Oka no ue ni hyakushou no ouchi ga arimashita. Ie ga binbou de tetsudai no hito o yatou koto mo dekinai no de, chiisana otoko no ko ga, otousan to issho ni hataraite imashita. Otoko no ko wa, mainichi no e detari, kokumotsu goya no naka de shigoto o shitari shite, ichinchijuu yasuminaku hatarakimashita. Soshite, yuugata ni naru to yatto ichijikan dake, katte ni asobu jikan o moraimashita.

Sono toki niwa, otoko no ko wa, itsumo kimatte, mou hitotsu ushiro no oka no ue e dekakemashita. Soko e agaru to, nanjucchou ka mukou no oka no ue ni, kin no mado no tsuita ouchi ga miemashita. Otoko no ko wa, mainichi, sono kireina mado o mi ni ikimashita. Mado wa itsumo, shibaraku no aida kirakira to, mabushiihodo hikatte imasu. Sono uchi ni ie no hito ga to o shimeru to miete, kyuu ni, hyoi to hikari ga kiemasu. Soshite, mou, tada no ouchi to chittomo kawaranaku natte shimaimasu. Otoko no ko wa, higure dakara kin no mado mo shimeru no da na to omotte, jibun mo ouchi e kaette, gyuunyuu to PAN o tabete neru no de shita.

Aruhi otousan wa, otoko no ko o yonde,

"Omai wa honto ni yoku hataraite okure da. Sono gohoubi ni, kyou wa ichinichi ohima o ageru kara, doko e demo itte oide. Tada, kono oyasumi wa, kamisama ga kudasatta no da to iu koto o wasurete wa ikenai yo. Ukauka kurashite shimawanai de, nanika ii koto o oboete konakereba." to iimashita.

Otoko no ko wa taisou yorokobimashita. Dewa, kyou koso wa, ano kin no mado no ie e itte miyou to omotte, okaasama kara, PAN o hitokire moratte, sore o POKKETTO ni oshikonde dete ikimashita.

Otoko no ko niwa tanoshii ensoku de shita. Hadashi no mama aruite iku to, ourai no shiroi hokori no ue ni ashi no ato ga tsukimashita. Ushiro o furikaette miru to, jibun no sono ashiato ga nagaku tsuzuite imasu. Ashiato wa, doko made mo jibun ni, tsuite kitekureru you ni miemashita. Sore kara, jibun no kageboushi mo, jibun no suru toori ni, issho ni odoriattari, hashittari shite tsuite kimashita. Otoko no ko niwa sore ga yukai de tamarimasen de shita.

Sono uchi ni, dandan ni onaka ga suite kimashita. Otoko no ko wa michibata no ikegaki no mae o nagareteiru, chiisana kawa no fuchi ni suwatte, PAN o tabemashita. Soshite, sukitootta, kirei na mizu o sukutte nomimashita. Sore kara, tabe amashita katai PAN no kawa wa, chiisaku kudaite, atari e furimaite okimashita. Sou shite okeba, kotori ga kite tabemasu. Kore wa okaasan kara osowatta koto de shita.

Otoko no ko wa futatabi dondon arukimashita. Soshite, youyaku no koto de, takai, massao na, itsumo miru oka no shita e tsukimashita. Otoko no ko wa sono oka o agatte ikimasu to, rei no ouchi ga arimashita. Shikashi soba e kite miru to, sono ouchi no mado wa tada no GARASU mado de, kin nazo wa doko nimo hamatte wa imasen de shita.

Otoko no ko wa sukkari ate ga hazureta no de, sore koso nakidashitai kurai ni gakkari shimashita.

To, ouchi kara obasan ga dete kimashita. Soshite nanika goyou desu ka to, yasashiku kiite kuremashita. Otoko no ko wa, "Watashi wa, uchi no ushiro no oka no ue kara mieru, kono ouchi no kin no mado o mi ni kita no desu. Demo, sonna mado wa nakute, tada GARASU ga hamatte iru dake desu ne." to iimashita.

Obasan wa, kubi o futte, "Watashi no ie wa binbou na hyakushou desu mono. Kin nado ga mado ni tsuite iru hazu wa arimasen. Kin yori mo GARASU no hou ga akarukute ii n desu yo."

Kou itte warai nagara, otoko no ko o toguchi no ishidan ni koshi o kakesasete, ochichi o ippai to, PAN o hitokire motte kite kuremashita. Obasan wa, sore kara, otoko no ko to choudo onaidoshi gurai no onna no ko o yobidashimashita. Soshite, futari de oasobinasai to iu you ni, unazuite misete, futatabi ouchi e haitte shigoto o shimashita.

Sono chiisana onna no ko mo, jibun to onaji you ni, hadashi no mama de, kurocchaketa momen no uwagi o kite imashita. Shikashi, sono kami no ke wa, choudo, otoko no ko ga itsumo miteiru hikatta mado no you ni, kirei na kin'iro o shite imashita. Sore kara me wa, mahiru no sora no you ni massao ni sunde imashita.

Onna no ko wa, nikoniko shinagara, otoko no ko o sasotte, ouchi no ushi o misete kuremashita. Sore wa, hitai ni shiroi hoshi no aru, kuroi koushi de shita. Otoko no ko wa jibun no ouchi no, yotsuashi no shiroi, kuri no kawa no you na akai iro no ushi no koto o hanashimashita. Onna no ko wa, sokoira ni natteiru ringo o hitotsu moide, futari de tabemashita. Futari wa sukkari nakayoshi ni narimashita.

Otoko no ko wa, kin no mado no koto o onna no ko ni hanashimashita. Onna no ko wa, "Ee, watshi mo mainichi mite imasu wa. Demo, sore wa, acchi no hou ni aru n desu yo. Anata wa abekobe no hou e kitan desu wa." to iimashita.

"Irasshai. Kocchi e kuru to mieru no yo." to, onna no ko wa ouchi no soba no, sukoshi takai tokoro e otoko no ko o tsurete ikimashita. Soshite, kin no mado wa mieru toki ga kimatteiru no da to iimashita. Otoko no ko wa, aa kimatteiru, ohisama ga hairu toki ni mieru no da to kotaemashita.

Futari wa kodakai tokoro e noborimashita. Onna no ko wa, "Aa, ima choudo miemasu. Hora, gorannasai." to iinagara, mukou no oka no hou o yubisashimashita.

"Aa, anna tokoro nimo aru." to otoko no ko wa bikkuri shite miirimashita. Shikashi, yoku miru to, sore wa oka no ue no jibun no ie de shita. Otoko no ko wa bikkuri shite, watashi wa mou ouchi e kaeru to iishimashita. Soshite, mou ichinen mo daiji ni POKETTO ni shimatte ita, akai suji ga hitosuji haitta, shiroi, kirei na chiisana ishi o, onna no ko ni yarimashita. Sore kara, tochi no mi o mittsu, biroudo no you na tsuya no aru, akai no to, pochipochi no tsuita no to, chichi no you na shiroi iro o shita no to, sono mittsu o yarimashita. Soshite, mata kondo kuru kara to itte, ooisogi de hashitte kaerimashita. Onna no ko wa, otoko no ko ga awatete kakete kaeru no o, bikkuri shite miokutte imashita. Kirakira shita yuuhi no naka ni, itsumademo tatte mite imashita.

Otoko no ko wa, iki o mo yasumenai de, dondon hashitte kaerimashita. Shikashi michi ga zuibun tooi no de ouchi e tsuita toki niwa, mou sukkari kuraku natte imashita.

Jibun no ouchi no mado kara wa, RANPU no akari to, ro no takibi to ga, kiiroku akaku miete imashita. Choudo, sakki oka no ue kara mita toki to onaji you ni, kirei ni kagayaite imashita. Otoko no ko wa, to o akete hairimashita. Okaasan wa tatte kite, hoozuri o shite mukaemashita. Chiisana imouto mo, yochiyochi kakete kimashita. Otousan wa ro no soba ni suwatta mama, nikoniko shite imashita.

Okaasan wa, "Doko e itte kita no? Omoshirokatta? " to kikimashita.

"Ee, zuibun yukai de shita yo." to otoko no ko wa, ureshi sou ni iimashita.

"Nani ka ii koto o oboete kita kai? " to otousan ga kikimashita.

"Watashi wa, jibuntachi no kono ouchi nimo, kin no mado ga tsuite iru to iu koto o osowatte kimashita." to, otoko no ko wa kotaemashita.

(RzBK : 2006.2.4)