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いばら姫　英語原文と日本語翻訳のテキスト

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And as the frog foretold, so it happened; and the queen bore a daughter so beautiful that the king could not contain himself for joy, and he ordained a great feast. Not only did he bid to it his relations, friends, and acquaintances, but also the wise women, that they might be kind and favourable to the child. There were thirteen of them in his kingdom, but as he had only provided twelve golden plates for them to eat from, one of them had to be left out.

However, the feast was celebrated with all splendor and as it drew to an end, the wise women stood forward to present to the child their wonderful gifts: one bestowed virtue, one beauty, a third riches, and so on, whatever there is in the world to wish for.

And when eleven of them had said their say, in came the uninvited thirteenth, burning to revenge herself, and without greeting or respect, she cried with a loud voice: "In the fifteenth year of her age the princess shall prick herself with a spindle and shall fall down dead." And without speaking one more word she turned away and left the hall.

Every one was terrified at her saying, when the twelfth came forward, for she had not yet bestowed her gift, and though she could not do away with the evil prophecy, yet she could soften it, so she said: "The princess shall not die, but fall into a deep sleep for a hundred years."

Now the king, being desirous of saving his child even from this misfortune, gave commandment that all the spindles in his kingdom should be burnt up. The maiden grew up, adorned with all the gifts of the wise women; and she was so lovely, modest, sweet, and kind and clever, that no one who saw her could help loving her.

It happened one day, she being already fifteen years old, that the king and queen rode abroad, and the maiden was left behind alone in the castle. She wandered about into all the nooks and corners, and into all the chambers and parlours, as the fancy took her, till at last she came to an old tower. She climbed the narrow winding stair which led to a little door, with a rusty key sticking out of the lock; she turned the key, and the door opened, and there in the little room sat an old woman with a spindle, diligently spinning her flax.

"Good day, mother," said the princess, "what are you doing?" - "I am spinning," answered the old woman, nodding her head. "What thing is that that twists round so briskly?" asked the maiden, and taking the spindle into her hand she began to spin; but no sooner had she touched it than the evil prophecy was fulfilled, and she pricked her finger with it. In that very moment she fell back upon the bed that stood there, and lay in a deep sleep.

And this sleep fell upon the whole castle; the king and queen, who had returned and were in the great hall, fell fast asleep, and with them the whole court. The horses in their stalls, the dogs in the yard, the pigeons on the roof, the flies on the wall, the very fire that flickered on the hearth, became still, and slept like the rest; and the meat on the spit ceased roasting, and the cook, who was going to pull the scullion's hair for some mistake he had made, let him go, and went to sleep.

And the wind ceased, and not a leaf fell from the trees about the castle. Then round about that place there grew a hedge of thorns thicker every year, until at last the whole castle was hidden from view, and nothing of it could be seen but the vane on the roof.

And a rumor went abroad in all that country of the beautiful sleeping Rosamond, for so was the princess called; and from time to time many kings' sons came and tried to force their way through the hedge; but it was impossible for them to do so, for the thorns held fast together like strong hands, and the young men were caught by them, and not being able to get free, there died a lamentable death.

Many a long year afterwards there came a king's son into that country, and heard an old man tell how there should be a castle standing behind the hedge of thorns, and that there a beautiful enchanted princess named Rosamond had slept for a hundred years, and with her the king and queen, and the whole court. The old man had been told by his grandfather that many king's sons had sought to pass the thorn-hedge, but had been caught and pierced by the thorns, and had died a miserable death.

Then said the young man: "Nevertheless, I do not fear to try; I shall win through and see the lovely Rosamond." The good old man tried to dissuade him, but he would not listen to his words. For now the hundred years were at an end, and the day had come when Rosamond should be awakened. When the prince drew near the hedge of thorns, it was changed into a hedge of beautiful large flowers, which parted and bent aside to let him pass, and then closed behind him in a thick hedge.

Then he mounted higher, and saw in the hall the whole court lying asleep, and above them, on their thrones, slept the king and the queen. And still he went farther, and all was so quiet that he could hear his own breathing; and at last he came to the tower, and went up the winding stair, and opened the door of the little room where Rosamond lay. And when he saw her looking so lovely in her sleep, he could not turn away his eyes; and presently he stooped and kissed her.

And she awaked, and opened her eyes, and looked very kindly on him. And she rose, and they went forth together, and the king and the queen and whole court waked up, and gazed on each other with great eyes of wonderment.

And the horses in the yard got up and shook themselves, the hounds sprang up and wagged their tails, the pigeons on the roof drew their heads from under their wings, looked round, and flew into the field, the flies on the wall crept on a little farther, the kitchen fire leapt up and blazed, and cooked the meat, the joint on the spit began to roast, the cook gave the scullion such a box on the ear that he roared out, and the maid went on plucking the fowl.

Then the wedding of the Prince and Rosamond was held with all splendour, and they lived very happily together until their lives' end.

昔、子供ができなくて、毎日「ああ、子供がいればなあ」と言っていた王様とお后さまがいました。しかしあるときお妃さまが水浴びしていると、蛙が水から陸にあがり、「あなたの望みはかなえられますよ。１年経たないうちに娘が産まれます。」と言いました。

蛙の言ったことが本当になり、お后さまはとても可愛い女の子を産みました。王様は喜びを抑えられなくて、大宴会を開くことを命じました。そして親戚や友達や知人だけでなく、やさしく子供によい運をつけるようにと賢い女の人たちも招きました。この王国には１３人の賢い女の人たちがいましたが、食事を出す金のお皿が１２人分しかなかったので一人は家に残さなければなりませんでした。

宴会はとても豪華に開かれ、終わりになったとき、賢い女たちが赤ちゃんに魔法の贈り物を授けました。一人は美徳を、別の人は美しさを、３人目は富を、等々、人がこの世で望むあらゆるものを授けていきました。

１１人の賢い女が約束を言い終えたとき、突然１３人目の賢い女が入ってきました。招待されなかったので仕返ししようと思ったのです。挨拶もしないで、誰も見もしないで、大声で「王様の娘は１５歳のとき紡錘に刺され、倒れて死ぬのだ。」と叫びました。それから、もう一言も言わないで、向きを変えると、部屋を出て行きました。

みんながショックを受けましたが、１２人目の賢い女の人は、まだ願掛けを言わないで残っていたので、前に出てきて、呪いの言葉を取り消すことはできず、和らげることだけができるので、「死ぬのではなく、王女様は１００年の深い眠りに入ります。」と言いました。

王様は愛する子供を不運から守りたくて、国中の紡錘を燃やすようにと命令を出しました。一方で賢い女の人たちの贈り物は若い娘に対して豊かに実りました。娘はとても美しく、慎ましく、性格がよく、賢いので、娘を見た誰でも愛さずにはいられませんでした。

娘が１５歳になったちょうどその日に、王様とお后さまは家にいなくて、娘は全く一人で宮殿に残されました。それで、あちこち歩き回り、気の向くままに部屋や寝室を覗きこんでいました。そして最後に古い塔にきました。狭い曲がりくねった階段を上ると、小さなドアに着きました。錆びた鍵が錠前の中にあり、娘が鍵を回すとドアがぱっと開き、小さな部屋に紡錘をもったおばあさんがいて忙しそうに亜麻を紡いでいました。

「こんにちは、おばあさん。そこで何をしているの？」と王様の娘は言いました。「糸を紡いでいるんだよ。」とおばあさんは言って、頷きました。「それってどういうものなの？とても愉快にカタカタ回るわね。」と娘は言って、紡錘を手に取り、自分でも糸を紡ごうとしました。しかし、紡錘に触れた途端、魔法の宣告が果たされ、娘は紡錘で指を刺してしまいました。

そしてチクっと感じたその瞬間に、娘はそこにあったベッドに倒れこみ、深い眠りに落ちました。そしてこの眠りは宮殿中に広がり、ちょうど家へ帰り大広間に入ってきた王様とお后さまが眠りにつき始め、宮廷全体も一緒に眠り始めました。馬たちも馬小屋で、犬たちは中庭で、鳩たちは屋根の上で、ハエは壁にとまって、眠りに入りました。

暖炉で燃えている火でさえ、静かになり眠りました。焼き肉はジュージューいうのをやめ、コックは、食器洗いの子が何か忘れたのでの髪を引っ張ろうとしていたのですが、手を離し、眠りに入りました。風がやみ、お城の前の木では葉っぱ一枚も二度と動きませんでした。
しかし、お城の周りには茨の垣ができはじめ、年ごとに高くなり、とうとう城の周りを囲いこみ、上におおいかぶさりました。それでお城の何も見えなくなり、屋根の上の羽根だけが見えました。

しかし、みんなは王女様を茨姫と呼んだのですが、美しい眠っている茨姫の話は国中に行きわたり、その結果、ときどき王様の息子たちがきて、茨の垣を通り抜けて城に入ろうと試みました。
しかし、入ることはできませんでした。というのは、イバラがまるで手があるかのように固くくっついて、若者たちはイバラに引っ掛かり二度とほどくことができないで、惨めに死んでしまったからです。

長い、長い年月のあと、また一人の王様の息子がその国にやってきて、老人がイバラの垣について話していて、「その後ろにお城があり、中に茨姫という名の素晴らしく美しい王女様が１００年間ねむっているんだそうだ。しかも、王様やお后さまも宮廷中が同じように眠っているんだとよ。」というのを聞きました。「これもうちのじいさんから聞いたんだが、もうたくさんの王様の息子が来て、イバラの垣を通り抜けようとしたんだけど、イバラにしっかりくっついたまま可哀そうに死んでしまったそうだよ。」と老人は付け加えました。

すると若者は、「僕は怖くない。美しい茨姫に会いに行くよ。」と言いました。やさしい老人はできるだけやめさせようとしましたが、若者は老人の言葉に耳を貸しませんでした。
しかしこの時にはちょうど１００年が経って、茨姫がまた目覚める日が来ていました。王様の息子がイバラの垣に近づくと、それは大きな美しい花々でしかなくなり、ひとりでにお互いから分かれて、王子を無傷で通させ、そのあと、垣根のように王子の後ろでまた閉じました。

王子はさらに進んで行きました。すると大広間では宮廷の全員が横になって眠っていて、王座の近くには王様とお后さまが寝ていました。
それからもっと進んでいくと、あたりは静まり返って息の音すら聞こえるくらいで、ついに塔に着き、茨姫が眠っている小さな部屋の戸を開けました。そこに茨姫は横たわっていて、とても美しいので王子は目をそらすことができませんでした。そしてかがみこむとキスしました。

キスした途端、茨姫は目を開け目覚めて、とても可愛らしく王子をみつめました。
それから二人は一緒に塔を降りました。すると王様がめざめ、お后がめざめ、宮廷全体が目覚めて、とても驚いてお互いを見ました。

そして中庭の馬たちは立ち上がって体を振り、犬たちは跳びあがって尻尾を振り、屋根の鳩たちは翼の下から頭を引き抜き周りを見て、外へ飛び立ちました。
壁のハエはまた這い歩き、台所の火は燃え上がってちろちろして肉を焼きました。焼き肉はまた回ってジュージュー音を立て始め、コックは食器洗いの子の耳を殴ったのでその子は悲鳴をあげ、女中はとりの毛をむしり終えました。

それから、王様の息子と茨姫との結婚式がとても華やかにおこなわれ、二人は死ぬまで満足して暮らしました。

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白雪姫　英語原文の学習テキスト

あらすじ

王妃は自分が世界で最も美しいと思っていました.魔法の鏡に, だれが世界で一番美しいか聞くと, 鏡は白雪姫と答えます.王妃は激怒し, 白雪姫を殺そうとします.家来が白雪姫を森の中に逃がし, 白雪姫は森の中でこびと達と生活します.

白雪姫が生きていることを知った王妃は, 再び白雪姫を殺そうとして毒リンゴを白雪姫に食べさせます.白雪姫は倒れてしまいます.

そこに王子様が通りかかり, 白雪姫に口づけをすると, リンゴが飛び出し, 白雪姫は生き返りました.

The Queen thought that she was the most beautiful in the world. When she asked who is the most beautiful in the world as a magic mirror, the mirror answers Snow White. The Queen was furious, trying to kill Snow White. The victim escapes Snow White in the forest, and Snow White lives with the dwarfs in the forest.

The queen knew that Snow White is alive, the queen send poisoned apple to snow white to kill. So Snow White collapsed.

When the Prince passed by Snow White, he kissed to Snow White because she was beautiful. Then Snow White became alive.

白雪姫の英語原文

SNOW WHITE

T was the middle of winter, and the snow-flakes were falling like feathers from the sky, and a queen sat at her window working, and her embroidery-frame was of ebony. And as she worked, gazing at times out on the snow, she pricked her finger, and there fell from it three drops of blood on the snow. And when she saw how bright and red it looked, she said to herself, "Oh that I had a child as white as snow, as red as blood, and as black as the wood of the embroidery frame!"

Not very long after she had a daughter, with a skin as white as snow, lips as red as blood, and hair as black as ebony, and she was named Snow-white. And when she was born the queen died.

After a year had gone by the king took another wife, a beautiful woman, but proud and overbearing, and she could not bear to be surpassed in beauty by any one. She had a magic looking-glass, and she used to stand before it, and look in it, and say,

"Looking-glass upon the wall,

Who is fairest of us all?"

And the looking-glass would answer,

"You are fairest of them all."

And she was contented, for she knew that the looking-glass spoke the truth.

Now, Snow-white was growing prettier and prettier, and when she was seven years old she was as beautiful as day, far more so than the queen herself. So one day when the queen went to her mirror and said,

"Looking-glass upon the wall,

Who is fairest of us all?"

It answered,

"Queen, you are full fair, 'tis true,

But Snow-white fairer is than you."

This gave the queen a great shock, and she became yellow and green with envy, and from that hour her heart turned against Snow-white, and she hated her. And envy and pride like ill weeds grew in her heart higher every day, until she had no peace day or night. At last she sent for a huntsman, and said,

"Take the child out into the woods, so that I may set eyes on her no more. You must put her to death, and bring me her heart for a token."

The huntsman consented, and led her away; but when he drew his cutlass to pierce Snow-white's innocent heart, she began to weep, and to say,

"Oh, dear huntsman, do not take my life; I will go away into the wild wood, and never come home again."

And as she was so lovely the huntsman had pity on her, and said,

"Away with you then, poor child;" for he thought the wild animals would be sure to devour her, and it was as if a stone had been rolled away from his heart when he spared to put her to death. Just at that moment a young wild boar came running by, so he caught and killed it, and taking out its heart, he brought it to the queen for a token. And it was salted and cooked, and the wicked woman ate it up, thinking that there was an end of Snow-white.

Now, when the poor child found herself quite alone in the wild woods, she felt full of terror, even of the very leaves on the trees, and she did not know what to do for fright. Then she began to run over the sharp stones and through the thorn bushes, and the wild beasts after her, but they did her no harm. She ran as long as her feet would carry her; and when the evening drew near she came to a little house, and she went inside to rest. Everything there was very small, but as pretty and clean as possible. There stood the little table ready laid, and covered with a white cloth, and seven little plates, and seven knives and forks, and drinking-cups. By the wall stood seven little beds, side by side, covered with clean white quilts. Snow-white, being very hungry and thirsty, ate from each plate a little porridge and bread, and drank out of each little cup a drop of wine, so as not to finish up one portion alone. After that she felt so tired that she lay down on one of the beds, but it did not seem to suit her; one was too long, another too short, but at last the seventh was quite right; and so she lay down upon it, committed herself to heaven, and fell asleep.

When it was quite dark, the masters of the house came home. They were seven dwarfs, whose occupation was to dig underground among the mountains. When they had lighted their seven candles, and it was quite light in the little house, they saw that some one must have been in, as everything was not in the same order in which they left it. The first said,

"Who has been sitting in my little chair?"

The second said,

"Who has been eating from my little plate?"

The third said,

"Who has been taking my little loaf?"

The fourth said,

"Who has been tasting my porridge?"

The fifth said,

"Who has been using my little fork?"

The sixth said,

"Who has been cutting with my little knife?"

The seventh said,

"Who has been drinking from my little cup?"

Then the first one, looking round, saw a hollow in his bed, and cried,

"Who has been lying on my bed?"

And the others came running, and cried,

"Some one has been on our beds too!"

But when the seventh looked at his bed, he saw little Snow-white lying there asleep. Then he told the others, who came running up, crying out in their astonishment, and holding up their seven little candles to throw a light upon Snow-white.

"O goodness! O gracious!" cried they, "what beautiful child is this?" and were so full of joy to see her that they did not wake her, but let her sleep on. And the seventh dwarf slept with his comrades, an hour at a time with each, until the night had passed.

When it was morning, and Snow-white awoke and saw the seven dwarfs, she was very frightened; but they seemed quite friendly, and asked her what her name was, and she told them; and then they asked how she came to be in their house. And she related to them how her step-mother had wished her to be put to death, and how the huntsman had spared her life, and how she had run the whole day long, until at last she had found their little house. Then the dwarfs said,

"If you will keep our house for us, and cook, and wash, and make the beds, and sew and knit, and keep everything tidy and clean, you may stay with us, and you shall lack nothing."

"With all my heart," said Snow-white; and so she stayed, and kept the house in good order. In the morning the dwarfs went to the mountain to dig for gold; in the evening they came home, and their supper had to be ready for them. All the day long the maiden was left alone, and the good little dwarfs warned her, saying,

"Beware of your step-mother, she will soon know you are here. Let no one into the house."

Now the queen, having eaten Snow-white's heart, as she supposed, felt quite sure that now she was the first and fairest, and so she came to her mirror, and said,

"Looking-glass upon the wall,

Who is fairest of us all?"

And the glass answered,

"Queen, thou art of beauty rare,

But Snow-white living in the glen

With the seven little men

Is a thousand times more fair."

Then she was very angry, for the glass always spoke the truth, and she knew that the huntsman must have deceived her, and that Snow-white must still be living. And she thought and thought how she could manage to make an end of her, for as long as she was not the fairest in the land, envy left her no rest. At last she thought of a plan; she painted her face and dressed herself like an old pedlar woman, so that no one would have known her. In this disguise she went across the seven mountains, until she came to the house of the seven little dwarfs, and she knocked at the door and cried,

"Fine wares to sell! fine wares to sell!"

Snow-white peeped out of the window and cried,

"Good-day, good woman, what have you to sell?"

"Good wares, fine wares," answered she, "laces of all colours;" and she held up a piece that was woven of variegated silk.

"I need not be afraid of letting in this good woman," thought Snow-white, and she unbarred the door and bought the pretty lace.

"What a figure you are, child!" said the old woman, "come and let me lace you properly for once."

Snow-white, suspecting nothing, stood up before her, and let her lace her with the new lace; but the old woman laced so quick and tight that it took Snow-white's breath away, and she fell down as dead.

"Now you have done with being the fairest," said the old woman as she hastened away.

Not long after that, towards evening, the seven dwarfs came home, and were terrified to see their dear Snow-white lying on the ground, without life or motion; they raised her up, and when they saw how tightly she was laced they cut the lace in two; then she began to draw breath, and little by little she returned to life. When the dwarfs heard what had happened they said,

"The old pedlar woman was no other than the wicked queen; you must beware of letting any one in when we are not here!"

And when the wicked woman got home she went to her glass and said,

"Looking-glass against the wall,

Who is fairest of us all?"

And it answered as before,

"Queen, thou art of beauty rare,

But Snow-white living in the glen

With the seven little men

Is a thousand times more fair."

When she heard that she was so struck with surprise that all the blood left her heart, for she knew that Snow-white must still be living.

"But now," said she, "I will think of something that will be her ruin." And by witchcraft she made a poisoned comb. Then she dressed herself up to look like another different sort of old woman. So she went across the seven mountains and came to the house of the seven dwarfs, and knocked at the door and cried,

"Good wares to sell! good wares to sell!"

Snow-white looked out and said,

"Go away, I must not let anybody in."

"But you are not forbidden to look," said the old woman, taking out the poisoned comb and holding it up. It pleased the poor child so much that she was tempted to open the door; and when the bargain was made the old woman said,

"Now, for once your hair shall be properly combed."

Poor Snow-white, thinking no harm, let the old woman do as she would, but no sooner was the comb put in her hair than the poison began to work, and the poor girl fell down senseless.

"Now, you paragon of beauty," said the wicked woman, "this is the end of you," and went off. By good luck it was now near evening, and the seven little dwarfs came home. When they saw Snow-white lying on the ground as dead, they thought directly that it was the step-mother's doing, and looked about, found the poisoned comb, and no sooner had they drawn it out of her hair than Snow-white came to herself, and related all that had passed. Then they warned her once more to be on her guard, and never again to let any one in at the door.

And the queen went home and stood before the looking-glass and said,

"Looking-glass against the wall,

Who is fairest of us all?"

And the looking-glass answered as before,

"Queen, thou art of beauty rare,

But Snow-white living in the glen

With the seven little men

Is a thousand times more fair."

When she heard the looking-glass speak thus she trembled and shook with anger.

"Snow-white shall die," cried she, "though it should cost me my own life!" And then she went to a secret lonely chamber, where no one was likely to come, and there she made a poisonous apple. It was beautiful to look upon, being white with red cheeks, so that any one who should see it must long for it, but whoever ate even a little bit of it must die. When the apple was ready she painted her face and clothed herself like a peasant woman, and went across the seven mountains to where the seven dwarfs lived. And when she knocked at the door Snow-white put her head out of the window and said,

"I dare not let anybody in; the seven dwarfs told me not."

"All right," answered the woman; "I can easily get rid of my apples elsewhere. There, I will give you one."

"No," answered Snow-white, "I dare not take anything."

"Are you afraid of poison?" said the woman, "look here, I will cut the apple in two pieces; you shall have the red side, I will have the white one."

For the apple was so cunningly made, that all the poison was in the rosy half of it. Snow-white longed for the beautiful apple, and as she saw the peasant woman eating a piece of it she could no longer refrain, but stretched out her hand and took the poisoned half. But no sooner had she taken a morsel of it into her mouth than she fell to the earth as dead. And the queen, casting on her a terrible glance, laughed aloud and cried,

"As white as snow, as red as blood, as black as ebony! this time the dwarfs will not be able to bring you to life again."

And when she went home and asked the looking-glass,

"Looking-glass against the wall,

Who is fairest of us all?"

at last it answered,

"You are the fairest now of all."

Then her envious heart had peace, as much as an envious heart can have.

The dwarfs, when they came home in the evening, found Snow-white lying on the ground, and there came no breath out of her mouth, and she was dead. They lifted her up, sought if anything poisonous was to be found, cut her laces, combed her hair, washed her with water and wine, but all was of no avail, the poor child was dead, and remained dead. Then they laid her on a bier, and sat all seven of them round it, and wept and lamented three whole days. And then they would have buried her, but that she looked still as if she were living, with her beautiful blooming cheeks. So they said,

"We cannot hide her away in the black ground." And they had made a coffin of clear glass, so as to be looked into from all sides, and they laid her in it, and wrote in golden letters upon it her name, and that she was a king's daughter. Then they set the coffin out upon the mountain, and one of them always remained by it to watch. And the birds came too, and mourned for Snow-white, first an owl, then a raven, and lastly, a dove.

Now, for a long while Snow-white lay in the coffin and never changed, but looked as if she were asleep, for she was still as white as snow, as red as blood, and her hair was as black as ebony. It happened, however, that one day a king's son rode through the wood and up to the dwarfs' house, which was near it. He saw on the mountain the coffin, and beautiful Snow-white within it, and he read what was written in golden letters upon it. Then he said to the dwarfs,

"Let me have the coffin, and I will give you whatever you like to ask for it."

But the dwarfs told him that they could not part with it for all the gold in the world. But he said,

"I beseech you to give it me, for I cannot live without looking upon Snow-white; if you consent I will bring you to great honour, and care for you as if you were my brethren."

When he so spoke the good little dwarfs had pity upon him and gave him the coffin, and the king's son called his servants and bid them carry it away on their shoulders. Now it happened that as they were going along they stumbled over a bush, and with the shaking the bit of poisoned apple flew out of her throat. It was not long before she opened her eyes, threw up the cover of the coffin, and sat up, alive and well.

"Oh dear! where am I?" cried she. The king's son answered, full of joy, "You are near me," and, relating all that had happened, he said,

"I would rather have you than anything in the world; come with me to my father's castle and you shall be my bride."

And Snow-white was kind, and went with him, and their wedding was held with pomp and great splendour.

But Snow-white's wicked step-mother was also bidden to the feast, and when she had dressed herself in beautiful clothes she went to her looking-glass and said,

"Looking-glass upon the wall,

Who is fairest of us all?"

The looking-glass answered,

"O Queen, although you are of beauty rare,

The young bride is a thousand times more fair."

Then she railed and cursed, and was beside herself with disappointment and anger. First she thought she would not go to the wedding; but then she felt she should have no peace until she went and saw the bride. And when she saw her she knew her for Snow-white, and could not stir from the place for anger and terror. For they had ready red-hot iron shoes, in which she had to dance until she fell down dead.

英語リスニング聞き流し - 05/04/2020

シンデレラ　英語と日本語翻訳のテキスト

シンデレラの英語原文と日本語テキストをまとめました。

There was once a rich man whose wife lay sick, and when she felt her end drawing near she called to her only daughter to come near her bed, and said,
"Dear child, be pious and good, and God will always take care of you,
and I will look down upon you from heaven, and will be with you."

And then she closed her eyes and expired.

The maiden went every day to her mother's grave and wept, and was always pious and good.

When the winter came the snow covered the grave with a white covering, and when the sun came in the early spring and melted it away, the man took to himself another wife.

The new wife brought two daughters home with her, and they were beautiful and fair in appearance,
but at heart were, black and ugly.

And then began very evil times for the poor step-daughter.

"Is the stupid creature to sit in the same room with us?" said they;
"those who eat food must earn it. Out upon her for a kitchen-maid!"

They took away her pretty dresses, and put on her an old grey kirtle, and gave her wooden shoes to wear.

"Just look now at the proud princess, how she is decked out!" cried they laughing, and then they sent her into the kitchen.

There she was obliged to do heavy work from morning to night, get up early in the morning, draw water, make the fires, cook, and wash.

Besides that, the sisters did their utmost to torment her, mocking her, and strewing peas and lentils among the ashes, and setting her to pick them up.

In the evenings, when she was quite tired out with her hard day's work, she had no bed to lie on, but was obliged to rest on the hearth among the cinders.

And as she always looked dusty and dirty, they named her Cinderella.

It happened one day that the father went to the fair, and he asked his two step-daughters what he should bring back for them. "Fine clothes!" said one. "Pearls and jewels!" said the other. "But what will you have, Cinderella?" said he. "The first twig, father, that strikes against your hat on the way home; that is what I should like you to bring me."

So he bought for the two step-daughters fine clothes, pearls, and jewels, and on his way back, as he rode through a green lane, a hazel-twig struck against his hat; and he broke it off and carried it home with him. And when he reached home he gave to the step-daughters what they had wished for, and to Cinderella he gave the hazel-twig. She thanked him, and went to her mother's grave, and planted this twig there, weeping so bitterly that the tears fell upon it and watered it, and it flourished and became a fine tree. Cinderella went to see it three times a day, and wept and prayed, and each time a white bird rose up from the tree, and if she uttered any wish the bird brought her whatever she had wished for.

Now if came to pass that the king ordained a festival that should last for three days, and to which all the beautiful young women of that country were bidden, so that the king's son might choose a bride from among them. When the two stepdaughters heard that they too were bidden to appear, they felt very pleased, and they called Cinderella, and said, "Comb our hair, brush our shoes, and make our buckles fast, we are going to the wedding feast at the king's castle." Cinderella, when she heard this, could not help crying, for she too would have liked to go to the dance, and she begged her step-mother to allow her. "What, you Cinderella!" said she, "in all your dust and dirt, you want to go to the festival! you that have no dress and no shoes! you want to dance!"

But as she persisted in asking, at last the step-mother said, "I have strewed a dish-full of lentils in the ashes, and if you can pick them all up again in two hours you may go with us." Then the maiden went to the backdoor that led into the garden, and called out, "O gentle doves, O turtle-doves, And all the birds that be, The lentils that in ashes lie Come and pick up for me!

The good must be put in the dish,
The bad you may eat if you wish."

So there came to the kitchen-window two white doves, and then some turtle-doves, and at last a crowd of all the other birds under heaven, chirping and fluttering, and they alighted among the ashes, and the doves nodded with their heads and began to pick, peck, pick, peck, and then all the others began to pick, peck, pick, peck, and put all the good grains into the dish. And before half-an-hour was over it was all done, and they flew away. Then the maiden took the dishes to the stepmother, feeling joyful, and thinking that now she should go with them to the feast; but she said "All this is of no good to you; you cannot come with us, for you have no proper clothes, and cannot dance; you would put us to shame." Then she turned her back on poor Cinderella, and made haste to set out with her two proud daughters.

And as there was no one left in the house, Cinderella went to her mother's grave, under the hazel bush, and cried,

"Little tree, little tree, shake over me,
That silver and gold may come down and cover me."

Then the bird threw down a dress of gold and silver, and a pair of slippers embroidered with silk and silver. , And in all haste she put on the dress and went to the festival. But her step-mother and sisters did not know her, and thought she must be a foreign princess, she looked so beautiful in her golden dress. Of Cinderella they never thought at all, and supposed that she was sitting at home, arid picking the lentils out of the ashes. The King's son came to meet her, and took her by the hand and danced with her, and he refused to stand up with any one else, so that he might not be obliged to let go her hand; and when any one came to claim it he answered, "She is my partner."

And when the evening came she wanted to go home, but the prince said he would go with her to take care of her, for he wanted to see where the beautiful maiden lived. But she escaped him, and jumped up into the pigeon-house. Then the prince waited until the father came, and told him the strange maiden had jumped into the pigeon-house. The father thought to himself, "It cannot surely be Cinderella," and called for axes and hatchets, and had the pigeon-house cut down, but there was no one in it.

And when they entered the house there sat Cinderella in her dirty clothes among the cinders, and a little oil-lamp burnt dimly in the chimney; for Cinderella had been very quick, and had jumped out of the pigeon-house again, and had run to the hazel bush; and there she had taken off her beautiful dress and had laid it on the grave, and the bird had carried it away again, and then she had put on her little gray kirtle again, and had sat down in. the kitchen among the cinders.

The next day, when the festival began anew, and the parents and step-sisters had gone to it, Cinderella went to the hazel bush and cried,

"Little tree, little tree, shake over me,
That silver and gold may come down and cover me."

Then the bird cast down a still more splendid dress than on the day before. And when she appeared in it among the guests every one was astonished at her beauty. The prince had been waiting until she came, and he took her hand and danced with her alone. And when any one else came to invite her he said, "She is my partner." And when the evening came she wanted to go home, and the prince followed her, for he wanted to see to what house she belonged; but she broke away from him, and ran into the garden at the back of the house.

There stood a fine large tree, bearing splendid pears; she leapt as lightly as a squirrel among the branches, and the prince did not know what had become of her. So he waited until the father came, and then he told him that the strange maiden had rushed from him, and that he thought she had gone up into the pear-tree. The father thought to himself, "It cannot surely be Cinderella," and called for an axe, and felled the tree, but there was no one in it. And when they went into the kitchen there sat Cinderella among the cinders, as usual, for she had got down the other side of the tree, and had taken back her beautiful clothes to the bird on the hazel bush, and had put on her old grey kirtle again.

On the third day, when the parents and the step-children had set off, Cinderella went again to her mother's grave, and said to the tree,

"Little tree, little tree, shake over me,
That silver and gold may come down and cover me."

Then the bird cast down a dress, the like of which had never been seen for splendour and brilliancy, and slippers that were of gold. And when she appeared in this dress at the feast nobody knew what to say for wonderment. The prince danced with her alone, and if any one else asked her he answered, "She is my partner."

And when it was evening Cinderella wanted to go home, and the prince was about to go with her, when she ran past him so quickly that he could not follow her. But he had laid a plan, and had caused all the steps to be spread with pitch, so that as she rushed down them the left shoe of the maiden remained sticking in it. The prince picked it up, and saw that it was of gold, and very small and slender. The next morning he went to the father and told him that none should be his bride save the one whose foot the golden shoe should fit. Then the two sisters were very glad, because they had pretty feet. The eldest went to her room to try on the shoe, and her mother stood by.

But she could not get her great toe into it, for the shoe was too small; then her mother handed her a knife, and said, "Cut the toe off, for when you are queen you will never have to go on foot." So the girl cut her toe off, squeezed her foot into the shoe, concealed the pain, and went down to the prince. Then he took her with him on his horse as his bride, and rode off. They had to pass by the grave, and there sat the two pigeons on the hazel bush, and cried,

"There they go, there they go!
There is blood on her shoe;
The shoe is too small,
Not the right bride at all!"

Then the prince looked at her shoe, and saw the blood flowing. And he turned his horse round and took the false bride home again, saying she was not the right one, and that the other sister must try on the shoe. So she went into her room to do so, and got her toes comfortably in, but her heel was too large. Then her mother handed her the knife, saying, "Cut a piece off your heel; when you are queen you will never have to go on foot." So the girl cut a piece off her heel, and thrust her foot into the shoe, concealed the pain, and went down to the prince, who took his bride before him on his horse and rode off. When they passed by the hazel bush the two pigeons sat there and cried,

"There they go, there they go!
There is blood on her shoe;
The shoe is too small,
Not the right bride at all!"

Then the prince looked at her foot, and saw how the blood was flowing from the shoe, and staining the white stocking. And he turned his horse round and brought the false bride home again. "This is not the right one," said he, "have you no other daughter?" - "No," said the man, "only my dead wife left behind her a little stunted Cinderella; it is impossible that she can be the bride." But the King's son ordered her to be sent for, but the mother said, "Oh no! she is much too dirty, I could not let her be seen." But he would have her fetched, and so Cinderella had to appear.

First she washed her face and hands quite clean, and went in and curtseyed to the prince, who held out to her the golden shoe. Then she sat down on a stool, drew her foot out of the heavy wooden shoe, and slipped it into the golden one, which fitted it perfectly. And when she stood up, and the prince looked in her face, he knew again the beautiful maiden that had danced with him, and he cried, "This is the right bride!" The step-mother and the two sisters were thunderstruck, and grew pale with anger; but he put Cinderella before him on his horse and rode off. And as they passed the hazel bush, the two white pigeons cried,

"There they go, there they go!
No blood on her shoe;
The shoe's not too small,
The right bride is she after all."

And when they had thus cried, they came flying after and perched on Cinderella's shoulders, one on the right, the other on the left, and so remained.

And when her wedding with the prince was appointed to be held the false sisters came, hoping to curry favour, and to take part in the festivities.

金持ちの妻が病気になり、最期が近づいていると感じたので、たった一人の娘をベッドのそばに呼び、「愛するわが子よ、良い子で神様を信じていなさい。そうすれば神様がいつもお前を守ってくれます。私は天国からお前を見下ろしてお前の近くにいるよ。」と言いました。

彼女は目を閉じ、亡くなりました。

毎日娘は母親の墓に出かけては泣きましたが、信心深く善良なままでした。
冬が来て雪が白く墓の上にかぶさり、春の太陽がまたその雪を溶かす頃には、男は別の妻をもらいました。

その女は家へ二人の娘を一緒に連れてきました。
娘たちは顔は美しくきれいでしたが、心は汚く真っ黒でした。
それから可哀そうな継子の辛い時期が始まりました。「間抜けが私たちと一緒に居間に座っていていいの？パンを食べたい人は稼がなくちゃね。台所女中は外よ。」と二人は言いました。

二人は娘からきれいな服をとりあげ、娘に古い灰色の上っ張りを着せ、木の靴をはかせました。
「高慢な王女様をみてごらん。なんておめかししているの。」と叫んで笑い、娘を台所に連れて行きました。

そこで娘は朝から晩まで、辛い仕事をしなければなりませんでした。日の出前に起き、水を汲み、火をおこし、料理洗濯をしました。

それに加えて二人は考えられるかぎりの意地悪をしました。娘をからかい、灰の中にエンドウ豆やレンズ豆をまいて、娘に拾うようにしむけました。
疲れるまで働いた夜には、寝るベッドがなくて、灰があるかまどのそばでねむらなければなりませんでした。そのため娘はいつもほこりがついて汚く見えたので、二人は娘をシンデレラ(ほこり女）と呼びました。

たまたまあるとき父親が市にいくところで、二人の継娘たちにお土産に何がほしいかと尋ねました。「美しいドレスよ」と一人が言いました。「真珠と宝石をお願い。」と２番目が言いました。「それで、お前は何がいい？シンデレラ。」と父親は言いました。
「お父さん、私には帰り道でお父さんの帽子にぶつかる最初の枝を折り取ってください。」

それで父親は二人の継娘には美しいドレスと真珠と宝石を買い、帰り道で緑のやぶを馬で通っていたので、はしばみの枝があたり帽子を落としました。それで父親はその枝を折って持っていきました。家に着くと継娘に望んだ品を渡し、シンデレラにははしばみの木からとった枝を渡しました。シンデレラは父親にお礼を言い、母親の墓に行き、そこに枝を植え、とても泣いたので、涙がその枝に落ち、濡らしました。

そしてその枝は大きくなり、立派な木になりました。日に３度シンデレラはその下に行って座り、泣いて、お祈りしました。そして、一羽の小さい白い鳥がいつもその木にきて、シンデレラが望みを言うと、その鳥が娘の望んだものを落としてよこしました。

ところで、王様が祝祭の命令を出し、その祝祭は３日続くものとし、王様の息子が花嫁を選ぶため国の美しい若い娘は全員招待されるというものでした。

二人の継娘は自分たちもその祝祭に出ることになると聞いたとき、喜んで、シンデレラを呼び、「わたしたちの髪をといて、靴を磨いて、ベルトを締めてね。私たちは王様の宮殿の結婚式にいくのだから。」と言いました。シンデレラは言うことに従いましたが、泣きました。というのは自分もまた一緒に踊りに行きたかったからです。そして継母にそうするのを許してくれるようお願いしました。「お前はほこりと泥まみれじゃないの。それで舞踏会に行くですって？」と継母は言いました。「お前には服も靴もないのに、踊る、ですって？」

しかし、シンデレラが頼み続けたので、継母はとうとう、「レンズ豆を一皿灰の中に空けておいたから、もしお前が２時間でそれを拾ったら、一緒に行かせてあげるよ。」と言いました。乙女は裏口から庭に出て、「お友達のハトさん、キジバトさん、空の下の小鳥さんたちみんな拾うのを手伝ってちょうだい。」と呼びました。
「良い豆をお皿に、悪い豆を食べたかったら食べて」

すると２羽の白い鳩が台所の窓から入ってきました。そのあとで、キジバトが、最後に空の下の小鳥たちがみんな羽音を立てて集まってきて、灰の間に降りました。鳩たちが頭をひょこひょこさせ、コッコッコッコッとつつき始め、残りの鳥たちもコッコッコッコッと始め、皿に全部の良い豆を集めました。
３０分もたたないうちに小鳥たちは終わってみんなまた飛び去りました。それで娘は嬉しく思い、今度こそ結婚式へ一緒に行かせてもらえると信じていました。しかし、継母は、「こんなこといくらしてもだめよ。」と言いました。
「お前は一緒にいけないよ。だってお前には服がないし、踊れないじゃないか。私たちはお前が恥ずかしいよ。」こう言ってシンデレラに背をむけると、二人の高慢な娘と一緒に急いで行ってしまいました。

もう誰も家にいないので、シンデレラははしばみの木の下にある母親の墓に行き、叫びました。「ゆすって、ゆすって、若木さん、銀と金を私に落としておくれ。」すると小鳥が娘に金銀のドレスと絹と銀で刺しゅうされた上靴を落としてよこしました。

娘は大急ぎでドレスを着て、結婚式に行きました。ところが二人の姉たちや継母は娘を分からず外国の王女様にちがいないと思っていました。というのは娘は金のドレスを着てとても美しかったからです。三人はシンデレラのことは一度として思い起こさず、家で汚れたものの中にいて、灰からレンズ豆を拾っていると信じていました。王子が娘に近づき、手をとって一緒に踊りました。他の乙女とは踊ろうとしないで娘の手を放さず、他のだれかが娘に申し込もうと来ると、王子は「こちらはぼくの相手です。」と言いました。

娘は夕方まで踊り、それから家に帰ろうと思いました。

しかし、王様の息子は、「あなたと一緒に行き、お伴いたしましょう。」と言いました。というのは王子はこの美しい娘がだれの娘か知りたかったからです。しかし、娘は王子から逃げ、鳩小屋に跳び込みました。王様の息子が待っていると、娘の父が来たので、見知らぬ乙女が鳩小屋に跳び込んだと話しました。父親は、それはシンデレラかな？と思いました。それで、鳩小屋をこなごなに壊すためにみんなは父親に斧とつるはしをもってこなければなりませんでしたが、誰も中にいませんでした。

みんなが帰って来たときシンデレラは灰の中で汚い服を着ていて、薄暗いランプが暖炉の上で燃えていました。というのはシンデレラは鳩小屋の裏から急いで跳び下り、はしばみの若木まで走り、そこで美しい服を脱ぎ、墓の上に置いて、鳥たちがまた服を持っていき、それから灰色の上っ張りを着て台所の灰の中に座っていたからです。

次の日、舞踏会がまた新しく始まり、両親と姉たちはまた出かけてしまうと、シンデレラははしばみの木に行き、言いました。「ゆすって、ゆすって、若木さん、銀と金を私に落としておくれ。」

すると小鳥は前の日よりさらに美しいドレスを娘に落としてよこしました。そしてシンデレラがこのドレスを着て、結婚式に現れると、みんながその美しさに驚きました。王様の息子は娘が来るまで待っていて、すぐに娘の手をとり、娘とだけ踊りました。他の人たちが娘に申し込もうと来ると、王子は「こちらはぼくの相手です。」と言いました。夕方になると、娘は家に帰ろうと思いました。それで王様の息子は娘のあとをつけてどの家へ行ったか確かめようとしました。しかし、娘は王子から跳んで逃げ、家の後ろの庭に入りました。

庭の中にすばらしい梨の実がついている美しい高い木が立っていました。娘はりすのようにすばしこく枝の間によじ登ったので、王様の息子は娘がどこに消えたのかわかりませんでした。王子が待っていると、娘の父親が来たので、「あの見知らぬ乙女が私から逃げてしまいました。梨の木に登ったと思います。」と言いました。父親は、シンデレラかな？と思い、斧を持ってこさせて、木を切り倒しましたが、誰も木の上にいませんでした。
みんなが台所に入ってくると、シンデレラはいつものように灰の中にいました。というのは娘は木の反対側に跳び下り、はしばみの若木の小鳥に美しいドレスを持って行き、灰色の上っ張りを着たのです。

三日目に両親と姉たちはまた出かけてしまうと、シンデレラははしばみの木に行き、言いました。「ゆすって、ゆすって、若木さん、銀と金を私に落としておくれ。」そして今度小鳥は、娘がいままで着たどのドレスよりもすばらしく豪華なドレスを落としてよこしました。そして上靴は金でした。そのドレスで舞踏会に行くと、驚きのあまり誰もどう言っていいかわかりませんでした。王様の息子は娘とだけ踊り、誰かが娘をダンスにさそうと、「こちらは私の相手です。」と言いました。

夕方になると、シンデレラは帰ろうとしました。王様の息子は娘と一緒に行きたがりましたが、娘は王子から素早く逃げたので、王子は追いかけられませんでした。ところが王様の息子は、計略を練っていて、階段中にピッチを塗らせておいたのです。それで、娘が駆け下りると左の上靴がくっついたままになりました。王様の息子がそれを拾い上げてみると、それは小さくきゃしゃですっかり金でした。次の朝、王子は父親のところにそれを持って行き、「この金の上靴に合う足の人以外の誰も妻にしません。」と言いました。すると、二人の姉たちは喜びました。と言うのは二人は可愛い足をしていたからです。一番上の娘は靴を持って部屋へ入り、履いてみようとし、母親はそばに立って見ていました。

しかし、娘は親指を靴に入れられませんでした。靴は娘には小さすぎました。それで母親は娘に小刀を渡し、「親指を切りとりなさい。お后になったらもう歩かなくて済むだろうから。」と言いました。娘は親指を切り落とし、足をむりやり靴に入れ、痛みをこらえて王様の息子のところに出ていきました。それで王子は娘を花嫁として馬に乗せ、一緒に走っていきました。ところが、二人は墓のところを通りすぎなければいけませんでした。そこに、はしばみの木の上に、二羽の鳩がとまっていて、叫びました。

「振り向いて覗いてごらん、振り向いて覗いてごらん、靴の中に血があるよ。その娘には靴が小さすぎる、本当の花嫁はあなたを待っているよ。」

それで王子は娘の足を見ると血が滴り落ちているのが見えました。王子は馬を回して、偽の花嫁をまた家に連れて行き、「この人は当人じゃありません。もう一人の妹に靴を履かせてください。」と言いました。それで妹が部屋に入り靴に無事に親指を入れましたが、かかとが大きすぎました。それで母親が小刀を渡し、「かかとを少し切りなさい。お后になったらもう歩かなくて済むんだから。」と言いました。

娘はかかとを少し切り落とし、足をむりやり靴に入れ、痛みをこらえて王様の息子のところに出ていきました。それで王子は娘を花嫁として馬に乗せ、一緒に走っていきました。しかしはしばみの木のそばを通ると、木の上に、二羽の鳩がとまっていて、叫びました。「振り向いて覗いてごらん、振り向いて覗いてごらん、靴の中に血があるよ。その娘には靴が小さすぎる、本当の花嫁はあなたを待っているよ。」

王子が娘の足を見下ろすと、血が靴から流れていて、白い靴下が真っ赤に染まっているのが見えました。王子は馬を回して、偽の花嫁をまた家に連れて行き、「この人も当人じゃありません。もう他に娘はいないのですか？」と言いました。
「はい、おりませんです。まだ亡くなった妻が残していった少し風変わりな台所女中はいますが、花嫁とはとんでもございません。」と父親は言いました。王様の息子は、その娘を連れてくるようにと言いましたが、母親が、「とんでもございません。あまりにも汚くてお目にかかれませんよ。」と答えました。しかし、王子があくまでも言い張るので、シンデレラを呼ばなければなりませんでした。

娘はさきに両手と顔を洗ってきれいにし、王様の息子の前に行ってお辞儀をしました。王子は娘に金の靴を渡しました。それで娘は足載せ台に座り、重い木の靴から足を出して上靴に入れました。それはぴったり合いました。

そして娘が立ちあがって、王様の息子がその顔を見ると、自分と踊った美しい乙女だとわかり、「この人が本当の花嫁だ」と叫びました。継母と二人の姉たちは恐ろしくなり、怒りで青ざめました。しかし王子はシンデレラを馬に乗せ、一緒に乗って去りました。
二人がはしばみの木のそばを通ると、二羽の白い鳩が叫びました。

「振り向いて覗いてごらん。振り向いて覗いてごらん。靴に血がついていないよ。靴は娘には小さすぎない。本当の花嫁があなたと一緒だよ。」そう叫ぶと二羽は降りてきて、シンデレラの肩に、一羽が右に、もう一羽が左に、とまり、そこに座ったままになりました。

王様の息子の結婚式が行われることになると、二人の不実な姉たちがやってきて、シンデレラのご機嫌をとり、幸運を分けてもらおうとしました。

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英語リスニング聞き流し - 05/04/2020

Long, long ago, there lived an old bamboo wood cutter. He was very poor and sad also, for no child had heaven sent to cheer his old age, and in his heart there was no hope of rest from work till he died and was laid in the quiet grave. Every morning he went forth into the woods and hills wherever the bamboo reared its lithe green plumes against the sky. When he had made his choice, he would cut down these feathers of the forest, and splitting them lengthwise, or cutting them into joints, would carry the bamboo wood home and make it into various articles for the household, and he and his old wife gained a small livelihood by selling them.	昔むかし、竹取のおじいさんがいました。彼は非常に貧しくて哀れで、年老いた自分を元気づける子供を天から授かることもなく、死んで静かな墓に入るまで仕事が休まるような希望も持てずにいました。毎朝おじいさんは、森でも丘でも、天に向かってしなやかな緑の笹を生やした竹があるところならどこへでも出かけて行きました。竹を選んで切り倒すと、縦に割ったり節を切ったりして家へと運び、それを家庭用のいろいろな製品にして売ることで、彼は年寄りの奥さんと生計を立てていました。
One morning as usual he had gone out to his work, and having found a nice clump of bamboos, had set to work to cut some of them down. Suddenly the green grove of bamboos was flooded with a bright soft light, as if the full moon had risen over the spot. Looking round in astonishment, he saw that the brilliance was streaming from one bamboo. The old man, full of wonder, dropped his ax and went towards the light.	ある朝、おじいさんはいつも通り仕事に出かけると素晴らしい竹藪を見つけて、それらを切り倒し始めました。すると突然、緑の竹の木立はまるで満月がその場に昇ったかのように明るく柔らかな光で溢れました。驚いて振り返ると、その輝きが1本の竹から流れ出ていることに気が付きました。おじいさんは不思議な気持ちで斧をおろし、光の方向へと近づいて行きました。
On nearer approach he saw that this soft splendor came from a hollow in the green bamboo stem, and still more wonderful to behold, in the midst of the brilliance stood a tiny human being, only three inches in height, and exquisitely beautiful in appearance. "You must be sent to be my child, for I find you here among the bamboos where lies my daily work," said the old man, and taking the little creature in his hand he took it home to his wife to bring up. The tiny girl was so exceedingly beautiful and so small, that the old woman put her into a basket to safeguard her from the least possibility of being hurt in any way.	近づいてみると、この柔らかな輝きは緑の竹の幹にあるくぼみから来ており、さらに驚くべきことに、輝きの真ん中に、高さ三寸くらいの見た目も非常に美しい小さな人間が立っていたのでした。「あなたは私の子供になるために送られたにちがいない。というのも、私が毎日働いているこの竹藪であなたを見つけたのだから」とおじいさんは言うと、この小さな生き物を育てるべく、手の中に入れ、おばあさんの元へ帰りました。この小さな女の子は非常に美しくて小さかったので、おばあさんは彼女が傷つくことが決してないように篭に入れました。
The old couple were now very happy, for it had been a lifelong regret that they had no children of their own, and with joy they now expended all the love of their old age on the little child who had come to them in so marvelous a manner. From this time on, the old man often found gold in the notches of the bamboos when he hewed them down and cut them up; not only gold, but precious stones also, so that by degrees he became rich. He built himself a fine house, and was no longer known as the poor bamboo woodcutter, but as a wealthy man.	老夫婦は今、とても幸せでした。なぜなら、子供がいないことが長年の心残りだったからです。彼らは喜びにあふれ、不思議な形で彼らのところにやってきた小さな子供に愛情を注ぎました。この時から、おじいさんが竹を切り倒すとしばしば切り刻んだ竹の中から金が見つかるようになりました。また金だけではなく、貴重な石も見つかるようになったので、彼は次第に金持ちになりました。彼は立派な家を建てて、もはや貧しい竹取り爺さんではなく、裕福な人として知られるようになりました。
Three months passed quickly away, and in that time the bamboo child had, wonderful to say, become a full grown girl, so her foster parents did up her hair and dressed her in beautiful kimonos. She was of such wondrous beauty that they placed her behind the screens like a princess, and allowed no one to see her, waiting upon her themselves.	3か月がすぐに経ち、その時には、素晴らしくも立派な女性になっていたので、養父母は彼女の髪をあげて、美しい着物を着せました。彼女はとても美しかったので、両親は彼女をお姫様のように帳台の中から出さず、彼女を見ることをも誰にも許しませんでした。
It seemed as if she were made of light, for the house was filled with a soft shining, so that even in the dark of night it was like daytime. Her presence seemed to have a benign influence on those there. Whenever the old man felt sad, he had only to look upon his foster daughter and his sorrow vanished, and he became as happy as when he was a youth.	彼女が放つ柔らかな光は、暗い夜でも家の中を昼間のように明るく照らし、彼女はまるで光でできているかのように思えました。彼女の存在はそこにいる人々に良い影響を与えたようです。おじいさんが悲しい時はいつでも、養女を見るだけで悲しみは消え去り、若かりし頃のように幸せになりました。
At last the day came for the naming of their new found child, so the old couple called in a celebrated name giver, and he gave her the name of Princess Moonlight, because her body gave forth so much soft bright light that she might have been a daughter of the Moon God. For three days the festival was kept up with song and dance and music.	ついに、この新しい子供に名前を付ける日がきて、老夫婦は著名な名つけ人を呼びました。すると彼は彼女に「かぐや姫」という名前を付けたのです。というのも彼女の体は、彼女が月の神の娘であるかのように柔らかな光を放っていたからです。 3日間、お祝いの祭りは歌と踊りと音楽でくりひろげられました。
All the friends and relations of the old couple were present, and great was their enjoyment of the festivities held to celebrate the naming of Princess Moonlight. Everyone who saw her declared that there never had been seen any one so lovely; all the beauties throughout the length and breadth of the land would grow pale beside her, so they said. The fame of the Princess's loveliness spread far and wide, and many were the suitors who desired to win her hand, or even so much as to see her.	老夫婦の友人と親族たちは皆参加し、かぐや姫が名付けられたことを祝うために開かれたお祭りを大いに楽しみました。彼女を見た誰もが、今までにこの国のどこを探しても彼女より可愛く美しい人を見たことがないと言いました。愛らしいかぐや姫の名声は遠くまで広まり、結婚の承諾を得たい、そうでなくとも彼女に一目会いたいと多くの求婚者があらわれました。
Suitors from far and near posted themselves outside the house, and made little holes in the fence, in the hope of catching a glimpse of the Princess as she went from one room to the other along the veranda. They stayed there day and night, sacrificing even their sleep for a chance of seeing her, but all in vain. Then they approached the house, and tried to speak to the old man and his wife or some of the servants, but not even this was granted them. Still, in spite of all this disappointment they stayed on day after day, and night after night, and counted it as nothing, so great was their desire to see the Princess.	遠くあるいは近郊からやってきた求婚者たちは家の外に張り付き、縁側を通って部屋から部屋へと渡る姫を、一目見ようと垣根に小さな穴をあけました。彼らは昼も夜もそこにいて、彼女に会う機会を得るために睡眠さえも犠牲にしましたが、すべて無駄でした。それから彼らは家に近づき、老夫婦や使用人たちに話しかけようとしましたが、これさえ許可されませんでした。失望したにもかかわらず、それでも彼らは毎日、毎晩、そこにとどまりましたがかぐや姫に会いたいという望みに比べれば、ちっぽけなことに思えました。
At last, however, most of the men, seeing how hopeless their quest was, lost heart and hope both, and returned to their homes. All except five Knights, whose ardor and determination, instead of waning, seemed to wax greater with obstacles. These five men even went without their meals, and took snatches of whatever they could get brought to them, so that they might always stand outside the dwelling.	とうとう、ほとんどの男たちは、いかに望みのないものを追求していたことを知り、がっかりしてと希望を失い、家へ戻っていきました。この5人の騎士を除いて。彼らは、引き下がるどころか、障害によって熱意と決意が増大したようでした。5人の騎士は食事もせず、家の外でいつも立つことができるように奪える物は何でも奪い取っていったのです。
They stood there in all weathers, in sunshine and in rain. Sometimes they wrote letters to the Princess, but no answer was vouchsafed to them. Then when letters failed to draw any reply, they wrote poems to her telling her of the hopeless love which kept them from sleep, from food, from rest, and even from their homes. Still Princes Moonlight gave no sign of having received their verses. In this hopeless state the winter passed.	彼らは晴れの時も雨の時もそこに立ち続けました。姫に手紙を書いたこともありましたが、返事はもらえませんでした。手紙を書いても返事がもらえないことが分かると、眠り、食事、休息、さらには家からも彼らを遠ざける希望のない愛について語る詩歌をかぐや姫に書きました。それでもかぐや姫がその詩歌を受け取った様子はありませんでした。この絶望的な状態で冬が過ぎさりました。

The snow and frost and the cold winds gradually gave place to the gentle warmth of spring. Then the summer came, and the sun burned white and scorching in the heavens above and on the earth beneath, and still these faithful Knights kept watch and waited. At the end of these long months they called out to the old bamboocutter and entreated him to have some mercy upon them and to show them the Princess, but he answered only that as he was not her real father he could not insist on her obeying him against her wishes.	雪と霜と冷たい風に変わって、春の穏やかな暖かさが徐々におとずれました。それから夏が来て、太陽は白く燃え、天と地を熱く焦がしましたが、忠実な貴族たちは待たされ続けました。長い月日の終わりに、彼らはおじいさんに声をかけ、慈悲の心でかぐや姫を見せてほしいと懇願しましたが、彼は彼女の本当の父親ではないので、彼女の意思に反して彼に従うようには言えないと答えました。
The five Knights on receiving this stern answer returned to their several homes, and pondered over the best means of touching the proud Princess's heart, even so much as to grant them a hearing. They took their rosaries in hand and knelt before their household shrines, and burned precious incense, praying to Buddha to give them their heart's desire. Thus several days passed, but even so they could not rest in their homes.	この厳しい答えを受け取ると、5人の貴族たちは故郷に戻り、誇り高きかぐや姫の心に触れる、そうでなくとも話だけでも聞いてもらえるための最良の方法を考えました。彼らは数珠を手に取って、家に祭ってある神社の前でひざまずき、貴重な線香を燃やして、願いが叶うように仏さまに祈りました。こうして数日が経ちましたが、それでも彼らは家にいても安らぐことができませんでした。
So again they set out for the bamboo cutter's house. This time the old man came out to see them, and they asked him to let them know if it was the Princess's resolution never to see any man whatsoever, and they implored him to speak for them and to tell her the greatness of their love, and how long they had waited through the cold of winter and the heat of summer, sleepless and roofless through all weathers, without food and without rest, in the ardent hope of winning her, and they were willing to consider this long vigil as pleasure if she would but give them one chance of pleading their cause with her.	それでまた、彼らは竹取りのおじいさんの家に行くことにしました。今回はおじいさんが貴族たちに会いに出てきたので、誰にも会わないとかぐや姫が決意しているのなら教えて欲しいとおじいさんに頼みました。そして、彼らがどんなに姫を愛しているか、どんなに長い間、冬の寒さや夏の暑さに耐えて、眠ることもなく、どんな天気でも屋根もなく立ち続け、食べ物も休みさえなくても、姫を手に入れたいという強い思いでいたかを代わりに話してほしいと懇願しました。もし姫が私たちが願っている一度の機会を与えてくれるなら、貴族たちは喜んで、長い徹夜をするつもりでした。
The old man lent a willing ear to their tale of love, for in his inmost heart he felt sorry for these faithful suitors and would have liked to see his lovely foster daughter married to one of them. So he went in to Princess Moonlight and said reverently: "Although you have always seemed to me to be a heavenly being, yet I have had the trouble of bringing you up as my own child and you have been glad of the protection of my roof. Will you refuse to do as I wish?"	おじいさんは彼らが語る愛の物語に喜んで耳を貸しました。心の底では、彼は忠実な求婚者たちを気の毒に思い、愛するかぐや姫が彼らの1人と結婚するのを見たいと思っていました。だから、おじさんはかぐや姫のところに行き「あなたはいつも天上の人のように見えますが、私は悩みながらも自分の子供の様にあなたを育て、あなたは私の保護のもとにいる事を喜んでいますが、あなたは私の望みを拒みますか」と謹んで言いました。
Then Princess Moonlight replied that there was nothing she would not do for him, that she honored and loved him as her own father, and that as for herself she could not remember the time before she came to earth. The old man listened with great joy as she spoke these dutiful words. Then he told her how anxious he was to see her safely and happily married before he died.	かぐや姫はおじいさんのためならば何でもしますと答えました。彼女は自分の父親としておじいさんを敬愛していましたし、地球にきた前のことを覚えていなかったのです。おじいさんは姫の誠実な言葉を喜んで聞きました。それから彼は自分が死ぬ前に、かぐや姫が無事に幸せな結婚をすることを切望しているか彼女に話しました。
"I am an old man, over seventy years of age, and my end may come any time now. It is necessary and right that you should see these five suitors and choose one of them." "Oh, why," said the Princess in distress, "must I do this? I have no wish to marry now." "I found you," answered the old man, "many years ago, when you were a little creature three inches high, in the midst of a great white light. The light streamed from the bamboo in which you were hid and led me to you.	「私は70歳を超えた年寄りで、いつ私の終わりが来てもおかしくない。5人の求婚者に会い、そのうちの1人を選ぶことは必要であり正しいことだ。」「どうして」姫は困惑して言いました。「私はそうしなくてはいけませんか。私は今結婚したくはありません」「私何年も前に、大きな光の中でまだ三寸ばかりのあなたを見つけた。あなたが隠されていた竹から放たれた光が私を導いたのだ。」とおじいさんは答えました。
So I have always thought that you were more than mortal woman. While I am alive it is right for you to remain as you are if you wish to do so, but some day I shall cease to be and who will take care of you then? Therefore I pray you to meet these five brave men one at a time and make up your mind to marry one of them!" Then the Princess answered that she felt sure that she was not as beautiful as perhaps report made her out to be, and that even if she consented to marry any one of them, not really knowing her before, his heart might change afterwards.	だから私はいつもお前はただの人間ではないと思ってた。私が生きている間は、あなたの望む通り今のままでも良いだろう。しかし、やがて私は死んだら誰があなたの世話をするのだ。だから私はお前にあの勇敢な男たちに一度会い、彼らのうちの1人と結婚することを決めるように祈るばかりだ。」すると姫はおそらく噂されているほど自分は美しくはなく、彼らの一人と結婚することに同意したとしても、以前の彼女を本当に知らないため、彼の心はその後で変わるかもしれませんと答えました。
So as she did not feel sure of them, even though her father told her they were worthy Knights, she did not feel it wise to see them. "All you say is very reasonable," said the old man, "but what kind of men will you consent to see? I do not call these five men who have waited on you for months, light hearted. They have stood outside this house through the winter and the summer, often denying themselves food and sleep so that they may win you.	彼女はおじいさんが彼らは立派な騎士だと言っても、確信がもてず、彼らに会うことは賢明でないと感じていました。「お前が言っていることは全て正しい。」とおじいさんは言いました。「どんな男なら会ってくれるんだ？何ヶ月もお前を待ち続けている5人の男たちは軽い気持ちで待っているとは言わない。彼らは冬と夏の間も、食べ物や睡眠をとらずに、お前を手に入れるためにこの家の外に立っていたのだ。
What more can you demand?" Then Princess Moonlight said she must make further trial of their love before she would grant their request to interview her. The five warriors were to prove their love by each bringing her from distant countries something that she desired to possess.	他に何を求めると言うのだ？」かぐや姫は、面会を許す前に、さらなる愛の試練与えなければならないと言いました。五人の戦士たちは姫が望む物を、遠い国から姫に持ってくることで、彼らの愛を証明することになったのです。
That same evening the suitors arrived and began to play their flutes in turn, and to sing their self composed songs telling of their great and tireless love. The bamboo cutter went out to them and offered them his sympathy for all they had endured and all the patience they had shown in their desire to win his foster daughter. Then he gave them her message, that she would consent to marry whosoever was successful in bringing her what she wanted.	その同じ夜、求婚者たちは到着して、順番に笛を演奏し始め、たゆまない大きな愛を伝える自作の歌を歌い始めました。竹取りおじいさんは彼らのところに出向き、かぐや姫を勝ち取るために耐え忍んできたことに同情をしめしました。それからおじいさんは、姫が望むものを持ってくることに成功した人と結婚するだろうという彼女の意向を伝えました。

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