Japanese–English parallel text

アリとキリギリス

The Ant and the Grasshopper

Aesop

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「なんですって!」アリたちは驚いて叫びました。「冬のために何も蓄えていなかったの?一体全体、この夏の間は何をしていたのよ?」

“What!” cried the Ants in surprise, “haven’t you stored anything away for the winter? What in the world were you doing all last summer?”

「食べ物を蓄える暇なんてなかったんだ」キリギリスは泣き言を言いました。「音楽を奏でるのに夢中で、気がついたら夏が終わっていたんだ」

“I didn’t have time to store up any food,” whined the Grasshopper; “I was so busy making music that before I knew it the summer was gone.”

アリたちは呆れて肩をすくめました。

The Ants shrugged their shoulders in disgust.

「音楽を奏でていたですって?」アリたちは叫びました。「それなら結構。今度は踊ったらどう?」そう言ってアリたちはキリギリスに背を向け、仕事に戻りました。

“Making music, were you?” they cried. “Very well; now dance!” And they turned their backs on the Grasshopper and went on with their work.

働くべき時と、遊ぶべき時がある。

There’s a time for work and a time for play.

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