Grimms' Fairy Tales — Page 4

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You will reach a village in the evening; and when you get there, you will see two inns opposite to each other, one of which is very pleasant and beautiful to look at: go not in there, but rest for the night in the other, though it may appear to you to be very poor and mean.'

夕方には村に着くだろう。そこに着いたら、向かい合わせに二つの宿屋があるのが見えるだろう。そのうちの一つはとても感じが良く、見た目も美しい。そこには入らず、もう一方の宿屋で夜を過ごしなさい。たとえそこがとても貧しくみすぼらしく見えても。」

But the son thought to himself, 'What can such a beast as this know about the matter?'

しかし息子は心の中で思った。「こんな獣に何がわかるというのだ？」

So he shot his arrow at the fox; but he missed it, and it set up its tail above its back and ran into the wood.

そこで彼はキツネに矢を放った。しかし外れてしまい、キツネは尾を背中の上に立てて森の中へ走り去った。

Then he went his way, and in the evening came to the village where the two inns were; and in one of these were people singing, and dancing, and feasting; but the other looked very dirty, and poor.

それから彼は旅を続け、夕方には二つの宿屋のある村に着いた。一方の宿屋では人々が歌い、踊り、宴を楽しんでいたが、もう一方はとても汚く、みすぼらしく見えた。

'I should be very silly,' said he, 'if I went to that shabby house, and left this charming place'; so he went into the smart house, and ate and drank at his ease, and forgot the bird, and his country too.

「あの粗末な家に行って、この素晴らしい場所を離れるなんて、まったく馬鹿げている」と彼は言った。そこで彼は立派な宿屋に入り、思う存分食べて飲んで、鳥のことも、自分の国のことも忘れてしまった。

Time passed on; and as the eldest son did not come back, and no tidings were heard of him, the second son set out, and the same thing happened to him.

時が過ぎた。長男は戻らず、その消息も聞こえてこなかったので、次男が旅に出た。そして彼にも同じことが起きた。

Vocabulary

夕方: yūgata — Evening time, around dusk or late afternoon.
に: ni — Particle indicating direction, time, or location.
は: wa — Topic marker particle in Japanese grammar.
村: mura — A small rural settlement; village.
着く: tsuku — To arrive at a destination.
だろう: darō — Expresses probability or conjecture; probably, I suppose.
そこ: soko — That place; there, referring to a nearby location.
たら: tara — Conditional conjunction meaning if or when something occurs.
向かい合わせ: mukaiwawase — Facing each other; placed directly opposite one another.
二つ: futatsu — Two things; the native Japanese counter for two items.
の: no — Possessive or nominalizing particle in Japanese.
宿屋: yadoya — An inn or lodging house for travelers.
が: ga — Subject marker particle in Japanese grammar.
ある: aru — To exist; there is (for inanimate objects).
見える: mieru — To be visible; to appear or seem.
その: sono — That (attributive); refers to something previously mentioned.
うち: uchi — Among; within a group or set.
一つ: hitotsu — One thing; native Japanese counter for one item.
とても: totemo — Very; extremely, used to intensify adjectives or adverbs.
感じ: kanji — Feeling, sense, or impression of something.
良く: yoku — Well; in a good manner, adverb form of good.
見た目: mitame — Outward appearance; how something looks visually.
も: mo — Also; too, inclusive particle adding another item.
美しい: utsukushii — Beautiful, lovely in appearance or quality.
ず: zu — Classical negative suffix meaning without doing something.
もう: mō — Already; another, or not anymore depending on context.
一方: ippō — One side; the other one, used for contrast.
で: de — Particle indicating location of action or means.
夜: yoru — Night; the nighttime hours.
を: wo — Object marker particle in Japanese grammar.
過ごし: sugoshi — Spent (time); passing time in a place or manner.
なさい: nasai — Polite imperative; do (something), used as a mild command.
たとえ: tatoe — Even if; no matter how, used with concessive clauses.
貧しく: mazushiku — Poorly; in a poor or impoverished manner.
みすぼらしく: misuborashiku — Shabbily; in a shabby or wretched-looking manner.
て: te — Conjunctive particle connecting sequential or causal actions.
しかし: shikashi — However; but, used to introduce a contrasting statement.
息子: musuko — Son; one's own male child.
心: kokoro — Heart; mind, inner feelings or thoughts.
中: naka — Inside; within, the interior of something.
た: ta — Past tense auxiliary indicating completed action.
こんな: konna — This kind of; such a, referring to something nearby.
獣: kemono — Beast; a wild animal.
何: nani — What; used in questions about things or matters.
わかる: wakaru — To understand; to know or comprehend something.
と: to — Quotation or conditional particle; and, with, or that.
いう: iu — To say; to be called, expressing speech or naming.
だ: da — Copula; is/am/are, plain form of です.
彼: kare — He; him, third-person masculine pronoun.
キツネ: kitsune — Fox; a wild fox, often magical in Japanese folklore.
矢: ya — Arrow; a projectile shot from a bow.
放っ: hanas(te) — Released; shot or let go (conjunctive of 放つ).
外れ: hazure — Missed; off target, failed to hit the mark.
しまい: shimai — Ended up; completion marker implying unfortunate result.
尾: o — Tail; the rear appendage of an animal.
背中: senaka — The back; the rear surface of someone's torso.
上: ue — Above; on top of, upper position.
立て: tate — Set up; stood upright (stem of 立てる, to raise).
森: mori — Forest; a dense wooded area.
へ: e — Directional particle indicating movement toward somewhere.
走り去っ: hashirisot(te) — Ran away; dashed off into the distance.
それ: sore — That; referring to something previously mentioned.
から: kara — From; after, indicating starting point or reason.
旅: tabi — Journey; a trip or travel.
続け: tsuzuke — Continued; kept doing (stem of 続ける, to continue).
人々: hitobito — People; various people, plural of person.
歌い: utai — Sang; singing (stem form of 歌う, to sing).
踊り: odori — Dancing; a dance or act of dancing.
宴: utage — Banquet; a feast or celebratory party.
楽しん: tanoshim(de) — Enjoyed; having fun (conjunctive of 楽しむ).
汚く: kitanaku — Dirtily; in an unclean or filthy manner.
あの: ano — That (over there); refers to something distant from both speakers.
粗末: somatsu — Crude; shabby, rough or poor in quality.
な: na — Adjectival particle connecting na-adjectives to nouns.
家: ie — House; a home or building where people live.
この: kono — This; referring to something close to the speaker.
素晴らしい: subarashii — Wonderful; magnificent or splendid.
場所: basho — Place; a location or spot.
離れる: hanareru — To leave; to separate or move away from something.
なんて: nante — How could; expressing surprise or contempt about something.
まったく: mattaku — Completely; utterly, used to emphasize a statement.
馬鹿げ: bakage — Absurd; foolish, ridiculous (stem of 馬鹿げる).
いる: iru — To be; to exist (for animate beings).
立派: rippa — Splendid; fine, impressive, or respectable.
入り: hairi — Entered; going inside (stem of 入る, to enter).
思う: omou — To think; to feel or believe something.
存分: zonbun — To one's heart's content; as much as one wants.
食べ: tabe — Ate; eating (stem of 食べる, to eat).
飲ん: non(de) — Drank; drinking (conjunctive of 飲む, to drink).
鳥: tori — Bird; a feathered animal.
こと: koto — Thing; fact, nominalizer for abstract concepts or actions.
自分: jibun — Oneself; one's own self or identity.
国: kuni — Country; nation or one's homeland.
忘れ: wasure — Forgot; forgetting (stem of 忘れる, to forget).
しまっ: shimat(te) — Ended up doing; regrettable completion marker.
時: toki — Time; a moment or period when something occurs.
過ぎ: sugi — Passed; elapsed (stem of 過ぎる, time passing).
長男: chōnan — Eldest son; the firstborn male child in a family.
戻ら: modora — Did not return; negative stem of 戻る, to return.
消息: shōsoku — News; word or information about someone's whereabouts.
聞こえ: kikoe — Was heard; could be heard (stem of 聞こえる).
ので: node — Because; since, giving a reason or cause.
次男: jinan — Second son; the second-born male child in a family.
出: de — Set out; left (stem of 出る, to go out).
そして: soshite — And then; afterward, connecting sequential events.
同じ: onaji — Same; identical, the very same thing or situation.
起き: oki — Occurred; happened (stem of 起きる, to occur or wake).

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