Hungbu and Nolbu

Long , long ago , there were two brothers . The older ____________________ was called Nolbu , and the younger ____________________ was called Hungbu . The older ____________________ , despite being very rich , was an extremely greedy and vindictive ____________________ who constantly caused trouble for his neighbors . On the other ____________________ , his ____________________ was poor , but very ____________________ - hearted . Hungbu was a very hard worker , but for some reason he didn't have much luck . His wife and children knew no days but hungry ones . They led a very pitiable life .

One ____________________ , just after ____________________ had returned from ____________________ , a snake appeared and began to attack a ____________________ ____________________ . The ____________________ and almost all her young were eaten alive . Only ____________________ young swallow escaped ____________________ . Even still , the young swallow had been injured . When it was fleeing , its leg had got caught in a bamboo blind and it had ____________________ to the ground . Seeing this , ____________________ quickly brought some ointment and rubbed it on the ____________________ wounded leg . Then , he carefully wrapped some string ____________________ it to give it some support . Next , he carefully placed the young ____________________ back in the nest .

In due course , the day came for the swallows to fly ____________________ . The swallow at ____________________ house , now fully recovered , ____________________ off in fine spirits . In due course , ____________________ passed , spring came , and it was the third day of the third lunar month . The ____________________ which ____________________ had helped also flew back chirping cheerfully . Hungbu was delighted . Then the swallow dropped a gourd seed on the ground . Thinking that this was strange , ____________________ picked up the seed and planted it in the ____________________ .

After a few days , the seed began to sprout . The plant began to ____________________ at a great rate . It pushed forth leaves and flowers , and eventually it bore five large ____________________ . Realizing that they were indeed wondrous gourds , ____________________ consulted with his wife about what they should do . " Those gourds are many times larger than normal ones . Maybe ____________________ should cut one open to see if there might be ____________________ inside . " No sooner had they cut open the gourd when rice began to flow out of the ____________________ .

They filled five huge containers , but there was still lots remaining . They then took another gourd and cut it ____________________ . This time , it was gold which flowed out in large quantities . Hungbu and his ____________________ danced with glee . Taking a third ____________________ , they cut it open . This time a beautiful nymph appeared . Looking at the two remaining gourds , she ____________________ , " Come out ! Come ____________________ red and blue bottles ! ____________________ out ! " With that , one of the ____________________ rolled over by itself and split in two .

A red ____________________ appeared from the center of the ____________________ and announced , " Here I am ! " Then in the same fashion , the other ____________________ opened and a blue bottle appeared . Then the nymph said , " Now you must build a large mansion here . " No sooner had she said this , when out of the blue bottle came a number of carpenters . Then from out of the red ____________________ came a large quantity of timber . In no time , the carpenters had built a splendid house . Then everyone returned to their places . The nymph disappeared in a puff of white ____________________ into the blue ____________________ .

After that , Hungbu became a man of wealth . He and his family lived happily and wanted for nothing . However , when his elder brother Nolbu heard the news , he came immediately to Hungbu's house . He demanded to be told how his younger ____________________ had managed to become so rich in such a short span of time . " Hey , you ! How on earth did you do it ? It's a miracle . Tell me now how you did it . " Hungbu told him all about the injured ____________________ and what had happened afterwards .

Hearing that story , ____________________ went home and decided that he too would gain great wealth . So , he immediately built a swallow's nest and waited for a ____________________ to come and make its home there . Then it happened that one unfortunate ____________________ did come and hatched some baby swallows there . In due course , ____________________ threw one of the ____________________ out of the nest and broke its leg .

Then he rubbed some ointment on the injured leg , wrapped it up with string , and placed the bird back in its nest . Winter passed and ____________________ ____________________ returned in the spring . The bird dropped a gourd seed in front of the waiting Nolbu . Nolbu immediately planted the ____________________ . Things continued to happen just as Hungbu had described . Then , when the gourds appeared , Nolbu immediately split open one ____________________ to see what was inside .

However , out of the gourd came many little imps wielding sticks . " We must punish you for your greed , " they said and beat him mercilessly . Then the imps disappeared . Convinced that the other gourds contained gold , Nolbu struggled and managed to open another gourd . This time a number of debt collectors appeared . " Give us money . Repay your loans or else we will take ____________________ from you . " Eventually , they took everything and left . ____________________ , thinking that everything would be all right if he could just open up the other ____________________ , split open the third gourd . This time a flood of dirty , smelly water poured from the ____________________ and deluged the house .

Nolbu couldn't take it any more and ran to ____________________ house for help . His compassionate ____________________ took pity on him and welcomed him warmly . The greedy brother reflected on his deeds and was very sorry for everything that he had done that was wrong . From then on , he became a very humble person . ____________________ divided his fortune equally with his ____________________ and both of them lived happily ever ____________________ !