A trip through Fantasy Land
Like many of you, I read the reports of what life is like in
How a society educates its children is a good indicator of its goals.
I could only gaze in wonder seeing this translation, courtesy of a Japanese resident, of the lengths to which the increasingly creepy Kim Jong-il goes to prop up his regime.
The following is a translation of a First Grade textbook from the People Paradise.
The textbook for first grade Korean in N. Korean elementary school, published by N. Korean Educational Books Publishing in 2005(Juche 94)
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Playing Soldiers Kids are playing exciting game of soldiers. Young-nam, the leader, looked around the hill, and gave us an order, "Charge ahead!" Kids ran out and crushed "Yankee imperialists." Young-nam gave "medals" to brave kids. | Ration Day Today is the ration day. Father said to mother, smiling, "This year we get more ration than last year" "This is all thanks to Marshall Kim Jong-il." "Right, let us work harder on the field." "I agree." Father and mother looked at each other and smiled. |
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Honorable Marshall continued, "If Cicada sings, my father cannot sleep well. So I tried to stop its singing." (Oh, that was why!) Hearing Marshall Kim Jong-il care about the Grand Marshall(my note: Kim Il-sung,) his guards were deeply touched. |
Kimjongil ia Large flower, what flower? Kimjongilia, the pretty flower Blossomming one by one Leaf by leaf Where they bloomed At my house Across the ocean over the mountains bloomed all over the world | Kimjongilia the red flower bloomed by spring breeze? no, no, the world in a single heart bloomed it Marshall Kim Jong-il, shining like the sun, the world bloomed them to honor him for thousands of years. |
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The tiny tank is going, our tank is going |
Crushing Americans, the tiny tank is going. |
Bo-chun-bo Raid
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The honorable greate leader, Grand Marshall Kim Il-sung fired a singal shot. "bang, bang, ...." Partisans wiped clean | all Japanese. "Long live General Kim Il-sung!" People shouted as loud as they can. |
Please be with us forever | |
| Grand Marshall, who gave us great faith, please be with us forever. |
Kid Scout Young-chol
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Into the narrow trail of the valley, came Japanese imperialists. Kid scout Young-chol waved his red scarf to the partisans "bang, bang, ...." | The partisans killed all Japanese. "Long live General Kim Il-sung!", shouted Young-chol and partisans. |
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I am going to be in People's Army | |
| I will be, I will be in People's Army To defend our country, I will be in People's Army I will be, I will be in hero's army Of the great general, I will be in hero's army |
Yang Jung-a
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I swear, Kim Jong-il becomes even more like a James Bond Villian every day.
knewshound
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