Grimms' Fairy Tales — Page 9

English → Japanese Full Text Level 4/10

As they came to the castle, all was as the fox had said, and at twelve o'clock the young man met the princess going to the bath and gave her the kiss, and she agreed to run away with him, but begged with many tears that he would let her take leave of her father.

城に着くと、すべてはキツネが言った通りであり、十二時になると若者は風呂に向かう王女に出会ってキスをした。すると王女は彼と一緒に逃げることに同意したが、父親に別れを告げさせてほしいと涙ながらに懇願した。

At first he refused, but she wept still more and more, and fell at his feet, till at last he consented; but the moment she came to her father's house the guards awoke and he was taken prisoner again.

最初、彼は断ったが、王女はますます泣きじゃくり、彼の足元にひれ伏したので、ついに彼は承諾した。しかし、王女が父親の家に着いた瞬間、番兵たちが目を覚まし、彼は再び囚われの身となってしまった。

Then he was brought before the king, and the king said, 'You shall never have my daughter unless in eight days you dig away the hill that stops the view from my window.'

それから彼は王の前に連れて来られた。王は言った。「八日以内に私の窓からの眺めを遮っている丘を掘り崩さない限り、お前に娘はやらぬ。」

Now this hill was so big that the whole world could not take it away: and when he had worked for seven days, and had done very little, the fox came and said. 'Lie down and go to sleep; I will work for you.'

この丘はあまりにも大きく、世界中の力をもってしても取り除けないほどであった。七日間働いたが、ほとんど進んでいなかった頃、キツネがやって来て言った。「横になって眠りなさい。私があなたの代わりに働きましょう。」

And in the morning he awoke and the hill was gone; so he went merrily to the king, and told him that now that it was removed he must give him the princess.

朝になると彼は目を覚ました。丘は消えていた。そこで彼は喜び勇んで王のもとへ行き、丘がなくなった今、約束通り王女を渡してもらわねばならないと伝えた。

Then the king was obliged to keep his word, and away went the young man and the princess; and the fox came and said to him, 'We will have all three, the princess, the horse, and the bird.'

王はやむなく約束を守ることとなり、若者と王女は旅立った。するとキツネがやって来て彼に言った。「王女も馬も鳥も、三つすべてを手に入れましょう。」

'Ah!

「ああ！

Vocabulary

城: shiro — Castle, fortress, large fortified structure.
に: ni — Particle indicating direction, location, or time.
着く: tsuku — To arrive at, to reach a destination.
と: to — Particle meaning 'and', 'with', or quotation marker.
すべて: subete — Everything, all, the whole of something.
は: wa — Topic-marking particle indicating the sentence topic.
キツネ: kitsune — Fox, a cunning wild animal in Japanese folklore.
が: ga — Subject-marking particle identifying the grammatical subject.
言っ: it(te) — Said, spoken; conjunctive form of 'to say'.
た: ta — Past tense auxiliary verb indicating completed action.
通り: toori — As, just as; in accordance with something said.
で: de — Particle indicating means, location of action, or cause.
あり: ari — To be, to exist; formal conjunctive form of ある.
十二: juuni — The number twelve.
時: ji / toki — Hour, time, or o'clock; a point in time.
なる: naru — To become, to turn into something.
若者: wakamono — Young person, youth, young man or woman.
風呂: furo — Bath, bathtub; a place for bathing.
向かう: mukau — To head toward, to face, to go in a direction.
王女: oujo — Princess, a king's daughter, royal female.
出会っ: deat(te) — Met, encountered; conjunctive form of 'to meet'.
て: te — Conjunctive particle connecting sequential actions.
キス: kisu — Kiss, a romantic or affectionate gesture with lips.
を: wo — Object-marking particle indicating the direct object.
し: shi — Did; conjunctive form of する (to do).
すると: suru to — Then, whereupon, as a result of that action.
彼: kare — He, him; third-person masculine pronoun.
一緒: issho — Together, at the same time, with someone.
逃げる: nigeru — To flee, to run away, to escape from somewhere.
こと: koto — Thing, fact, act; nominalizer for verb phrases.
同意: doui — Agreement, consent, approval of a proposal.
父親: chichioya — Father, one's male parent.
別れ: wakare — Parting, farewell, separation from someone.
告げ: tsuge — To tell, inform, announce; conjunctive form.
させ: sase — Causative auxiliary; to make or let someone do.
ほしい: hoshii — Want, desire; wishing someone to do something.
涙: namida — Tears, crying; droplets from the eyes when emotional.
ながら: nagara — While doing, simultaneously; concurrent action particle.
懇願: kongan — Earnest plea, heartfelt request, imploring someone.
最初: saisho — First, the beginning, the very start of something.
断っ: kotwat(te) — Refused, declined; conjunctive form of 'to refuse'.
ます: masu — Polite verb ending indicating formal speech.
泣き: naki — Crying, weeping; stem form of 'to cry'.
の: no — Possessive or nominalizing particle connecting nouns.
足元: ashimoto — At one's feet, the ground near someone's feet.
ので: node — Because, since; causal connective particle.
ついに: tsui ni — Finally, at last, ultimately after a long time.
承諾: shoudaku — Consent, acceptance, approval of a request.
しかし: shikashi — However, but; conjunction indicating contrast.
家: ie / uchi — House, home, one's dwelling place.
着い: tsui — Arrived; stem form of 着く (to arrive).
瞬間: shunkan — Instant, moment, a very brief point in time.
番兵: banhei — Guard, sentry, soldier standing watch.
たち: tachi — Plural suffix for people or living things.
目: me — Eye, eyes; organ of sight.
覚まし: samashi — Woke up, awakened; stem form of 目覚ます.
再び: futatabi — Again, once more, a second time.
囚われ: toraware — Captured, imprisoned, taken prisoner.
身: mi — Body, one's person, oneself, one's situation.
なっ: nat(te) — Became; conjunctive form of なる (to become).
しまっ: shimat(te) — Ended up doing; regrettable completion of action.
それから: sore kara — After that, then, from that point onward.
王: ou — King, monarch, ruler of a kingdom.
前: mae — Before, in front of, ahead.
連れ: tsure — Brought along, accompanied; stem of 連れる.
来: ki — Came; stem form of 来る (to come).
られ: rare — Passive or potential auxiliary verb suffix.
八日: youka — Eight days, or the eighth day of the month.
以内: inai — Within, inside a limit; not exceeding a boundary.
私: watashi — I, me; first-person singular pronoun.
窓: mado — Window, an opening in a wall for light.
眺め: nagame — View, outlook; the act of gazing at something.
遮っ: saegit(te) — Blocked, obstructed; past form of to obstruct.
いる: iru — To be, to exist (for animate beings).
丘: oka — Hill, a raised landform smaller than a mountain.
掘り: hori — Digging; stem form of 掘る (to dig).
崩さ: kuzusa — Tear down, demolish; stem of 崩す (to collapse).
ない: nai — Negative auxiliary; not, does not exist.
限り: kagiri — As long as, unless, limit or boundary.
お前: omae — You; informal or rough second-person pronoun.
娘: musume — Daughter, young woman, a man's daughter.
この: kono — This; demonstrative adjective for nearby things.
あまりにも: amari ni mo — Way too, excessively, far too much of something.
大きく: ookiku — Greatly, largely; adverbial form of 'big'.
世界: sekai — World, the earth, the entire universe.
中: naka / chuu — Inside, middle, throughout, among.
力: chikara — Strength, power, force, ability, effort.
もっ: mot(te) — Having, possessing; conjunctive form of 持つ.
取り除け: torinozoke — Remove, get rid of; imperative of 取り除く.
ほど: hodo — About, approximately, to the extent of.
あっ: at(te) — Was, existed; conjunctive form of ある.
七: nana / shichi — The number seven.
日間: nichikan — Period of days; duration in number of days.
働い: hataraii — Worked; conjunctive form of 働く (to work).
ほとんど: hotondo — Almost, mostly, nearly, hardly anything left.
進ん: susunn — Advanced, progressed; conjunctive form of 進む.
い: i — Continuous auxiliary; ongoing state or action.
なかっ: nakal(te) — Was not; past conjunctive form of ない.
頃: koro — Around the time of, approximately when.
やっ: yat(te) — Did; casual conjunctive form of やる (to do).
横: yoko — Side, beside, horizontal; lying on one's side.
眠り: nemuri — Sleep, slumber; stem of 眠る (to sleep).
なさい: nasai — Please do; polite imperative command ending.
あなた: anata — You; polite second-person singular pronoun.
代わり: kawari — In place of, instead of, a substitute.
働き: hataraki — Work, labor; stem of 働く (to work).
ましょう: mashou — Let's do; volitional polite verb ending.
朝: asa — Morning, the early part of the day.
消え: kie — Disappeared, vanished; stem of 消える.
そこ: soko — There, that place, a location near the listener.
喜び: yorokobi — Joy, delight, happiness, gladness.
もと: moto — Origin, base; near someone, under someone's care.
へ: e — Directional particle indicating movement toward.
行き: iki — Going; stem form of 行く (to go).
なくなっ: nakunat(te) — Disappeared, ran out, ceased to exist.
今: ima — Now, at this moment, currently.
約束: yakusoku — Promise, agreement, commitment between people.
渡し: watashi — Handing over, delivering; stem of 渡す.
もらわ: morawa — Receive; stem of もらう (to receive from someone).
ね: ne — Sentence-final particle seeking agreement or confirmation.
ば: ba — Conditional particle meaning 'if' or 'when'.
なら: nara — If, in that case; conditional or topic particle.
伝え: tsutae — To convey, communicate, pass on information.
やむなく: yamu naku — Reluctantly, having no choice but to do.
守る: mamoru — To protect, keep, uphold, abide by a promise.
なり: nari — Became; conjunctive form of なる (to become).
旅立っ: tabidат(te) — Set off on a journey, departed for travels.
馬: uma — Horse, a large domesticated riding animal.
鳥: tori — Bird, a feathered flying animal.
三つ: mittsu — Three things; native Japanese counter for objects.
手: te — Hand, arm; skill or means of doing something.
入れ: ire — Put in, insert; stem of 入れる (to put in).
ああ: aa — Ah, oh; exclamation of realization or emotion.

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