Grimms' Fairy Tales — Page 6

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In the morning came the fox again and met him as he was beginning his journey, and said, 'Go straight forward, till you come to a castle, before which lie a whole troop of soldiers fast asleep and snoring: take no notice of them, but go into the castle and pass on and on till you come to a room, where the golden bird sits in a wooden cage; close by it stands a beautiful golden cage; but do not try to take the bird out of the shabby cage and put it into the handsome one, otherwise you will repent it.'

朝になると、また狐がやって来て、旅に出ようとしていた彼に会い、こう言いました。「まっすぐ進んでいくと、城に着きます。その城の前には兵士たちが大勢ぐっすり眠っていびきをかいているでしょう。彼らには構わず、城の中に入って進み続け、黄金の鳥が木の籠に入っている部屋まで行きなさい。その傍らには美しい黄金の籠が置いてあります。しかし、粗末な籠から鳥を取り出して立派な籠に移そうとしてはいけません。さもなければ、後悔することになりますよ。」

Then the fox stretched out his tail again, and the young man sat himself down, and away they went over stock and stone till their hair whistled in the wind.

それから狐はまた尾を伸ばし、若者はその上に腰を下ろすと、二人は切り株や石の上を飛び越えて、髪の毛が風にそよぐほどの速さで駆けて行きました。

Before the castle gate all was as the fox had said: so the son went in and found the chamber where the golden bird hung in a wooden cage, and below stood the golden cage, and the three golden apples that had been lost were lying close by it.

城の門の前は、狐が言った通りでした。息子は城の中に入り、黄金の鳥が木の籠に入ってかけてある部屋を見つけました。その下には黄金の籠が置いてあり、なくなっていた三つの黄金のリンゴがその傍らに転がっていました。

Then thought he to himself, 'It will be a very droll thing to bring away such a fine bird in this shabby cage'; so he opened the door and took hold of it and put it into the golden cage.

そこで彼は心の中でこう思いました。「こんなに立派な鳥を、こんな粗末な籠に入れたまま連れて帰るのはとてもおかしなことだ。」そこで彼は扉を開けて鳥をつかまえ、黄金の籠に移しました。

But the bird set up such a loud scream that all the soldiers awoke, and they took him prisoner and carried him before the king.

ところが鳥はあまりにも大きな叫び声を上げたので、兵士たちは皆目を覚まし、彼を捕らえて王様の前に連れて行きました。

Vocabulary

朝: asa — Morning; the early part of the day.
に: ni — Particle indicating direction, time, or location.
なる: naru — To become; to turn into something.
と: to — Particle meaning 'and', 'with', or quotation marker.
また: mata — Again; once more; also.
狐: kitsune — Fox; often a magical trickster in Japanese folklore.
が: ga — Subject marker particle in Japanese grammar.
やって来て: yatte kite — Came along; arrived; showed up.
来て: kite — Te-form of 'kuru'; coming; having come.
旅: tabi — Journey; travel; a trip to distant places.
出よう: deyou — Let's set out; volitional form of 'to leave'.
彼: kare — He; him; a third-person male pronoun.
会: kai / au — Meeting; to meet someone; encounter.
言いました: iimashita — Said; spoke; polite past tense of 'to say'.
まっすぐ: massugu — Straight; directly; without turning or deviating.
進んで: susunde — Proceeding; advancing; te-form of 'to advance'.
いく: iku — To go; to proceed forward in a direction.
城: shiro — Castle; a large fortified royal residence.
着きます: tsukimasu — Will arrive; to reach a destination (polite).
その: sono — That; referring to something previously mentioned.
前: mae — Front; before; in front of something.
は: wa — Topic marker particle in Japanese sentences.
兵士: heishi — Soldier; a military person; member of armed forces.
たち: tachi — Plural suffix for people; soldiers, friends, etc.
大勢: oozei — A large number of people; a crowd.
ぐっすり: gussuri — Soundly; deeply asleep; sleeping without waking.
眠って: nemutte — Sleeping; te-form of 'nemuru', to sleep.
いびき: ibiki — Snoring; the sound made while sleeping deeply.
をかいている: wo kaite iru — Is snoring; making snoring sounds continuously.
でしょう: deshou — Probably; I suppose; expressing likelihood or assumption.
彼ら: karera — They; them; third-person plural pronoun.
構わず: kamawazu — Without minding; ignoring; paying no attention to.
中: naka — Inside; the interior of a place or object.
入って: haitte — Entering; te-form of 'hairu', to go inside.
進み続け: susumi tsuzuke — Keep advancing; continue moving forward without stopping.
黄金: ougon — Gold; golden; precious yellow metal.
鳥: tori — Bird; a feathered flying animal.
木の籠: ki no kago — Wooden cage; a cage made of wood.
部屋: heya — Room; a space within a building.
まで: made — Until; up to; as far as a place.
行きなさい: ikinasai — Go there; polite command form of 'to go'.
傍ら: katawara — Beside; nearby; at the side of something.
美しい: utsukushii — Beautiful; lovely; visually attractive and pleasing.
置いてあり: oite ari — Is placed; has been set down there.
しかし: shikashi — However; but; used to introduce a contrast.
粗末な: somatsu na — Plain; crude; simple and lacking decoration or quality.
から: kara — From; because; particle indicating origin or reason.
取り出し: toridashi — Taking out; removing something from a container.
立派な: rippa na — Splendid; magnificent; fine and impressive in appearance.
移そう: utsusou — Let's transfer; volitional form of 'to move something'.
いけません: ikemasen — Must not; it is not acceptable or allowed.
さもなければ: samonakereba — Otherwise; if not; or else consequences will follow.
後悔する: koukai suru — To regret; to feel sorry for a past action.
ことになる: koto ni naru — It will come to; it will result in something.
よ: yo — Sentence-ending particle asserting or emphasizing information.
それ: sore — That; referring to something near the listener.
尾: o — Tail; the rear appendage of an animal.
伸ばし: nobashi — Stretching out; extending something, such as a tail.
若者: wakamono — Young person; youth; a young man or woman.
上: ue — Above; on top of; upper position or surface.
腰を下ろす: koshi wo orosu — To sit down; to lower oneself onto a seat.
二人: futari — Two people; a pair; both of them together.
切り株: kirikabu — Tree stump; the remaining base after a tree is cut.
石: ishi — Stone; rock; a solid mineral object.
飛び越え: tobikoe — Leaping over; jumping across obstacles swiftly.
髪の毛: kami no ke — Hair; strands of hair on one's head.
風: kaze — Wind; moving air; a breeze or strong gust.
そよぐ: soyogu — To rustle; to sway gently in the breeze.
ほど: hodo — To the extent of; about; approximately that degree.
速さ: hayasa — Speed; swiftness; the rate of moving fast.
駆け: kake — Running; dashing; moving at a fast pace.
門: mon — Gate; an entrance or large door to a building.
言った通り: itta toori — Just as said; exactly as was told or instructed.
息子: musuko — Son; one's own male child.
入りかかって: irikakatte — About to enter; on the verge of going inside.
見つけ: mitsuke — Finding; discovering; locating something or someone.
下: shita — Below; under; the lower side of something.
なくなって: nakunatte — Having disappeared; run out; no longer existing.
三つ: mittsu — Three (things); the number three for counting objects.
リンゴ: ringo — Apple; a common round sweet or tart fruit.
転がって: korogatte — Rolling; tumbling; moving by turning over and over.
そこ: soko — There; that place; a location near the listener.
心: kokoro — Heart; mind; one's inner feelings or spirit.
思い: omoi — Thought; feeling; a sentiment or emotional impression.
こんな: konna — This kind of; such; of this particular type.
入れたまま: ireta mama — Leaving it inside; keeping it in as is.
連れ帰る: tsure kaeru — To take someone back home; to bring along.
とても: totemo — Very; extremely; to a great degree.
おかしな: okashina — Strange; odd; funny; peculiar or absurd in nature.
扉: tobira — Door; a hinged panel for closing an entrance.
開けて: akete — Opening; te-form of 'akeru', to open something.
つかまえて: tsukamaete — Catching; grabbing; seizing hold of something or someone.
移して: utsushite — Transferring; moving something from one place to another.
あまりにも: amari ni mo — Far too; excessively; way more than expected.
大きな: ookina — Large; big; of considerable size or volume.
叫び声: sakebigoe — Scream; shout; a loud cry of alarm or emotion.
上げて: agete — Raising; letting out; te-form of 'to raise or emit'.
皆: mina / minna — Everyone; all people; everybody present.
目を覚まし: me wo samashi — Waking up; opening eyes; becoming awake from sleep.
捕らえ: torae — Capturing; seizing; arresting a person or animal.
王様: ou-sama — King; a royal male monarch who rules a kingdom.

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