Listening to My Friend’s Sad Story 800

 

1 본문 Listening to My Friend’s Sad Story 

It started on a cloudy Wednesday.
During lunch, I noticed that my friend Mina was very quiet.
She usually laughs a lot, but today she just looked down.
I sat next to her and asked, “Are you okay?”

She didn’t answer at first.
Then she said, “I’m not feeling good.”
I asked, “Do you want to talk about it?”
She nodded, so we walked to a bench outside.

We sat down, and Mina took a deep breath.
She said her dog had passed away last weekend.
She looked away as tears came to her eyes.
I didn’t know what to say, so I just listened.

She shared how her dog would always wait for her after school.
“He used to run to me and follow me around,” she said.
I could see she really missed him.
She cried, and I gave her a tissue.
I didn’t speak. I just sat with her.

We stayed there for a while.
She said, “I feel like no one understands.”
I said, “I do.”
Sometimes just being there is enough.

Later, I walked back to class with her.
She still looked sad, but a little lighter.
I told her, “You don’t have to feel okay all the time.”
She smiled a little, and that made me smile too.

That evening, she sent me a message.
She wrote, “Thanks for being there today.”
I replied, “Always.”

The next day, we sat together again.
She talked more about her dog and memories.
I told her about my old cat, and how I missed her too.
We both laughed at some funny pet stories.

During art class, Mina drew her dog.
It was a happy drawing.
I walked over and said, “That’s beautiful.”
She said, “Thanks. I feel better when I draw him.”

We put her drawing up on the wall.
Our teacher walked by and smiled.
Later, our class clapped when Mina shared her drawing.

That moment showed me something important.
Listening is not about fixing someone.
It’s about showing you care.

Now, I always try to be there when someone feels sad.
Even if I don’t have the right words.
Because a friend who listens is a friend who helps.

 

 

2 구동사

started          시작되었다

looked down 아래를 바라보다

sat next to     옆에 앉았다

talk about it  그것에 대해 이야기하다

walked to      ~로 걸어갔다

sat down       앉았다

took a deep breath 숨을 깊게 쉬다

looked away 시선을 피하다

listened         경청했다

shared           나누었다

run to ~에게 달려가다

follow 따라가다

gave her        그녀에게 주었다

sat with         함께 앉았다

walked back 다시 걸어갔다

told her         그녀에게 말했다

sent me         나에게 보냈다

sat together  함께 앉았다

talked more  더 이야기했다

told her         그녀에게 말했다

laughed        웃었다

drew   그렸다

walked over  다가갔다

put up           붙이다

walked by     지나갔다

clapped        박수쳤다

fixing (someone)     고치다, 해결하다

be there        옆에 있어주다

listens 들어주다

helps  돕다

 

3  해석

그날은 흐린 수요일이었어요.

점심시간에 친구 미나가 평소와 다르게 말이 없었어요.

항상 웃던 아이인데, 고개만 숙이고 있었죠.

제가 옆에 앉아 “괜찮아?”라고 물었어요.

 

미나는 처음엔 대답하지 않았고,

이내 “기분이 안 좋아”라고 했어요.

“말하고 싶으면 말해도 돼”라고 하자

끄덕이며 밖 벤치로 함께 걸어갔어요.

 

앉아서 천천히 이야기를 시작했어요.

지난 주말에 강아지가 죽었다는 거예요.

눈물을 글썽이며 고개를 돌렸죠.

저는 아무 말도 하지 않고 조용히 들어주었어요.

 

강아지가 매일 학교 끝나면 기다렸고,

항상 따라다녔던 이야기.

그녀는 강아지를 정말 많이 그리워했어요.

울음을 참지 못하길래 휴지를 건넸고

그저 옆에서 조용히 있어줬어요.

 

수업에 돌아갈 때도 함께 걸었고,

미소는 짓지 않았지만 눈빛이 좀 가벼워졌어요.

“항상 괜찮을 필요는 없어”라고 말했더니

조금 웃었어요. 저도 따라 웃었죠.

 

그날 저녁, 미나가 “오늘 옆에 있어줘서 고마워”라고 문자를 보냈어요.

“언제든지”라고 답했어요.

 

다음 날엔 또 함께 앉아

그녀의 강아지 이야기와 제 고양이 이야기로 웃기도 했죠.

미술 시간엔 미나가 강아지 그림을 그렸어요.

행복한 표정의 강아지였어요.

 

“예쁘다”고 했더니

“그리면 마음이 편해져”라고 했어요.

우린 그 그림을 교실 벽에 붙였고,

선생님도 흐뭇하게 웃으셨어요.

 

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