Grimms' Fairy Tales — Page 14

English → Japanese Full Text Level 4/10

' And the master said, 'You have been a faithful and good servant, Hans, so your pay shall be handsome.'

主人は言いました。「ハンス、お前は忠実で良い召使いだった。だからお前の給金はたっぷりとしたものにしよう。」

Then he gave him a lump of silver as big as his head.

そして主人は、ハンスの頭ほどの大きさの銀の塊を彼に与えました。

Hans took out his pocket-handkerchief, put the piece of silver into it, threw it over his shoulder, and jogged off on his road homewards.

ハンスはハンカチを取り出し、その銀の塊をその中に入れ、肩に担いで、家へと向かう道をとぼとぼと歩き始めました。

As he went lazily on, dragging one foot after another, a man came in sight, trotting gaily along on a capital horse.

彼がのろのろと足を引きずりながら歩いていると、一人の男が立派な馬に乗って陽気に駆けてくるのが見えました。

'Ah!' said Hans aloud, 'what a fine thing it is to ride on horseback!

「ああ！」とハンスは声に出して言いました。「馬に乗るとはなんて素晴らしいことだろう！」

There he sits as easy and happy as if he was at home, in the chair by his fireside; he trips against no stones, saves shoe-leather, and gets on he hardly knows how.'

あの人は暖炉のそばの椅子に座っているときのように、楽々と幸せそうにしている。石につまずくこともなく、靴底も減らず、気がつけばどんどん進んでいく。」

Hans did not speak so softly but the horseman heard it all, and said, 'Well, friend, why do you go on foot then?'

ハンスはそれほど小さな声で話したわけでもなく、馬に乗った男はすべてを聞いてしまい、言いました。「なるほど、友よ、それならなぜ歩いているのだい？」

'Ah!' said he, 'I have this load to carry: to be sure it is silver, but it is so heavy that I can't hold up my head, and you must know it hurts my shoulder sadly.'

「ああ！」と彼は言いました。「この荷物を運ばなければならないんです。確かに銀ですが、あまりにも重くて頭を上げることもできないし、肩がひどく痛いんですよ。」

'What do you say of making an exchange?' said the horseman.

「交換するというのはどうかね？」と馬に乗った男は言いました。

'I will give you my horse, and you shall give me the silver; which will save you a great deal of trouble in carrying such a heavy load about with you.

「私の馬をあなたにあげましょう。そしてあなたはその銀を私にくれればいい。そうすればそんな重い荷物を持ち歩く苦労がずいぶん省けますよ。」

Vocabulary

主人: shujin — Master, employer, or head of household.
は: wa — Topic-marking grammatical particle in Japanese.
言い: ii — Stem form of 'to say'; used in compounds.
お前: omae — Informal or rough second-person pronoun meaning 'you'.
忠実: chūjitsu — Faithful, loyal, and devoted in service.
で: de — Particle indicating means, location, or connecting clauses.
良い: yoi — Good, fine, or satisfactory in quality.
召使い: meshitsukai — Servant or domestic worker employed in a household.
だから: dakara — Therefore, so; conjunction indicating reason or consequence.
の: no — Possessive or nominalizing grammatical particle.
給金: kyūkin — Wages or salary paid for work done.
たっぷり: tappuri — Plenty, abundantly, or more than enough.
と: to — Particle meaning 'and', 'with', or quotation marker.
もの: mono — Thing, object; also softens statements as sentence-final.
に: ni — Particle indicating direction, location, time, or purpose.
そして: soshite — And then; conjunction connecting sequential events.
頭: atama — Head; the uppermost part of the body.
ほど: hodo — About, approximately; indicates degree or extent.
大き: ōki — Stem form of 'big' or 'large' in size.
さ: sa — Suffix forming nouns indicating degree or quality.
銀: gin — Silver; precious white metallic element or color.
塊: katamari — Lump, chunk, or mass of material.
を: wo — Object-marking grammatical particle in Japanese.
彼: kare — He, him; third-person masculine pronoun.
与え: atae — To give, grant, or bestow something to someone.
ハンカチ: hankachi — Handkerchief; small cloth for wiping hands or face.
取り出し: toridashi — To take out or retrieve something from somewhere.
その: sono — That; demonstrative adjective referring to nearby thing.
中: naka — Inside, within, or the middle of something.
入れ: ire — To put in or place inside something.
肩: kata — Shoulder; the joint connecting arm to torso.
担い: ninai — To carry on one's shoulder or bear a burden.
家: ie — House, home, or family dwelling place.
へ: e — Directional particle meaning 'toward' or 'to'.
向かう: mukau — To head toward or face in a direction.
道: michi — Road, path, or way to travel on.
とぼとぼ: tobotobo — Trudging along wearily or with heavy tired steps.
歩き: aruki — Walking; stem form of the verb 'to walk'.
始め: hajime — To begin or start doing something.
が: ga — Subject marker or conjunctive particle meaning 'but'.
のろのろ: noronoro — Slowly, sluggishly, moving without energy or speed.
足: ashi — Foot, leg; lower limb used for walking.
引きずり: hikizuri — To drag or shuffle one's feet along ground.
ながら: nagara — While doing; simultaneous action conjunction in Japanese.
歩い: arui — Walked; conjunctive form of the verb 'to walk'.
て: te — Conjunctive particle connecting verbs or indicating manner.
いる: iru — To exist or be; indicates ongoing action state.
一人: hitori — One person; alone or a single individual.
男: otoko — Man, male; adult male human being.
立派: rippa — Splendid, fine, impressive, or magnificent in appearance.
な: na — Adjectival linking particle for na-adjectives in Japanese.
馬: uma — Horse; large domesticated animal used for riding.
乗っ: no(tte) — Riding on; conjunctive form of 'to ride'.
陽気: yōki — Cheerful, merry, or in good high spirits.
駆け: kake — To gallop, dash, or run at speed.
くる: kuru — To come; indicates action directed toward the speaker.
見え: mie — To appear, be visible, or come into sight.
ああ: aa — Ah, oh; exclamation expressing realization or emotion.
声: koe — Voice, sound produced by speaking or calling out.
出し: dashi — To put out or emit, as in raising one's voice.
乗る: noru — To ride or board a vehicle or animal.
なん: nan — What; interrogative or exclamatory word in Japanese.
素晴らしい: subarashii — Wonderful, splendid, or magnificent; expressing great admiration.
こと: koto — Thing, fact, or nominalizer for verbal expressions.
だろ: daro — Probably; informal volitional or speculative copula form.
あの: ano — That over there; distal demonstrative adjective in Japanese.
人: hito — Person, human being, or individual.
暖炉: danro — Fireplace or hearth used for warming a room.
そば: soba — Beside, near, or close to something or someone.
椅子: isu — Chair; a seat with legs and usually a back.
座っ: suwat(te) — Sat down; conjunctive form of 'to sit'.
とき: toki — Time, moment, or occasion when something happens.
よう: yō — Seems like, appears to be; indicates resemblance or desire.
楽々: rakuraku — Easily, effortlessly, or with great comfort and ease.
幸せ: shiawase — Happiness, fortunate; feeling of contentment and joy.
そう: sō — So, like that; indicates appearance or agreement.
石: ishi — Stone, rock; hard natural mineral material.
つまずく: tsumazuku — To stumble or trip over something while walking.
も: mo — Also, too, even; inclusive or additive particle.
なく: naku — Without; negative conjunctive form of ない.
靴底: kutsuzoko — Sole of a shoe; bottom part of footwear.
減ら: hera — To decrease or wear down; stem of 減る.
ず: zu — Negative conjunctive suffix meaning 'without doing'.
気: ki — Spirit, mind, feeling, or attention; broad concept.
つけ: tsuke — To attach, apply, or pay attention to something.
ば: ba — Conditional particle meaning 'if' or 'when'.
どんどん: dondon — Rapidly, steadily, or progressing one after another.
進ん: susuN — To advance or proceed forward; conjunctive form.
いく: iku — To go; indicates action moving away from speaker.
それ: sore — That; mid-distance demonstrative pronoun in Japanese.
小さな: chiisana — Small, little; attributive adjective modifying a noun.
話し: hanashi — Talk, story, or the act of speaking.
わけ: wake — Reason, meaning, or conclusion drawn from context.
すべて: subete — All, everything, the whole of something.
聞い: kiI — Heard or listened; conjunctive form of 聞く.
しまい: shimai — End up doing; indicates regrettable completion of action.
なるほど: naruhodo — I see, indeed; expression of understanding or agreement.
友: tomo — Friend, companion, or comrade.
よ: yo — Sentence-final particle adding emphasis or assertion.
なら: nara — If, in that case; conditional or topical conjunction.
なぜ: naze — Why; interrogative asking for a reason or cause.
だい: dai — Casual question-ending particle in informal speech.
この: kono — This; proximal demonstrative adjective modifying a noun.
荷物: nimotsu — Luggage, baggage, or a load to be carried.
運ば: hakoba — Conditional form of 'to carry' or 'to transport'.
なけれ: nakere — Must; negative conditional stem expressing obligation.
ない: nai — Negative auxiliary; not, does not exist.
ん: n — Explanatory or softening sentence-final particle.
です: desu — Polite copula meaning 'is', 'am', or 'are'.
確か: tashika — Certainly, surely; expressing confidence in a fact.
あまり: amari — Too much, excessively, or not very (with negative).
重く: omoku — Heavily; adverbial form of 'heavy' adjective.
上げる: ageru — To raise, lift up, or give to someone.
でき: deki — To be able to; stem of できる expressing ability.
ひどく: hidoku — Terribly, severely, or extremely; adverbial form of ひどい.
痛い: itai — Painful, hurting; expressing physical pain or discomfort.
交換: kōkan — Exchange, swap; trading one thing for another.
する: suru — To do; most common action verb in Japanese.
いう: iu — To say, call, or refer to something as.
どう: dō — How; interrogative asking about manner or condition.
かね: kane — Sentence-final particle seeking confirmation or agreement.
私: watashi — I, me; first-person singular polite pronoun.
あなた: anata — You; polite second-person singular pronoun.
あげ: age — To give (to someone else); stem of あげる.
ましょ: mashō — Polite volitional ending meaning 'let's' or 'shall we'.
くれれ: kurere — Conditional form of くれる, meaning 'if you give me'.
いい: ii — Good, fine, acceptable; positive evaluative adjective.
すれ: sure — Conditional form of する, meaning 'if one does'.
そん: son — Colloquial form of そんな, meaning 'such' or 'that kind'.
重い: omoi — Heavy; having great weight or burden.
持ち歩く: mochiaru ku — To carry around with you while walking.
苦労: kurō — Hardship, trouble, or effort endured with difficulty.
ずいぶん: zuibun — Considerably, quite, or a great deal; emphasizes degree.
省け: habuke — To save, spare, or reduce effort or trouble.
ます: masu — Polite verb ending indicating present or future tense.

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