Yodaka wa, jitsu ni minikui tori desu.

 Kao wa, tokoro dokoro, miso o tsuketa you ni madara de, kuchibashi wa, hiratakute, mimi made sakete imasu.

 Ashi wa, marude yoboyobo de, ikken to mo arukemasen.

 Hokano tori wa, mou, yodaka no kao o mitadake de mo, iya ni natte shimau to iu guai deshita.

 Tatoeba, hibari mo, amari utsukushii tori de wa arimasen ga, yodaka yori wa, zutto ue da to omotte imashita no de, yuugata nado, yodaka ni au to, samo samo iyasou ni, shinneri to me o tsuburi nagara, kubi o yoso no hou e mukeru no deshita. Motto chiisa na oshaberi no tori nado wa, itsu de mo yodaka no makkou kara warukuchi o shimashita.

"Hen. Mata dete kitane. Maa, ano zama o goran. Hontou ni, tori no nakama no tsurayogoshi da yo."

"Ne, maa, anokuchi no ookii koto sa. Kitto, kaeru no shinrui ka nanka nan da yo."

 Konna choushi desu. Oo, yodaka de nai tada no taka naraba, konna namahanka no chiisai tori wa, mou namae o kiita dake de mo, buru buru furuete, kao o kaete, karada o chijimete, konoha no kage ni de mo kakureta deshou. Tokoro ga yodaka wa, hontou wa taka no kyoudai de mo shinrui de mo arimasen deshita. Kaette, yodaka wa, ano utsukushii kawasemi ya, toridori no naka no houseki no you na hachisuzume no niisan deshita. Hachisuzume wa hana no mitsu o tabe, kawasemi wa osakana o tabe, yodaka wa hamushi o totte taberu no deshita. Sore ni yodaka ni wa, surudoi tsume mo surudoi kuchibashi mo arimasen deshita kara, donna ni yowai tori de mo, yodaka o kowagaru hazu wa nakatta no desu.

 Sore nara, taka to iu na no tsuita koto wa fushigi na you desu ga, kore wa, hitotsu wa yodaka no hane ga kurayami ni tsuyokute, kaze o kitte habatakeru toki nado wa, marude taka no you ni mieta koto to, mou hitotsu wa nakigoe ga surudokute, yahari doko ka taka ni nite ita tame desu. Mochiron, taka wa, kore o hijou ni kinikakete, iyagatte imashita. Sore desu kara, yodaka no kao sae miru to, kata o ikarasete, hayaku namae o aratamero, namae o aratamero to, iu no deshita.

 Aru yuugata, toutou, taka ga yodaka no uchi e yatte mairimashita.

"Oi. Irukai. Mada omae wa namae o kaenai no ka. Zuibun omae mo haji shirazu da na. Omae to ore de wa, yoppodo jinkaku ga chigau n da yo. Tatoeba ore wa, aoi sora o doko made mo tonde iku. Omae wa, kumotte usugurai hi ka, yoru de nakucha, dete konai. Sore kara, ore no kuchibashi ya tsume o miro. Soshite, yoku omae no to kurabete miru ga ii. "

"Taka san. Sore wa anmari muri desu. Watashi no namae wa watashi ga katte ni tsuketa no de wa arimasen. Kami sama kara kudasatta no desu. "

"Iiya. Ore no na nara, kamisama kara moratta no da to itte mo yokarou ga, omae no wa, iwaba, ore to yoru to, ryouhou kara karite aru n da. Saa kaese. "

"Taka san. Sore wa muri desu. "

"Muri ja nai. Orega ii na o oshiete yarou. Ichizou to iu n da. Ichizou to na. Ii na darou. Soko de, namae o kaeru ni wa, kaimei no hirou to iu mono o shinai to ikenai. Ii ka. Sore wa na, kubi e ichizou to kaita fuda o burasagete, watashi wa irai ichizou to moushimasu to, koujou o itte, minna no tokoro o ojigishite mawaru no da. "

"Sonna koto wa totemo dekimasen. "

"Iiya. Dekiru. Sou shiro. Moshi asatteno asa made ni, omae ga sou shinakattara, mou sugu, tsukami korosu zo. Tsukami koroshite shimau kara, sou omoe. Ore wa asatte no asa hayaku, tori no uchi o ikken zutsu mawatte, omae ga kitaka douka o kiite aruku. Ikken de mo konakatta to iu ie ga attara, mou kisama mo sono toki ga oshimai da zo. "

"Datte sore wa anmari muri ja arimasen ka. Sonna koto o suru kurai nara, watashi wa mou shinda hou ga mashi desu. Imasugu koroshite kudasai. "

"Maa, yoku, ato de kangaete goran. Ichizou nante sonna ni warui na ja nai yo. " taka wa ookina hane o ippai ni hirogete, jibun no su no hou e tonde kaette ikimashita.

 Yodaka wa, jitto me o tsubutte kangaemashita.

(Ittai boku wa, naze kou minna ni iyagarareru no da rou. Boku no kao wa, miso o tsuketa you de, kuchi wa saketeru kara naa. Sore datte, boku wa ima made, nannimo warui koto o shita koto ga nai. Akanbou no mejiro ga su kara ochiteita toki wa, tasukete su e tsurete itte yatta. Soshitara mejiro wa, akanbou o marude nusubito kara de mo torikaesu you ni boku kara hiki hanashita n da naa. Sore kara hidoku boku o warattakke. Sore ni aa, kondo wa ichizou da nante, kubi e fuda o kakeru nante, tsurai hanashi da naa. )

 Atari wa, mou usuguraku natte imashita. Yodaka wa su kara tobidashimashita. Kumo ga ijiwaruku hikatte, hikuku tarete imasu. Yodaka wa marude kumo to suresure ni natte, oto naku sora o tobi mawarimashita.

 Sore kara niwaka ni yodaka wa kuchi o ookiku hiraite, hane o massugu ni hatte, marude ya no you ni sora o yokogirimashita. Chiisana hamushi ga ikuhiki mo ikuhiki mo sono nodo ni hairimashita.

 Karada ga tsuchi ni tsuku ka tsukanai uchini, yodaka wa hirari to mata sora e haneagarimashita. Mou kumo wa nezumi-iro ni nari, mukou no yama ni wa yamayake no hi ga makka desu.

 Yodaka ga omoikitte tobu toki wa, sora ga marude futatsu ni kireta you ni omowaremasu. Ippiki no kabutomushi ga, yodaka no nodo ni haitte, hidoku mogakimashita. Yodaka wa sugu sore o nomikomimashita ga, sono toki nan da ka senaka ga zotto shita you ni omoimashita.

 Kumo wa mou makkuroku, higashi no hou dake yamayake no nobi ga akaku utsutte, osoroshii you desu. Yodaka wa mune ga tsukaeta you ni omoi nagara, mata sora e noborimashita.

 Mata ippiki no kabuto ga, yodaka no nodo ni, hairimashita. Soshite marude yodaka no nodo o hikkaite bata bata shimashita. Yodaka wa sore o muri ni nomikonde shimaimashita ga, sono toki, kyuu ni mune ga dokitto shite, yodaka wa oogoe o agete nakidashimashita. Naki nagara guru guru guru guru sora o megutta no desu.

(Aa, kabutomushi ya, takusan no hamushi ga, maiban boku ni korosareru. Soshite sono tada hitotsu no boku ga kondo wa taka ni korosareru. Sore ga konna ni tsurai no da. Aa, tsurai, tsurai. Boku wa mou mushi o tabenai de uete shinou. Iya sono mae ni mou taka ga boku o korosu darou. Iya, sono mae ni, boku wa touku no touku no sora no mukou ni itte shimaou. )

 Yamayake no hi wa, dandan mizu no you ni nagarete hirogari, kumo mo akaku moete iru you desu.

 Yodaka wa massugu ni, otouto no kawasemi no tokoro e tonde ikimashita. Kirei na kawasemi mo, choudo okite touku no yamakaji o mite ita tokoro deshita. Soshite yodaka no orite kita no o mite iimashita.

"Niisan. Konban wa. Nanka kyuu no goyou desu ka. "

"Iiya, boku wa kondo tooi tokoro e ikukara ne, sono mae chotto omae ni ai ni kita yo. "

"Nii san. Iccha ikemasen yo. Hachisuzume mo anna tooku ni iru n desu shi, boku hitori bocchi ni natteshimau ja arimasen ka. "

"Sore wa ne. Dou mo shikatanai no da. Mou kyou wa nani mo iwanai de kure. Soshite omae mo ne, dou shite mo toranakereba naranai toki no hoka wa itazurani osakana o tottari shinai you ni shite kure. Ne, sayonara. "

"Niisan. Dou shita n desu. Maa mou chotto omachinasai. "

"Iya, itsu made ite mo onnaji da. Hachisuzume e, ato de yoroshiku itte yatte kure. Sayonara. Mou awanai yo. Sayonara. "

 Yodaka wa naki nagara jibu no ouchi e kaette mairimashita. Mijikai natsu no yoru wa mou akekakatte imashita.

 Shida no ha wa, yoake no kiri o sutte, aoku tsumetaku yuremashita. Yodaka wa takaku kishi kishi kishi to nakimashita. Soshite su no naka o kichin to katazuke, kirei ni karadajuu no hane ya ke o soroete, mata su kara tobidashimashita.

 Kiri ga harete, ohisama ga choudo higashi kara noborimashita. Yodaka wa guragura suru hodo mabushii no o koraete, yano you ni, socchi e tonde ikimashita.

"Ohisan, ohisan. Dou zo watashi o anata no tokoro e tsuretette kudasai. Yakete shinde mo kamaimasen. Watashi no you na minikui karada de mo yakeru toki ni wa chiisana hikari o dasu deshou. Dou ka watashi o tsuretette kudasai. "

Ittemo ittemo, ohisama wa chikaku narimasen deshita. Kaette dandan chiisaku tooku narinagara ohisama ga iimashita.

"Omae wa yodaka da na. Naruhodo, zuibun tsurakarou. Kondo sora o tonde, hoshi ni sou tanonde goran. Omae wa hiru no tori de wa nai no da kara na. "

 Yodaka wa ojigi o hitotsu shita to omoimashita ga, kyuni gura gura shite toutou nohara no kusa no ue ni ochiteshimaimashita. Soshite marude yume o miteiruyou deshita. Karada ga zuutto aka ya kiiro no hoshi no aida o nobotte ittari, dokomade mo kaze ni tobasaretari, mata taka ga kite karada o tsukandari shita you deshita.

 Tsumetai mono ga niwaka ni kao ni ochimashita. Yodaka wa me o hirakimashita. Ippon no wakai susuki no ha kara tsuyu ga shitatatta no deshita. Mou sukkari yoruninatte, sora wa aoguroku, ichimen no hoshi ga matataite imashita. Yodaka wa sora e tobiagarimashita. Konya mo yamayake no hi wa makka desu. Yodaka wa sono hi no kasuka na teri to, tsumetai hoshiakari no naka o tobimegurimashita. Sore kara mou ippen tobimegurimashita. Soshite omoikitte nishi no sora no ano utsukushii ORION no hoshi no hou ni, massugu ni tobinagara sakebimashita.

"Ohoshisan. Nishi no aojiroi ohoshisan. Douka watashi o anata no tokoro e tsureretette kudasai. Yakete shindemo kamaimasen. "

 Orion wa isamashii uta o tsuzukenagara yodaka nado wa tende aite ni shimasen deshita. Yodaka wa nakisou ni natte, yoro yoro to ochite, sore kara yatto fumitomatte, mou ippen tobimegurimashita. Sore kara, minami no ooinu no hou e massugu ni tobinagara sakebimashita.

"Ohoshisan. Minami no aoi ohoshisan. Douka watashi o anata no tokoro e tsuretette kudasai. Yakete shindemo kamaimasen. "

 Ooinu wa ao ya murasaki ya ki ya utsukushiku sewashiku matatakinagara iimashita.

"Baka o iuna. Omaenanka ittai donna mono dai. Takaga tori ja naika. Omae no hane de koko made kuruni wa, okunen chounen okuchounen da. " soshite mata betsu no hou o mukimashita.

 Yodaka wa gakkarishite, yoro yoro ochite, sore kara mata nihen tobimegurimashita. Sorekara mata omoikitte kita no ookumaboshi no hou e massugu ni tobinagara sakebimashita.

"Kita no aoi ohoshisama, anata no tokoro e douka watashi o tsuretette kudasai. "

 Ookumaboshi wa shizuka ni iimashita.

"Yokei na koto o kangaeru mono dewa nai. Sukoshi atama o hiyashite kinasai. Sou iu toki wa, hyouzan no uiteiru umi no naka e tobikomuka, chikaku ni umi ga nakattara, koori o ukabeta KOPPU no mizu no naka e tobikomu noga ittouda. "

 Yodaka wa gakkarishite, yoro yoro ochite, sore kara mata, yonhen sora o megurimashita. Soshite mou ichido, higashi kara ima nobotta amanogawa no mukoukishi no washi no hoshi ni sakebimashita.

"Higashi no shiroi ohoshisama, douka watashi o anata no tokoro e tsuretette kudasai. Yakete shindemo kamaimasen. "

 Washi wa ookaze ni iimashita.

"Iiya, totemo totemo, hanashi nimo nanni mo naran. Hoshi ni naru niwa, sore souou no mibun de nakucha ikan. Mata yohodo kane mo iru no da. "

 Yodaka wa mou sukkari chikara o otoshite shimatte, hane o tojite, chi ni ochite ikimashita. Soshite mou isshaku de jimen ni sono yowai ashi ga tsukutoiu toki, yodaka wa niwaka ni noroshi no you ni sora e tobiagarimashita. Sora no nakahodo e kite, yodaka wa marude washi ga kuma o osou toki suru you ni, burutto karada o yusutte ke o sakadatemashita.

 Sorekara kishi kishi kishi kishi kishitto takaku takaku sakebimashita. Sono koe wa marude taka deshita. Nohara ya hayashi ni nemutteita hoka no tori wa, minna me o samashite, buru buru furuenagara, ibukashisou ni hoshizora o miagemashita.

 Yodaka wa, dokomademo, dokomademo, massugu ni sora e nobotte ikimashita. Mou yamayake no hi wa tabako no suigara no kurai ni shika miemasen. Yodaka wa nobotte nobotte ikimashita.

 Samusa ni iki wa mune ni shiroku koorimashita. Kuuki ga usukunatta tame ni, hane o sorewa sorewa sewashiku ugokasanakereba narimasen deshita.

 Sore dano ni, hoshi no ookisa wa, sakki to sukoshi mo kawarimasen. Tsuku iki wa fuigo no you desu. Samusa ya shimo ga marude tsurugi no you ni yodaka o sashimashita. Yodaka wa hane ga sukkari shibirete shimaimashita. Soshite namidagunda me o agete mou ippen sora o mimashita. Soudesu. Kore ga yodaka no saigo deshita. Mou yodaka wa ochiteiru no ka, nobotteiru no ka, sakasa ni natte iru no ka, ue o muite iru no ka mo, wakarimasen deshita. Tada kokoromochi wa yasuraka ni, sono chi no tsuita ookina kuchibashi wa, yoko ni magatte wa imashita ga, tashika ni sukoshi waratte imashita.

 Sore kara shibarakutatte yodaka wa hakkiri manako o hirakimashita. Soshite jibun no karada ga ima rin no hi no you na aoi utsukushii hikari ni natte, shizuka ni moeteiru no o mimashita.

 Sugu tonari wa, KASHIOPEA za deshita. Amanogawa no aojiroi hikari ga, sugu ushiro ni natte imashita.

Soshite yodaka no hoshi wa moetsuzukemashita. Itsumade mo itsumade mo moetsuzukemashita.

 Ima demo mada moeteimasu.

(2005. 10.15)

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