Sangatsu youka

Otousan ga, yuugata sonkai kara kaette kite, kou osshatta.

"Gongoro gane o kennou suru koto ni kimatta yo."

Okaasan hajime, uchi juu no mono ga bikkuri shita. Ga, boku wa amari odoroka nakatta. Bokutachi no gakkou no mon ya tetsusaku mo, mou tokku ni kennou shita no dakara, amadera no gongoro gane datte, okuni no tame ni kennou shitatte ii no da to omotte ita. Demo chiisakatta toki kara ano kane ni asaban shitashin de kita koto o omoeba, chotto sabishii ki mo suru.

Okaasan ga,

"Maa, yoku anjusan ga goshouchi nasatta ne."

to osshatta.

"N, hajime no uchi wa, mura no gosenzo tachi no shinkou no komotta mono da kara to ka, gohonzan no oyurushi ga nakereba to ka itte, guzutsuite ita keredo, kekkyoku kimaeyoku kennou suru koto ni natta yo. Anju datte nihonjin ni kawari wa nai wake sa."

Tokoro de, kono gongoro gane o kennou suru to naru to, boku wa daibun kakitomete okaneba naranai koto ga aru no da.

Dai, gongoro gane to iu namae no yurai da. Taruya no kinosuke jiisan no hanashi dewa, kono kane o tsukutta kaneshi ga hidoi zensoku mochi de, shocchuu nodo o gorogoro iwasete ita no de, sore ga kane nimo utsutte, kono kane o tataku to, goOn no ato ni, gorogoro to iu oto ga kasuka ni tsuduku, sore de dare iu to naku, gongoro gane to yobu you ni natta no da sou da. Shikashi kono hanashi wa doumo ayashii, to boku wa omou. Ningen no zensoku ga kane ni utsuru to iu tokoro ga hen da. Sorenara, ningen no chou CHIBUSU ga kane ni utsuru to iu koto mo aru hazu da shi, ningen no JIFUTERIYA ga kane ni utsuru to iu koto mo aru hazu de aru. Sore ja kane no byouin mo tatanakereba naranai koto ni naru.

Boku to matsuo kun wa itsu datta ka, ron yori shouko, gongoro gane ga hatashite gongorogoro to naru ka douka tameshi ni itta koto ga aru. Shizukana toki o bokutachi wa erande itta. Shurou no shita ni ajisai ga saki sakatte iru mahirudoki datta. Matsuo kun ga ude ni yori o kakete, azayaka ni hitotsu goOn, to tsuita. Soshite futari wa mimi o sumashite kiite ita ga, yoin ga waan waan to nami no you ni kurikaeshinagara kiete itta bakari de, zensoku mochi no tan no you na oto wa zenzen shinakatta. Sokode bokutachi wa, kono kane no kenkou joutai wa sukoburu yoroshii, to shindan shita no datta.

Mata monjirou kun toko no obaasan no hanashi ni yoru to, kono kane o ita hito ga, mikawa no kuni no gongorou to iu kaneshi datta no de, sou yobareru you ni natta n da sou da. Kane no dokoka ni, sono kaneshi no na ga horitsuketearu sou na, to baasan wa itta. Kore wa kinosuke jiisan no hanashi yori yohodo hontou rashii.

Shikashi boku wa, daigaku ni itte iru boku no niisan no hanashi ga, ichiban shinjirareru no da. Niisan wa kou itta."Sore wa kitto, gongon naru no de, hajime ni dare ka ga gongon gane to itta no sa. Gongon gane gongon gane to itte iru uchi ni, dare ka ga iichigaete gongoro gane to icchimatta n da. Suruto gongoro gane no hou ga gongon gane yori goro ga ii no de, toutou gongoro gane ni natta no sa."

Boku wa chiisakatta toki ni wa, gongoro gane o zuibun ookii mono to omotteita. Shikashi kokumin rokunen ni moujiki narou to iu genzai dewa, sorehodo ookii to wa omowanai. Chokkei ga yaku 70 SENCHI dakara shuui wa 70 cm * 3.14 = 219.8 cm to iu wake da. Otousan ga nara de mite kita kane to iu no wa, chokkei ga 2 METORU gurai atta sou da kara, sonna no ni kurabereba, gongoro gane wa kane no akanbou ni suginai.

Shikashi bokutachi mura no mono ni totte wa, itsumade mo wasurerarenai kane da. Nazenara, amadera no niwa no shurou no shita wa, mura no kodomono tamariba da kara da. Bokutachi ga gakkou ni agaranai jibun wa, mainichi soko de asonda no da. Gakkou ni agatte kara demo gakkou ga hiketa ato dewa, taitei soko ni atsumaru no da. Yuugata, anjusan ga, mou kane o tsuite mo ii to ossharu no o matte ite, bokura wa shumoku o ubaiatte tsuita no da. Mata gongoro ganeha, bokutachi no sugi no mi deppou ya, kusa no mi deppou no tama o doredake ukete, sono tabi ni kasukana sunda oto de bokutachi no mimi o tanoshimasete kureta ka shirenai.

Omoeba, gongoro gane ni tsuite no omoide wa, kazu kagiri ga nai.

Sangatsu nijuuni nichi

Haruyasumi daininichi no kyou, gongoro gane ga iyoiyo "Shussei" suru koto ni natta.

Usagi ni tanpopo o yatte iru to, youkichi kun ga, ima orosu tokoro da yo, to itte kita no de, okurecha taihen to, kuwabatake no naka no chikamichi o hashitte itta. Shirogorou san no yabu no yoko made kakete kuru to, mada sanbyaku METORU hodo hashitta bakari nano ni, atsuku natte kita no de, uwagi o nuide shimatta.

Amadera e kite mite, boku wa bikkuri shita. Marude omatsuri no toki no you na hitode de aru. Iya, omatsuri no toki ijou ka mo shirenai. Omatsuri niwa wakai mono ya kodomo wa takusan dete kuru ga, konna ni roujin made ga oozei dete ki wa shinai no da. Tsue ni sugatta jiisan, ago ga chi ni tsuku kurai se ga magatte, choudo shichimenchou no you na kakkou no baasan, jibun dewa arukarenai no de, musuko no se ni owarete kita roujin mo atta. Kouiu hito tachi mo, mina gongoro gane to, me ni mienai ito de musubarete iru no da. Boku wa ima sara, kono ookiku mo nai kane ga, jitsu ni takusan no hito no seikatsu ni tsunagatte iru koto ni odorokasareta.

Roujin tachi wa, gongoro gane ni wakare o oshin de ita."Toutou, gongoro gane sama mo itte shimau da kaya." to itte iru jiisan mo atta. Nanmamidabu, nanmamidabu to iinagara, gongoro gane o ogandeiru baasan mo atta.

Kane o orosu mae ni, seinendanchou no yoshihiko san ga, totemo yoi koto o omoitsuite kureta. Naganen otomodachi de atta kane to mo iyoiyo owakare da kara, kodomotachi ni omou zonbun tsukaseyou, to iu no de atta. Kore o kiite bokutachi mura no kodomo wa, waっ to kanko no koe o ageta. Mina tsukitai mono bakari nano de, yoshihiko san wa minna o shurou no shita ni ichiretsu reikou saseta. Soshite hitori zutsu ishidan o agatte tsuku no da ga, hitori no tsuku kazu wa mittsu ni kimerareta. Okashi no haikyuu no toki no koto o omoidashite, boku wa okashikatta. Daga, gongoro gane o saigo ni mittsu zutsu narasasete morau kono "Haikyuu" wa, okashi no haikyuu ijou ni minna ni manzoku o ataeta.

Saigo ni yoshihiko san ga jibun de, ookiku ookiku shumoku o futte, gaOOnn, to tsuita. Wanwanwan, to nagaku yoin ga tsuduita. Suru to yoshihiko san ga,

"Nishi no tani mo higashi no tani mo, kita no tani mo minami no tani mo naru zo ya. Hore, asoko no mura mo, asoko no mura mo, naru zo ya."

to, nazo no you na koto o itta.

"Honto da, honto da."

to, taruya no kinosuke jiisan to, hoka , ni, sannin no roujin ga aiduchi o utta.

Boku wa nan no koto yara wake ga wakaranakatta no de, ato de otousan ni kiite mitara, otousan wa kou setsumei shite kureta.

"Gongoro gane ga dekita no wa, watashi no ojiisan no wakakatta jibun de, watashi mo mada umarete inakatta mukashi no koto da ga, sono koro wa mura no hitotachi wa mina okane to iu mono o sukoshi shika motte inakatta no de, murajuu ga sono wazukazutsu no okane o dashi atte mo, mada kane o hitotsu tsukuru niwa tarinakatta. Soko de nishi ya higashi ya minami ya kita no tani ni sunde iru hitotachi yara, motto tooku no acchi kocchi no mura made gouryoku shite morai ni ittanda souda. Gouryoku to iu no wa, tasuketemorau koto nano sa. Soushite youyaku dekiagatta kane dakara, shihou no tani no hito ya mukou no muramura no hito no kokoro mo komotte iru wake da. Dakara gongoro gane o tsuku to, sono tani ya mura no oto mo majitte iru you ni kikoeru no da yo."

Gongoro gane o orosu no wa, niwashi no yasusan ga, ookii niwaishi o ugokasu toki ni tsukau maruta ya semi o tsukatte yatta. Wakai hitotachi ga tetsudatta. Narenai koto da kara daibun jikan ga kakatta.

Gongoro gane wa hitomazu shurou no shita ni niimushiro o shiite, soko ni orosareta. Itsumo shita kara bakari mite ita kane ga, kou shite yoko kara mirareru you ni naru to, nani ka betsu no mono no you na hen na kanji ga shita. Rokushou ga ippai tsuite iru ue ni, itadaki no hou niwa hokori ga tsumotte iru no de, kanari kitanakatta. Anjusan to, yoku amadera no sewa o suru otake baasan to ga, nawa o marumete goshigoshi to aratta.

Suruto ima made hakkiri shinakatta kane no mei mo, daibun hakkiri shite kita. Yoshihikosan ga chotto yon de mite,

"Korya, okyou da na."

to itta. Sore kara mata,

"An'ei nan to ka kaite aru ze. Korya an'ei nenkan ni dekita mon da."

to itta. Suruto, domori no kanta jiisan ga,

"So, souda. U, u, ore no oyaji ga, u, u, umareta toshi ni dekita, ge na. O, o, oyaji wa an'ei no, u, u, umare da."

to, kamitsuku you ni itta.

Monjiroukun to kono baasan ga,

"Mikawa no gongoro to iu kaneshi ga tsukutta to kaite nee ka N."

to kiita.

"Sonna koto wa kaite nee, sukekurou to iu na ga kaite aru."

to, yoshihikosan ga kotaeru to, baasan wa nani ka butsukusa itte hikkonda.

Watarousan ga gyuusha o hiite kita toki, kyuu ni anjusan ga, kanekuyou o shitai to iidashita. Otonatachi wa, amari jikan ga nai shi, mou minna juubun wakare o oshinda no da kara, kanekuyou wa shinakutemo iidarou, to itta. Shikashi wakai amasan wa, megane o kaketa kao ni shinken na hyoujou o ukabete, "Iie, jibun no karada o tokashite, bakudan to natte shimau kane de su kara, dou shite mo kuyou o shite yaritou gozansu." to itta.

Otonatachi wa, yareyare, to itta kaotsuki o shita. Minna, anjusan ga shiyou no nai gankomono de aru koto o shitte ita kara da. Shikashi anjusan no iu koto mo douri de atta.

Kanekuyou to iu no wa, donna koto o suru no ka to omotte itara, gongoro gane no mae ni senkou o tate te anjusan ga okyou o ageru koto de atta. Anjusan wa, yosoyuki no chairo no kesa o kite, kane no mae ni tatsu to, te ni motte iru chiisai kane o chin to tataite, okyou o yomi hajimeta. Hajime wa minna damatte kiite ita ga, sukoshi taikutsu ni natta no de, okyou o shitteiru otonatachi wa, anjusan to isshoni tonae dashita. Nandaka kuuki ga shimeppoku natta. Maru de otomurai no you na ki ga shita. Toshiyoritachi wa mina shiwakucha no te o awaseta.

Kanekuyou ga sunde, niwashi no yasusantachi ga, mata gongoro gane o tsuriageru to, sono shita e watarousan ga gyuusha o hikikonde, umai guai ni, gyuusha no ue ni noseta. Sono toki, kiiroi chou ga hitotsu gongoro gane o megutte, dobei no soto e kiete itta.

Watarousan ga ushi o kuruma ni tsukete iru toki, minna wa mata iroirona koto o itta.

"Kono kane ga nashi ni naru to, kore kara houonkou no toki nanka ni, hito o atsumeru no ni komaru wa naA."

to itta no wa, itsumo majime na koto shika iwanai tanesan da.

"Naa ni, gakkou seito o yonde kite, RAPPA o fukaserya eeteya. TOTECHITETAA o kiitara, minna, hore houonkou ga hajimaru to omotte dekakerya ee."

to kotaeta no wa, hyottoko dura o shite miseru koto no jouzu na matsusan.

"Honna baka na. RAPPA de jiisan baasan o atsumeru nado to, honna baka na."

to, tanesan wa shikata ga nai you ni waratta.

"Kore de gongoro gane mo kitto bakudan ni naru zura ga, angai, shirogorousan toko no masaosan no te kara teki no gunkan ni buchikomareru koto ni naru ka mo shiren na."

to yoshihikosan ga itta. Shirogorousan no ie no masaosan wa, umi no arawashi no hitori de, ima minami no sora ni katsuyaku shite irassharu no da.

"Un, sou yo na a. Daga, masao no yatsu mo, gongoro gane de dekita bakudan ta a shiru mee. Bakudan wa mono o iwanee de noO."

to mukuchi de ganjou na shirogorousan wa, tabako o suinagara potsuri potsuri kotaeta.

"Daga, kore dake no kane nara bakudan ga mittsu wa dekiru darou na."

to, dare ka ga itta.

"Sou yo naa, juu wa dekiru da ra."

to dare ka ga kotaeta.

"Iya mittsu guree no mon dara."

to, hajime no hito ga itta.

"Iiya, juu wa dekiru na."

to, ato no hito ga shuchou shita. Boku wa kiite ite okashiku natta. Bakudan nimo 50 KIRO no mo areba 500 KIRO no mo aru to iu you ni, iroiro aru koto o, kono hitotachi wa shiranai rashii. Shikashi boku nimo 50 KIRO no bakudan nara ikutsu dekiru ka, 500 KIRO no nara ikutsu dekiru ka, to iu koto wa wakaranakatta.

Iyoiyo gongoro gane wa shuppatsu shita. Roujintachi wa, mata hotoke no mina o tonaenagara, kane ni mukatte gasshou shita.

Kane niwa yoshihikosan ga hitori tsuite, machi no kokumin gakkou no koutei made yuku koto ni natteita. Soko niwa, chikaku no muramura kara atsumerareta kuzutetsu no yama ga aru to iu koto datta.

Bokutachi mura no kodomo wa, miokuru tsumori de shibaraku kane no ushiro ni tsuite itta. Kosanzaka mo sugita ga, dare hitori kaerou to shinakatta. Komatsuyama no soba made kita ga, mada dare mo kaeru yousu o misenakatta. Kaeru dokoro ka, minna no kao niwa, machi made okutte yukou, to iu ketsui ga arawarete ita.

Shikashi bokutachi wa chiisai kodomo wa tsurete yuku wake niwa ikanakatta. Soko de matsuokun no teian de, shin 4 nen ika no mono wa shinta no mune kara mura e kaeri, shin 5 nen ijou no mono ga, machi made tsuite yuku koto ni kimatta.

Shinta no mune de, 15 nin bakari no chiisai mono ga ushiro ni nokotta. Tokoro ga, sokode chotto shita arasoi ga okotta. Shin 4 nen dakara, kaeraneba naranai hazu no hiraokun ga, kaerou to shinakatta kara da.5 nen ijou no mono ga, kaere kaere, to iu to, hiraokun wa iu no datta.

"Orea, ima 4 nen da keredo, nen no toki ippen subettoru (rakudai shite iru)de, toshi wa 5 nen to onnaji da."

Naruhodo, sore mo hitotsu no rikutsu de aru. Shikashi 5 nen ijou no mono wa, sonna rikutsu wa toosase nakatta. Toutou udezuku de kaiketsu o tsukeru koto ni natta.

Matsuokun ga hiraokun ni hikkunda. Soshite ashikake de taosou to shita ga, hiraokun wa sumou no senshu da kara, gyaku ni koshi o hinette matsuokun o nage dashite shimatta.

Kondo wa youkichikun ga, tokui no te de aite no kubi o shime ni kakatta ga, hantai ni jibun no kubi o shimetsukerare, yudedako no you ni natte shimatta.

Sonna koto o shiteiru aida ni, kane o noseta gyuusha wa mou shinta no mune o orite shimatte ita.5 nen ijou no mono wa, ki ga seite tamaranakatta. Guzuguzu shite iru to, tsuini kane ni itte shimawareru osore ga atta. Soko de, hiraokun no koto nanka hottoite, minna kane megakete hashitta. Souzei 15 nin hodo de atta. Kane ni oitsuite miru to, chanto hiraokun ga ushiro ni tsuite kiteita. Minna wa sukoshi imaimashiku omotta ga, kangaete miru to, sore dake hiraokun no nesshin ga tsuyoi koto ni naru wake da kara, minna wa hiraokun o yurushite yaru koto ni shita.

Kawa no tsutsumi ni deta toki, monjiroukun ga nekoyanagi no eda o otte kite kane ni sasageta. Sasageta to itte mo, kane no soba ni oita dake de aru. Suru to, minna wa, ware mo ware mo to, nekoyanagi o hajime, momo ya, matsu ya, tanpopo ya, rengesou ya, naka niwa PENPENgusa made totte kite kane ni sasageta. Kane wa sorera no hana ya \ha de uzumatte shimatta.

Koushite bokutachi wa mura de tada hitotsu no gongoro gane o okutte itta.

3 gatsu 23 nichi

Hiru mae, minamimichi han kodomo joukai o suru tame ni amadera e itta.

Itsumo joukai o hiraku mae ni, keidai o minna de souji suru koto ni natte iru no da ga, kyou wa boku wa hitotsu minna no ki no tsukanai tokoro o shite yarou to, midou no ura e mawatte, yabu to midou no aida no shimetta ochiba o haita. Ura e mawatte ii koto o shita to omotta. Sore wa boku no sukina shirotsubaki ga saiteiru no o mitsuketa kara da.

Nan to iu yoi hana darou. Shiroi kaben ga fukabuka to kasanariai, kaben no kage ga betsu no kaben ni utsutte, chotto KURIIMUiro ni mieru. Kamisama mo, kono hana o tsutsumu niwa, tokubetsu joutou no sunda yawarakana shunkou o tsukatte irassharu to shika omoenai. Sono ue, mata kono ki no ha ga subarashii. 1 mai 1 mai meikou ga nomi de hotte tsuketa you na, atsui katai kanji de, kuro to mieru hodo no nouryokushoku wa, ENAMERU o nutta you ni tsuyayaka de, hi no ataru hou no ha wa me ni itai kurai hikari o hansha suru no da.

Jitsu ni subarashii hana ga nippon niwa aru mono da. Itsuka otousan ga, nippon hodo shizen no bi ni megumarete iru kuni wa nai to osshatta ga, hontou ni souda to omou.

Souji ga owatte, iyoiyo dai 20 kai joukai o hirakou to shite iru to, kikori no you na otoko no hito ga, kao no nagai, mimi no ookii jiisan o ubaguruma ni nosete, amadera no keidai ni haitte kita.

Kikeba sono jiisan wa fukadani no hito de, gongoro gane ga kondo kennou sareru to kiite, owakare ni kita no da sou da. Ubaguruma o oshite kita no wa jiisan no musukosan datta.

Fukadani to iu no wa bokutachi no mura kara, 3 KIRO hodo minami no yama no naka ni aru chiisana tani de, bokutachi wa aki kinoko o tori ni itte, nodo ga kawaku to, mizu o morai ni tachiyoru kara, yoku shitteiru ga, ie ga 4 ken aru kiri da. Dentou ga nai no de, ima demo yoru wa RANPU o tomosu no da. Sono kinjo niwa ima demo kitsune ya tanuki ga iru sou de, fuyu no yoru nado, hito ga benjo ni yuku tame kogai ni deru toki niwa, to o akeru mae ni, mazu maruta o uchiawasetari, hashira o take de tataitari shite, toguchi ni kiteiru kitsune ya tanuki o ou no da sou da.

Ojiisan wa, gongoro gane no shussei no hi o, 1 nichi machigaete shimatte, tsuini gongoro gane ni owakare ga dekinakatta koto o, taisou zannen gari, kuchi o ookiku aketa mama, kane no nakunatta shurou no hou o miteita.

"Kinou, owakare da to itte, agen kodomotachi ga, gongon narashita ga, wakaranakatta da kane."

to anjusan mo kinodoku sou ni iu to,

"Aa, konogoro wa mimi no kikoeru hi to kikoenu hi ga atte no O. Kinno wa asa kara miminnaka de hae ga 1 piki bunbun itte yagatte, ikkou kikoen datta."

to, ojiisan wa kotaeru no datta.

Ojiisan wa musukosan ni, machi made tsureteitte kane ni hitome awasetekure, to tanonda ga, musukosan wa, shigoto o shinakya naranai kara mou gomen da, to itte, ojiisan no notta ubaguruma o oshite, mon o deteitta.

Bokutachi wa, shibaraku, hei no soto o kyurokyuro to natte yuku ubaguruma no oto o kiiteita. Boku wa ojiisan no kokoro o omoi yatte, fukaku doujou sezu niwa irarenakatta.

Sore kara bokutachi no joukai ga hajimatta. Suru to massaki ni matsuokun ga,

"Boku ni 1 tsu atarashii teian ga aru."

to itta. Minna wa nandarou ka to omotta.

"Sore wa, ima no ojiisan o machi made tsurete itte, gongoro gane ni awashite ageru koto da."

Minna wa damatte shimatta. Naruhodo sore wa, dare mo ga mune no naka de omotteita koto da. Ii koto niwa chigai nai. Shikashi minna wa, kinou, machi made itte kita bakari de atta. Mata kyou mo, onaji michi o tootte onaji tokoro ni itte kuru to iu no wa omoshiroi koto dewa nai.

Shikashi,

"Sansei."

to, monjiroukun ga shibaraku shite itta.

"Boku mo sansei."

to yuuki o furutte boku ga itta. Suruto, ato no mono mo mina sansei shite shimatta.

"Honjitsu no joukai, kore de owari'."

to matsuokun ga saken de, taa' to mon no soto e hashiri dashita. Minna sono ato ni tsuduita.

Kameike no shita de ojiisan no ubaguruma ni oitsuita. Bokutachi wa ojiisan no musukosan ni wake o hanashite, ojiisan o kochira e uketotta. Ojiisan wa kodomo no you ni yorokonde, nagai kao o issou nagaku shite, aha, aha, to waratta. Bokutachi mo issho ni warai dashite shimatta.

Nani mo shinpai suru hitsuyou wa nakatta. Kinou tootta bakari no michi demo, sukoshi mo taikutsu de wa nakatta. Kokoro ni seii o motte yoi okonai o suru toki niwa, bokura wa nando onaji koto o shite mo taikutsu suru mono dewa nai, to wakatta. Sore ni ojiisan ga iroiro omoshiroi hanashi o shite kureta.

Tada 1 tsu komatta koto wa, ubaguruma no dokoka ga waruku natte ite, oshiteiru to migi e migi e to magatte itte shimau koto datta. Dakara osu mono wa, 10 MEETORU gurai susumu tabi ni, ubaguruma no muki o kaeneba naranakatta. Bokutachi wa kono yakkai na ubaguruma o kawari banko ni oshite itta no de aru.

Shougo jibun ni, bokutachi wa machi no kokumin gakkou ni tsuita. Kinou no tokoro ni natsukashii gongoro gane wa atta.

"Yaa, aru na A, aru na A."

to, ojiisan wa kane ga mieta toki itta. Soshite, sawaritai kara soba e ubaguruma o yosete kure, to itta. Bokutachi wa, ojiisan no iu toori ni shita.

Ojiisan wa ubaguruma kara te o sashinobete, natsukashi sou ni gongoro gane o nadete ita.

Bokutachi wa bentou o motte inakatta no de harapeko ni natte, mura ni 2 jigoro kaette kita. Sore kara fukadani made ojiisan o todoke ni ittekuru no wa raku na shigoto dewa nakatta. Ga, kanshin na koto ni dare mo iyana kao o shinakatta. Bokura wa bikko o hikihiki fukadani made yuki, ojiisan o kaeshite kita.

Yuugohan no toki, kyou no koto o hanashitara, otousan ga, sore wa yoi koto o shita, to osshatta.

"N, sou ieba, ano gongoro gane wa fukadani no atari de tsukurareta no da. Ima demo ano atari ni kaneiridani to iu na no nokotteiru chiisai tani ga aru ga, soko de, ita to iu koto da. Sono koro no wakai mon tachi wa, mikkamiban, tatara to iu ookina fuigo o ashi de funde, kane o tokasu hi o okoshita mon da sou da."

Sore dewa, ano ojiisan mo mata gongoro gane to fukai tsunagari ga atta wake da.

Boku wa matashitemo omoidashita, yoshihikosan ga kane o tsuku toki itta kotoba o "Nishi no tani mo higashi no tani mo, kita no tani mo minami no tani mo naru zo. Hore, asoko no mura mo koko no mura mo naru zo."

Choudo sono toki, RAJIO no NYUUSU de, kyou mo waga arawashi ga teki no hikoujou o moubaku shite tadai no senka o osameta koto o houjita.

Boku no me niwa, bakugekiki no hara kara, barabara to ochiteyuku kuroi bakudan no sugata ga utsutta.

"gongoro gane mo ano bakudan ni naru n da nee. Ano furuboketa kane ga, mukurimukuri to shita, pikapika hikatta, atarashii bakudan ni naru n da ne."

to boku ga iu to, kyuuka de kaette kiteiru niisan ga,

"Un, souda. Nandemo sou da yo. Furui mono wa mukuri mukuri to atarashii mono ni umare kawatte, hajimete katsudou suru no da."

to itta. Niisan wa itsumo mutsukashii koto o iu no de, taitei boku niwa yoku wakaranai no da ga, kono kotoba wa hanbun gurai wa wakaru you na ki ga shita. Furui mono wa atarashii mono ni umare kawatte, hajimete yakudatsu to iu koto ni chigainai.

(2006.3.11)