Nabe wa gutsugutsu nieru.

Gyuuniku no kurenai wa otoko no subashikoi hashi de kaesareru. Shirokunatta hou ga ue ni naru.

Naname ni usuku kirareta, zaku to iu na no negi wa, shiroi tokoro ga dandan ni kiiroku natte, kasshoku no shiru no naka e shizumu.

Hashi no subashikoi otoko wa, sanjuu zengo de arou. Haregi rashii shirushibanten o kite iru. Soba ni orikaban ga oite aru.

Sake o nonde wa niku o kaesu. Niku o kaeshite wa sake o nomu.

Sake o tsuide yaru onna ga aru.

Otoko to onaidoshi-gurai de arou. Kurojusu no han'eri no kakatta, shima no wataire ni, yosoyuki no maekake o shite iru.

Onna no me wa taezu otoko no kao ni sosogarete iru. Eien ni kasshite iru you na me de aru.

Me no kawaki wa kuchi no kawaki o wasuresaseru. Onna wa sake o nomanai no de aru.

Hashi no subashikoi otoko wa, nisando kaeshita niku no hitokire o kuchi ni ireta.

Joubu na shiroi ha de umasouni kanda.

Eien ni kasshite iru me wa ugoku ago ni sosogarete iru.

Shikashi kono ago ni sosogarete iru no wa, kono futatsu no me bakari dewa nai. Me ga imafutatsu aru.

Imafutatsu no me no nushi wa nanatsu ka yattsu gurai no musume de aru. Muri ni ageta you na otabakobon ni, chiisai hanakanzashi o sashite iru.

Shiroi tenugui o tatande hiza no ue ni oite, waribashi o watte, te ni motte matte iru no de aru.

Otoko ga niku o mikire yokire kutta koro ni, musume ga hashi o motta te o nobete, hitokire no niku o hasamou to shita. Otoko ni enryo ga nai no dewa nai. Sonnara to itte otoko o habakaru tomo mienai.

"Machinee. Soryaa mada niete inee."

Musume wa otonashiku hashi o motta te o hikkomete, matte iru.

Eien ni kasshite iru me niwa, musume no hashi no munashiku susunde munashiku shirizoita no o miru hodo no yoyuu ga nai.

Shibaraku suru to, otoko no hashi wa hitokire no niku o jibun no kuchi ni hakonda. Sore wa sakki musume no hashi no tsukamou to shita niku de atta.

Musume no me wa mata otoko no kao ni sosogareta. Sono me no naka niwa urami mo ikari mo nai. Tada odoroki ga aru.

Eien ni kasshite iru me niwa, yonhon no hashi no kanashii kyousou o miru hodo no yoyuu ga nakatta.

Onna wa saisho jibun no hashi o watte, haisen no naka no choku o hasande otoko ni yatta. Hashi wa sono mama zen no fuchi ni yosekakete aru. Eien ni kasshite iru me niwa, mata kono hashi o kaerimiru hodo no yoyuu ga nai.

Musume wa odoroki no me o itsumade otoko no kao ni sosoide ite mo, tabero to wa itte morawarenai. Mou yoi koro da to omotte hashi o dasu to, sono tabi goto ni "Soryaa niete inee" o kurikaesareru.

Odoroki no me niwa urami mo ikari mo nai. Shikashi tamago kara deta bakari no hina ni kokumotsu o tsuibamase, hara o hanareta bakari no akanbou o nan ni demo suitsukaseru seikatsu no honnou wa, odoroki no me no nushi nimo ugoku. Musume wa hashi o nabe kara hikanakunatta.

Otoko no subashikoi hashi ga niku no hitokire o kuchi ni hakobu suki ni, musume no hashi wa totsuzen tejikai niku no hitokire o hasande kuchi ni ireta. Mou dono niku mo yoku niete iru no de aru.

Sukoshi niesugite iru kurai de aru.

Otoko wa surudoku kireta nikawame de, shinda tomodachi no hitorimusume no kao o choi to mita. Shikari wa shinai no de aru.

Tada korekara wa otoko no subashikoi hashi ga issou subashikokunaru. Kawari no nama o nabe ni hakobu. Hakonde wa kaesu. Kaeshite wa kuu.

Shikashi musume mo damatte hashi o ugokasu. Odoroki no me wa, aru mokuteki ni mukatte ugoku katsudou no me ni natte, sore ga shibaraku mo nabe o hanarenai.

Ookina niku no kire wa erarenai demo, chiisai kire wa erareru. Yoku nieta no wa erarenai demo, namanie nano wa erareru. Niku wa erarenai demo, negi wa erareru.

Asakusa kouen ni nan to ka iu, doubutsu o iroiro miseru tokoro ga aru. Nadakai hihi no ita kinpen ni, haha to ko tono saru o isshoni iretearu ori ga atte, sono mae niwa rei no wagiri ni shita satsumaimo ga oitearu. Kenbutsu ga sono imo o sao no saki ni tsukisashite ori no koushi no mae ni dasu to, saru no haha to ko to no aida ni kanashii soudatsu ga hajimaru. Imo ga kureba, haha no nyuubou o fukundeita kozaru ga, nyuubou o hanashite, mezurashii imo no hou o torou to suru. Hahazaru mo sono imo o torou to suru. Kozaru ga haha no waki o kuguri, mata o kuguri, se ni nori, atama ni notte torou to shite mo, imo wa taitei hahazaru no te ni ochiru. Soredemo yottsu ni hitotsu, itsutsu ni hitotsu wa kozaru no kuchi nimo hairu.

Hahazaru wa arasoi wa suru. Shikashi imo ga tamasaka kozaru no kuchi ni haitte mo kozaru o ijime wa shinai. Honnou wa zongai shuuaku denai.

Hashi no subashikoi honnou no hito wa musume no oya dewa nai. Oya de nai noni, tamasaka hashi no undou ni musume ga seikou shite mo shikari wa shinai.

Hito wa saru yori mo shinka shiteiru.

Yonhon no hashi wa, subashikoku natte iru otoko no te to, subashikoku narou to shiteiru musume no te to ni shieki serarete iru no ni, ima nihon no hashi wa toutou ugokazu ni shimatta.

Eien ni kasshite iru me wa, izen to shite otoko no kao ni sosogarete iru. Yo ni nigamibashitta to iu tachi no otoko no kao ni sosogarete iru.

Hitotsu no honnou wa ta no honnou o gisei ni suru.

Konna koto wa kemono nimo arou. Shikashi kemono yori wa hito ni ooi you de aru.

Hito wa saru yori shinka shiteiru.

(Meiji 45 nen 1 gatsu)

(2006.5.27)