Grimms' Fairy Tales — Page 11

English → Japanese Full Text Level 4/10

' But the young man refused to do it: so the fox said, 'I will at any rate give you good counsel: beware of two things; ransom no one from the gallows, and sit down by the side of no river.'

しかし若者はそれを断った。するとキツネは言った、「とにかくよい忠告をしておこう。二つのことに気をつけなさい。絞首台から誰も身代金で救い出してはならない、そしてどんな川のほとりにも座ってはならない。」

Then away he went.

そしてキツネは去っていった。

'Well,' thought the young man, 'it is no hard matter to keep that advice.'

「まあ」と若者は思った、「その忠告を守るのはたいして難しいことではない。」

He rode on with the princess, till at last he came to the village where he had left his two brothers.

彼は王女とともに馬を進め、ついに二人の兄を残してきた村にたどり着いた。

And there he heard a great noise and uproar; and when he asked what was the matter, the people said, 'Two men are going to be hanged.'

そこで彼は大きな騒ぎと叫び声を耳にした。何事かと尋ねると、人々は「二人の男が絞首刑にされるところだ」と言った。

As he came nearer, he saw that the two men were his brothers, who had turned robbers; so he said, 'Cannot they in any way be saved?'

近づいてみると、その二人の男は盗賊になっていた彼の兄たちだった。そこで彼は言った、「何とかして彼らを助けることはできないか？」

But the people said 'No,' unless he would bestow all his money upon the rascals and buy their liberty.

しかし人々は「できない」と言った。ただし彼がその悪党どもに全財産を与えて自由を買い取るならば別だと言った。

Then he did not stay to think about the matter, but paid what was asked, and his brothers were given up, and went on with him towards their home.

そこで彼はためらうことなく、求められた金を支払い、兄たちは解放されて、彼とともに家へと向かった。

And as they came to the wood where the fox first met them, it was so cool and pleasant that the two brothers said, 'Let us sit down by the side of the river, and rest a while, to eat and drink.

そして彼らがキツネに初めて出会った森にさしかかると、あたりはとても涼しく気持ちがよかったので、二人の兄は言った、「川のほとりに座って、しばらく休んで食べたり飲んだりしようではないか。」

Vocabulary

しかし: shikashi — Conjunction meaning 'however' or 'but'.
若者: wakamono — Young person or youth.
は: wa — Topic-marking particle in Japanese grammar.
それ: sore — That thing; refers to something near the listener.
を: wo — Object-marking particle indicating direct object.
断っ: kotowat- — Refused or declined a request.
する: suru — To do; general-purpose action verb.
と: to — Particle meaning 'and', 'with', or quotation marker.
キツネ: kitsune — Fox; often a magical creature in Japanese folklore.
言っ: it- — Said; past stem of the verb 'to say'.
とにかく: tonikaku — Anyway; at any rate; in any case.
よい: yoi — Good; favorable; of positive quality.
忠告: chuukoku — Advice or warning given to someone.
おこ: oko- — Stem of 'okou'; to do something in preparation.
二つ: futatsu — Two things; the number two for objects.
こと: koto — Thing; matter; abstract noun nominalizer.
気: ki — Spirit; mind; attention; feeling or awareness.
つけ: tsuke- — Stem of 'tsukeru'; to attach, notice, or be careful.
なさい: nasai — Polite imperative command form of a verb.
絞首台: koushudai — Gallows; a structure used for hanging executions.
から: kara — Particle meaning 'from' or 'because'.
誰: dare — Who; an interrogative pronoun for a person.
身代金: minoshirokin — Ransom money paid to free a captive.
救い出し: sukuidashi- — Rescuing or saving someone from danger.
なら: nara — Conditional particle meaning 'if' or 'in that case'.
そして: soshite — And then; conjunction connecting sequential events.
どんな: donna — What kind of; what sort of.
川: kawa — River; a natural flowing body of water.
ほとり: hotori — Beside; the bank or side of a river.
座っ: suwat- — Sat down; past stem of 'to sit'.
去っ: sat- — Left; departed; went away from a place.
いっ: it- — Went; past stem of the verb 'to go'.
まあ: maa — Well; an interjection expressing mild surprise or resignation.
思っ: omot- — Thought; past stem of 'to think'.
その: sono — That; demonstrative adjective modifying a noun.
守る: mamoru — To protect, follow, or keep a rule.
たいして: taishite — Not particularly; used with negatives for 'not very'.
難しい: muzukashii — Difficult; hard to do or understand.
彼: kare — He; third-person masculine pronoun.
王女: oujo — Princess; a king's or queen's daughter.
とも: tomo — Both; together with; companion.
馬: uma — Horse; a large domesticated riding animal.
進め: susume- — Advance; move forward; imperative of 'to proceed'.
ついに: tsui ni — Finally; at last; after a long time.
二人: futari — Two people; a pair of persons.
兄: ani — Older brother.
残し: nokoshi- — Left behind; stem of 'to leave something remaining'.
村: mura — Village; a small rural settlement.
たどり着い: tadoritsui- — Arrived after a long difficult journey.
そこ: soko — There; that place near the listener.
大きな: ookina — Large; big; of great size.
騒ぎ: sawagi — Commotion; uproar; noisy disturbance.
叫び声: sakebigoe — Shout; a loud cry or yell.
耳: mimi — Ear; the organ used for hearing.
何事: nanigoto — What matter; what is happening; what thing.
尋ねる: tazuneru — To ask; to inquire about something.
人々: hitobito — People; various persons; a group of people.
男: otoko — Man; a male person.
絞首刑: koushukei — Death penalty by hanging; capital punishment.
れる: reru — Passive verb ending meaning 'to be done to'.
ところ: tokoro — Place; point in time; about to do something.
近づい: chikazui- — Approached; got closer to something or someone.
みる: miru — To try doing; to see; to look.
盗賊: touzoku — Thief; robber; bandit who steals.
なっ: nat- — Became; past stem of 'to become'.
たち: tachi — Plural suffix for people or animate beings.
何: nani — What; an interrogative for unknown things.
彼ら: karera — They; third-person plural pronoun.
助ける: tasukeru — To save; to help or rescue someone.
でき: deki- — Can do; able to; stem of 'dekiru'.
ただし: tadashi — However; provided that; with the condition that.
悪党: akutou — Villain; scoundrel; evil person.
ども: domo — Plural suffix often implying contempt for a group.
全財産: zenzaisan — All one's possessions; entire personal wealth.
与え: atae- — Gave; stem of 'to give' or 'to grant'.
自由: jiyuu — Freedom; liberty; being unrestricted.
買い取る: kaitoru — To buy out; to purchase someone's freedom.
ば: ba — Conditional particle meaning 'if' something occurs.
別: betsu — Separate; different; another; an exception.
ためらう: tamerau — To hesitate; to waver in making a decision.
なく: naku — Without; negative adverbial form of 'nai'.
求め: motome- — Requested; demanded; sought something needed.
られ: rare- — Passive or potential auxiliary verb form.
金: kane — Money; gold; financial currency.
支払い: Payment; the act of paying money.
解放: kaihou — Release; liberation; setting someone free.
家: ie — House; home; one's place of residence.
へ: e — Directional particle meaning 'toward' a place.
向かっ: mukat- — Headed toward; set off in a direction.
初めて: hajimete — For the first time; never done before.
出会っ: deai- — Met; encountered someone for the first time.
森: mori — Forest; a dense area of trees.
さしかかる: sashikakaru — To reach; to come upon a place or point.
あたり: atari — Around; vicinity; the surrounding area.
とても: totemo — Very; extremely; to a great degree.
涼しく: suzushiku — Coolly; adverbial form of 'cool' temperature.
気持ち: kimochi — Feeling; mood; emotional state or sensation.
よかっ: yokat- — Was good; past stem of 'yoi' (good).
しばらく: shibaraku — For a while; for a short time.
休ん: yasun- — Rested; took a break from activity.
食べ: tabe- — Ate; stem of 'to eat'.
たり: tari — Listing particle for representative actions.
飲ん: non- — Drank; past stem of 'to drink'.
しよ: shiyo- — Let's do; volitional stem suggesting an action.

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