Japanese–English parallel text

『ミルクしぼりの娘とおけ』

The Milkmaid and Her Pail

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あるミルクしぼりの娘が、牛の乳をしぼり終えて野原から帰るところだった。ピカピカに光るミルクのおけを、頭の上に上手にのせていた。歩きながら、彼女のかわいらしい頭の中は、これからの計画でいっぱいだった。

A Milkmaid had been out to milk the cows and was returning from the field with the shining milk pail balanced nicely on her head. As she walked along, her pretty head was busy with plans for the days to come.

「この上質でこくのあるミルクから、かき回すためのクリームがたくさん取れるわ」と娘は考えた。「作ったバターを市場に持って行って、そのお金でかえすための卵をたくさん買いましょう。

“This good, rich milk,” she mused, “will give me plenty of cream to churn. The butter I make I will take to market, and with the money I get for it I will buy a lot of eggs for hatching.

全部かえって、庭がりっぱなひよこでいっぱいになったら、どんなにすてきかしら。五月祭が来たらひよこを売って、そのお金でお祭りに着ていくすてきな新しいドレスを買うの。若い男の人たちはみんな、私を見るはずよ。

How nice it will be when they are all hatched and the yard is full of fine young chicks. Then when May day comes I will sell them, and with the money I’ll buy a lovely new dress to wear to the fair. All the young men will look at me.

みんな近寄ってきて言い寄ろうとするでしょうけれど――すぐにあっちへ行かせちゃうんだから!」

They will come and try to make love to me,—but I shall very quickly send them about their business!”

そのことをどう片付けるかを考えながら、娘はばかにしたように頭を振った。すると、ミルクのおけが地面に落ちてしまった。ミルクは全部流れ出て、バターも卵もひよこも新しいドレスも、そして娘の誇りもすべて消え去ってしまった。

As she thought of how she would settle that matter, she tossed her head scornfully, and down fell the pail of milk to the ground. And all the milk flowed out, and with it vanished butter and eggs and chicks and new dress and all the milkmaid’s pride.

卵がかえる前にひよこを数えるな。

Do not count your chickens before they are hatched.

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