국어
Korean short stories for A2 learners
Classic stories, retold for your level
These are classics originally written in Korean, retold for A1–A2 learners. A retelling keeps the whole plot of the original — every scene, every turn — in language pitched at your level. Every sentence has a translation into your language, and the first sentences of any story are free to type, no account needed.
B사감과 러브레터
Teacher B and the Love Letters · Hyun Jin-geon, 1925
B여사는 C여학교의 선생이다.
Miss B was a teacher at C Girls' School.
A1–A21,226 words~37 min to typeTranslation: EN UK ES FR DE IT PT
감자
Potato · Kim Dong-in, 1925
싸움, 도둑질, 살인, 구걸.
Fighting, theft, murder, begging.
A1–A21,334 words~40 min to typeTranslation: EN UK ES FR DE IT PT
동백꽃
The Camellias · Kim Yu-jeong, 1936
오늘도 우리 수탉이 또 쫓겼다.
Our rooster got chased off again today.
A1–A21,613 words~49 min to typeTranslation: EN UK ES FR DE IT PT
메밀꽃 필 무렵
When the Buckwheat Blooms · Lee Hyo-seok, 1936
여름 장날이었다.
It was a summer market day.
A1–A21,781 words~54 min to typeTranslation: EN UK ES FR DE IT PT
탈출기
Escape · Choi Seo-hae, 1925
김군!
"Kim!"
A1–A22,134 words~65 min to typeTranslation: EN UK ES FR DE IT PT
운수 좋은 날
A Lucky Day · Hyun Jin-geon, 1924
하늘이 흐렸다.
The sky was overcast.
A1–A22,158 words~65 min to typeTranslation: EN UK ES FR DE IT PT
적빈
Extreme Poverty · Baek Sin-ae, 1934
어떤 늙은 여자가 있었다.
There was an old woman.
A1–A22,226 words~67 min to typeTranslation: EN UK ES FR DE IT PT
벙어리 삼룡이
Samnyong the Mute · Na Do-hyang, 1925
내가 열 살쯤 되었을 때의 일이고, 지금부터 십사오 년 전이다.
This happened when I was about ten years old, fourteen or fifteen years ago from now.
A1–A22,364 words~72 min to typeTranslation: EN UK ES FR DE IT PT
백치 아다다
The Idiot Adada · Gye Yong-muk, 1935
마당에서 그릇이 깨졌는데 마당에는 아무도 없었다.
A bowl broke in the yard, but there was no one in the yard.
A1–A22,532 words~77 min to typeTranslation: EN UK ES FR DE IT PT
치숙
My Foolish Uncle · Chae Man-sik, 1938
우리 아저씨 이야기를 할까요?
Shall I tell you about my uncle?
A1–A22,747 words~83 min to typeTranslation: EN UK ES FR DE IT PT
봄봄
Spring, Spring · Kim Yu-jeong, 1935
“장인님!
"Father-in-law!"
A1–A22,798 words~85 min to typeTranslation: EN UK ES FR DE IT PT
날개
Wings · Yi Sang, 1936
‘박제가 된 천재’를 아는가?
"Do you know a genius who has been stuffed and mounted?"
A1–A24,445 words~135 min to typeTranslation: EN UK ES FR DE IT PT
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Questions
How were these retellings made?
Each retelling starts as an AI draft written to its level. A second pass critiques and revises it: does it fit the level, is the whole plot still there? A mechanical check makes sure no long passages are copied from the original. English and Ukrainian retellings are also read by a person before they go live.
Are these official CEFR levels?
No. A1–A2, B1–B2 and C1 are the targets each retelling is written to, on the CEFR scale (the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages) you know from courses and exams. No one certifies the level of a story, ours included, so treat it as a guide: if a page feels too easy or too hard, move one level over.
Can I switch levels in the middle of a story?
Yes. The three levels are separate retellings of the same story, and each keeps its own progress — switch to an easier or a harder one whenever you like, and come back to where you left off.
Is it free?
The first sentences of every retelling are free to type, no account needed, and the free daily practice draws sentences from the whole library. Whole stories, at all three levels, come with Krapka Pro — $5 a month or $45 a year.