Japanese–English parallel text
『リスのナトキンのおはなし』
The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin
Beatrix Potter
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Opening the reader…
これは、あるしっぽについての物語だ。ナトキンという名の小さな赤リスのしっぽのお話である。
This is a Tale about a tail—a tail that belonged to a little red squirrel, and his name was Nutkin.
彼にはトゥインクルベリーという弟と、たくさんのいとこがいた。みんなは湖のほとりの森で暮らしていた。
He had a brother called Twinkleberry, and a great many cousins: they lived in a wood at the edge of a lake.
湖の真ん中には、木や木の実の茂みでおおわれた島がある。その木立ちの中に、穴のあいたカシの木が立っていた。そこは、ブラウンじいさんと呼ばれるフクロウの家だった。
In the middle of the lake there is an island covered with trees and nut bushes; and amongst those trees stands a hollow oak-tree, which is the house of an owl who is called Old Brown.
ある秋、木の実が熟し、ハシバミの葉が黄色や緑に色づいたころ、ナトキンと弟やほかのリスたちは森を出て、湖のほとりへ降りていった。
One autumn when the nuts were ripe, and the leaves on the hazel bushes were golden and green—Nutkin and Twinkleberry and all the other little squirrels came out of the wood, and down to the edge of the lake.
彼らは小枝で小さな舟を作り、木の実を拾うためにフクロウ島へ向かって水をこぎ渡った。
They made little rafts out of twigs, and they paddled away over the water to Owl Island to gather nuts.
リスたちはそれぞれ小さな袋と大きなオールを持ち、自分のしっぽを帆のように広げた。
Each squirrel had a little sack and a large oar, and spread out his tail for a sail.
彼らはまた、ブラウンじいさんへの贈り物として、太った三匹のネズミを持参し、戸口の石段の上に置いた。
They also took with them an offering of three fat mice as a present for Old Brown, and put them down upon his door-step.
それからトゥインクルベリーとほかのリスたちは深くおじぎをして、丁寧に言った。
Then Twinkleberry and the other little squirrels each made a low bow, and said politely—
「ブラウンさん、わたしたちが島で木の実を拾うのをお許しいただけないでしょうか」
“Old Mr. Brown, will you favour us with permission to gather nuts upon your island?”
しかしナトキンはひどく失礼な態度をとった。小さな赤いサクランボのようにぴょんぴょん飛び跳ねて歌った。
But Nutkin was excessively impertinent in his manners. He bobbed up and down like a little red cherry, singing—
「なぞなぞ、なぞなぞ、なんだろな。赤くて小さな服を着た男の子。手に杖を持ち、喉には小石がある。このなぞが解けたら、銀貨をあげるよ」
“Riddle me, riddle me, rot-tot-tote! A little wee man, in a red red coat! A staff in his hand, and a stone in his throat; If you’ll tell me this riddle, I’ll give you a groat.”
このなぞなぞはとても古いものだった。ブラウンさんはナトキンをまったく相手にしなかった。
Now this riddle is as old as the hills; Mr. Brown paid no attention whatever to Nutkin.
彼は頑固そうに目を閉じ、そのまま眠ってしまった。
He shut his eyes obstinately and went to sleep.
リスたちは小さな袋を木の実でいっぱいにし、夕方に舟をこいで家へと帰っていった。
The squirrels filled their little sacks with nuts, and sailed away home in the evening.
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