[KS] Source of quote

[Barbara Wall]

송충이는 솔잎을 먹어야 산다
A pine caterpillar has to eat pine leaves.  I am afraid there is no interesting story behind this proverb. 
It just means everybody has to live according to his situation.
(사람은 분수에 맞게 살아야 한다. )
 
This saying is often translated as:
 
He bit off more than he can chew.
 
But I am not so familiar with English proverbs....
 
 
Hope I could help. ^^
 

 
Barbara Wall 
Fröbelstr. 44
58454 Witten
Ruhr Universitaet Bochum


 

> Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2011 13:50:39 +0900
> From: cmuller-lst at jj.em-net.ne.jp
> To: koreanstudies at koreaweb.ws
> Subject: [KS] Source of quote
> 
> Dear Koreanists,
> 
> A colleague of mine in the U.K. who has been pursuing the learning of 
> the Korean language via the Internet (and who has made some rather 
> amazing progress) has asked me to find out what I can about the 
> following quote.
> 
> > It occurs to me you might be able to put me on the track of whatever
> > historical anecdote or folk tale lies behind the saying "애초에 송충인
> > 솔잎을 먹었어야했어", which, as tends to happen with such things, I've
> > heard in at least four different dramas over the past couple of weeks.
> 
> Any help will me much appreciated.
> 
> Chuck
> 
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