đ The Story of Momotaro / æĄå¤ĒéãŽã芹
đē 1. The Big Peach / 大ããĒæĄ
EN: Once upon a time in Japan, an old man and woman lived in a small village. They had no children, but they were kind and happy. Every day, the old man cut grass in the mountains, and the old woman washed clothes in the river.
JP: ãããããã、æĨæŦãŽå°ããĒæãĢ、ãããããã¨ãã°ããããããã§ããžãã。åãŠãã¯ããžããã§ããã、ãĩããã¯ãããããĻ、ãããããĢããããĻããžãã。æ¯æĨ、ãããããã¯åąąã§čããã、ãã°ãããã¯åˇã§æãæ´ãŖãĻããžãã。
EN: One day, the old woman saw something big coming down the river. It was a huge peach! She took the peach home. "Let’s eat this big peach for dinner," she said.
JP: ããæĨ、ãã°ãããã¯åˇããĒãããĻãã大ããĒããŽãčĻã¤ããžãã。ããã¯ãĒãã¨、大ããĒæĄã§ãã!ãã°ãããã¯ããŽæĄããããĢæãĄå¸°ã、「ããŽå¤§ããĒæĄããéŖ¯ãĢããžããã」ã¨č¨ããžãã。
đ 2. A Baby from the Peach / æĄããä¸äēēãŽå
EN: When they cut the peach open, surprise! A baby boy was inside! The baby said, "I have come from Heaven to help you." The old couple was very surprised but very happy.
JP: æĄãåãã¨、ãĒãã¨!ä¸ããįˇãŽåãã§ãĻããžãã!ããŽåã¯「夊åŊããããžãã。ããĩãããããããĢãããŽã§ã」ã¨č¨ããžãã。ãããããããã°ãããã、ãŗãŖããããĻ、ã¨ãĻãåãŗãžãã。
EN: They named him Momotaro, which means "Peach Boy." They raised him with love, and he grew strong and kind.
JP: ãĩããã¯ããŽåã「æĄå¤Ēé」ã¨åãĨããžãã。ãããããŽæã§ãã ãĻãã¨、æĄå¤Ēéã¯åŧˇãããããåãĢãĒããžãã。
đĻ 3. A Big Adventure / 大ããĒãŧããã
EN: One day, Momotaro heard that bad ogres (called oni) were taking things from people and hurting them. "I will stop the oni!" he said. His parents made him rice cakes for the trip.
JP: ããæĨ、æĄå¤Ēéã¯、éŦŧã¨ããæĒãããŽããĄãäēēã ããããŽãã¨ãŖãã、æĒããããĻããã¨čããžãã。æĄå¤Ēéã¯「ãŧããéŦŧãããããžã!」ã¨č¨ããžãã。ãããããã¨ãã°ãããã¯、ããšãã¨ãã¤ããŖãĻãããžãã。
EN: On his journey, Momotaro met a dog. "Where are you going, Momotaro?" the dog asked. "To fight the oni," he said. "Can I come too?" the dog asked. "Yes," said Momotaro, and gave him a rice cake.
JP: æ ãŽã¨ãĄã ãã§、æĄå¤Ēéã¯įŦãĢåēäŧããžãã。「æĄå¤Ēéãã、ãŠãã¸ãããŽ?」ã¨įŦãčããžãã。「éŦŧãããããĢčĄããã 」ã¨æĄå¤Ēé。「ãŧããããŖãããĢãã?」ã¨įŦãčãã¨、æĄå¤Ēéã¯「ããã」ã¨č¨ãŖãĻ、ããšãã¨ãä¸ã¤ãããžãã。
EN: Then, he met a monkey and a pheasant. They both wanted to help too. Momotaro gave them rice cakes, and all four became a team.
JP: ã¤ããĢ、įŋã¨ãããĢãåēäŧããžãã。ãĩããã¨ã、ãããããæã¤ã ãããã¨č¨ããžãã。æĄå¤Ēéã¯ä¸äēēãã¤ãĢããšãã¨ãããã、ãŋããĒã§ããŧã ãįĩãŋãžãã。
⛰️ 4. Oni Island / éŦŧåŗļãŽãããã
EN: When they reached Oni Island, big scary oni came out. They had horns and big clubs. But Momotaro and his friends were brave. The dog bit, the monkey scratched, the pheasant pecked, and Momotaro used his sword.
JP: ä¸čĄã¯éŦŧåŗļãĢã¤ããžãã。大ãããĻãããéŦŧããĄãã§ãĻããžãã。č§ããã、大ããĒæŖãæãŖãĻããžãã。ã§ã、æĄå¤ĒéããĄã¯ããæ°ãããžãã。įŦã¯ããŋã¤ã、įŋã¯ããããã、ããã¯ã¤ã¤ã、æĄå¤Ēéã¯åŖã§æĻããžãã。
EN: At last, the oni gave up. "We’re sorry! Please take back the treasure!" they said. Momotaro and his friends filled a cart with gold, food, and gifts.
JP: æåžãĢ、éŦŧããĄã¯「ããããããĻ!ããããĒãã!ããããčŋããžã!」ã¨ãããžãã。æĄå¤Ēéã¯ãŋããĒã¨ããŖãããĢ、ãéãããšããŽ、ãããããŽããŦãŧãŗããčģãĢčžŧããžãã。
đĄ 5. Home Again / ãããĄã¸å¸°ãã
EN: When they came back to the village, the old couple was very happy. "Thank you, Momotaro! We’re so proud of you!" they said. Everyone in the village came to see the treasure and cheer.
JP: æĄå¤ĒéããĄãæãĢ帰ãŖãĻããã¨、ãããããããã°ãããã大åãŗ。「æĄå¤Ēé、ãããã¨ã!čĒæ ĸãŽåã ã!」ã¨č¨ããžãã。æãŽãŋããĒã貥åŽããŋãĢããĻ、大åãŗã§ãã。
✨ 6. The Lesson / ããŽã芹ããåĻãšããã¨
EN: Momotaro became a hero. He showed that being brave, kind, and working together with friends can make the world better. Even a small boy can do big things.
JP: æĄå¤Ēéã¯čąéãĢãĒããžãã。ããæ°ã¨åĒãã、ã¨ãã ãĄã¨ååãããã¨ã§、ä¸ãŽä¸ããããããã¨ãã§ããã¨æããĻãããžãã。å°ããĒåã§ã、大ããĒãã¨ãã§ãããã§ãã。
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