KUN-nezumi no uchi wa miharashi no ii tokoro ni arimashita.

Sugu mae ni gesuigawa ga atte, haru wa sumomo no hanabira o ukabe, fuyu wa tokidoki wa mikan no kawa o nagashi mashita.

Gesuigawa no mukou niwa, toori no nohara ga haruka ni hirogatte ite, tsuchikemuri no kasumi ga tanabiitari, kiiro na kiri ga kakattari, sono mata mukou niwa, sakaya no kura ga sora takaku sobiete orimashita.

Sono rippa na, KUN-nezumi no ouchi e, aruhi, tomodachi no TA-nezumi ga yatte kimashita.

Zentai nezumi niwa iroiro kushakusha na namae ga aru no desukara, ichiichi sore o oboetara totemo mou taihen desu. Isshou nezumi no namae dake no koto de atama ga ippai ni natte shimaimasu kara, minasan wa douka KUN to iu namae no hoka wa donna no ga detekite mo oboenaidekudasai.

Sate TA-nezumi wa KUN-nezumi ni iimashita.

"Konnichi wa KUN-nezumi san ii otenki desu ne."

"Ii otenki desu. Nani ka ii mono o mitsukemashita ka."

"Iie. doumo fukeiki desu ne. Dou deshou kore kara no keiki wa."

"Saa, anata wa dou omoimasu ka."

"Sou desu ne. shikashi dandan yokunaru no ja nai deshou ka. OUBEI no KIN'YUU wa shidai ni HIPPAKU o TEI shita sou ---. "

"EHEN, EHEN." ikinari KUN-nezumi ga ookina sekibarai o shimashita no de, TA-nezumi wa bikkuri shite tobiagarimashita. KUN-nezumi wa yoko o muita mama, hige o hitotsu pin to hinette, sore kara kuchi no naka de,

"HEI sore kara." to iimashita.

TA-nezumi wa yatto anshin shite mata ohiza ni te o oite suwarimashita.

KUN-nezumi mo yatto massugu o muite iimashita.

"Sakigoro no jishin niwa odorokimashita ne."

"Mattaku desu."

"Anna ookii nowa watashi mo hajimete desu yo."

"Ee JOUKADOU deshita ne. SHINGEN wa nandemo TOUKEI 42 do 2 fun NAN'I."

"EHEN EHEN."

KUN-nezumi wa mata donarimashita.

TA-nezumi wa mata menkuraimashita ga, sakki hodo dewa arimasen deshita. KUN-nezumi wa yatto ki o naoshite iimashita.

"Tenki mo yoku narimashita ne. Anata wa nani ka umai shikake o shite okimashita ka."

"Iie, nan nimo shite okimasen. Shikashi, kondo tenki ga nagaku tsuzuitara, watashi wa sukoshi hatake no hou e dete miyou to omoun desu."

"Hatake niwa nani ka ii koto ga arimasu ka."

"Aki desu kara tonikaku nani ka koboreteiru darou to omoimasu. Tenki sae yokereba ii no desu ga ne. Dou deshou tenki wa ii deshou ka."

"Sou desu ne. Shinbun ni dete imashita ga, OKINAWA RETTOU ni HASSEI shita TEIKIATSU wa shidai ni HOKUHOKUSEI no hou e SHINKOU.---"

"EHEN, EHEN."

KUN-nezumi wa mata iyana sekibarai o yarimashita no de, TA-nezumi wa kondo to iu kondo wa sukkari bikkuri shite hanbun tachiagatte, buruburu furuete me o PACHIPACHI sasete, damarikonde shimaimashita.

KUN-nezumi wa yoko no hou o muite, ohige o hippari nagara, yokome de TA-nezumi no kao o miteimashita ga, zuutto shibaraku tatte kara, arankagiri koe o hikuku shite,

"Hei, soshite."

to iimashita. Tokoroga TA-nezumi wa, mou sukkari kowakunatte mono ga iemasen deshita kara, niwaka ni hitotsu teinei ni ojigi o shimashita. soshite marude hosoi kasureta koe de,

"Sayonara."

to itte KUN-nezumi no ouchi o dete kimashita.

KUN-nezumi wa, sokode, aomuke ni nekoron de, "Nezumi kyousou shinbun" o te ni totte hiroge nagara,

"HE' TA nado wa natte nain da."

to hitorigoto o iimashita.

Sate, "Nezumi kyousou shinbun" to iu nowa jitsu ni ii shinbun desu. kore o yomu to, nezumi nakama no kyousou no koto wa nandemo wakaru no deshita. PE-nezumi ga, takusan toumorokoshi no tsubu o nusumi tamete, oosatoumochi no PA-nezumi to ijibari no kyousou o shite iru koto demo, HA-nezumi HI-nezumi FU-nezumi no sanbiki no musume nezumi ga gakumon no kyousou o yatte, hirei no mondai made kita toki, toutou sanbiki tomo atama ga PECHIN to saketa koto demo, nandemo sukkari dete iru no deshita.

Saa, saa, minasan shikkei desu ga, KUN-nezumi no, kyou no shinbun o yomu no o, okikinasai.

"Eeto, KAMAJIN koku no hikouki, PUHARA o osou to. Naruhodo erai ne. Kore wa taihen da. Maa shikashi koko made wa konai kara daijoubu da. Ee to TSE-nezumi no yukue fumei. TSE-nezumi to iu nowa ano ijiwaru da na. Koitsu wa omoshiroi.

Tenjouura-machi ichibanchi, TSE-shi wa sakuya yukue hymei to nari tari. Honsha no ichihayaku tanchi suru tokoro ni yoreba TSE-shi wa suujitsumae yori hariganesei, nezumitori-shi to kousai o musubiorishi ga, issakuya ni itarite ryoushi no aida ni tashou kanjou no shoutotsu aritaru mono no gotoshi. daidoko-machi yonbanchi NE-shi no dan ni yoreba sakuya mo TSE-shi wa, hariganesei, nezumitori-shi o houmon shitaru ga gotoshi to. Nao yukashita-doori 29-banchi PO-shi wa. sakuya shinkou yori kesa ni kakete, TSE-shi narabini hariganesei, nezumitori-shi no hageshiki ronsou, toki ni kakutou no koe o kikitari to. Ijou o sougou suru ni, hon-jiken niwa, hariganesei nezumitori-shi mottomo fukaki kankei o yuusuru ga gotoshi. Honsha wa sara ni fukaku jiken no shinsou o tanchi no ue, ooini hariganesei nezumitori-shi ni hicchuu o kuwaen to hossu, to. Hahaa, fun, kore wa mou utagai mo nai. TSE no yatsu me nezumitori ni kuwaretan da. Omoshiroi. Sono tsugi wa to. Nanda, eeto, shinnin nezumi kai giin TE-shi, EHEN. EHEN. EN. EHHEN. EI, EI, nanda. Chikushou. TE nado ga nezumi kai giin da nante. Ei, Omoshiroku nai. Ore demo sureba ii n da. Ei. Omoshiroku mo nai, sanpo ni deyou."

Sokode KUN-nezumi wa sanpo ni demashita. Soshite PUNPUN okori nagara, tenjouura-machi no hou e iku tochuu de, nihiki no mukade ga oyakoukou no kumo no hanashi o shite iru no o kikimashita.

"Hontou ni ne. sou wa dekinai mon da yo."

"Ee, ee, mattaku desu yo. Sore ni ano ko wa, jibun mo dokoka karada ga waruin desu yo. Sore da no ni ne. Asa wa nijigoro kara okite kusuri o nomasetari, okayu o taite yattari, yoru datte neru nowa itsumo osoi deshou. Taitei sanji koro deshou. Hontou ni karada ga yasumarutte nain deshou. Kanshin desu nei."

"Hontou ni anna kokorogake no ii ko wa imagoro ari----."

"EHEN, EHEN."

to, ikinari KUN-nezumi wa donatte, ohige o yoko no hou e hipparimashita.

Mukade wa bikkuri shite, hanashi mo nani mo sokosoko ni wakarete nigete itte shimaimashita.

KUN-nezumi wa sore kara dandan tenjouura-machi no hou e nobotte ikimashita. tenjouura-machi no GARAN to shita hiroi toori dewa nezumi kai giin no TE-nezumi ga mou ippiki no nezumi to hanashite imashita.

KUN-nezumi wa kowareta chiritori no kage de tachigiki o shite orimashita.

TE-nezumi ga,

"Sorede, sono, watashi no kangae dewa ne, dou shite mo, kore wa, sono, kyoudou-icchi, danketsu, waboku no, SEISHIN de, yaran to, ikan ne." to iimashita.

KUN-nezumi wa,

"EHEN, EHEN."

to kikoenai you ni sekibarai o shimashita. Aite no nezumi wa, "Hei." to itte kangaeteiru yousu desu.

TE-nezumi wa hanashi o tsuzukemashita.

"Moshi sou de nai to suru to, tsumari sono, sekai no SHINPO HATTATSU KAIZEN KAIRYOU ga sono tsumari TEITAI suru ne."

"EN, EN, EI, EI." KUN-nezumi wa mata hikuku sekibarai o shimashita. Aite no nezumi wa "Hei." to itte kangaeteimasu.

"Sokode, sono, sekai bunmei no SHINPO HATTATSU KAIRYOU KAIZEN ga TEITAI suru to, seiji wa mochiron KEIZAI, NOUGYOU, JITSUGYOU, KOUGYOU, KYOUIKU BIJUTSU, sore kara CHOUKOKU, KAIGA, sore kara BUNGAKU, SHIBAI, eeto ENGEKI, GEIJUTSU, GORAKU, sono hoka TAIIKU nado ga, HA' HA' HA' taihen sono doumo waruku naru ne."

TE-nezumi wa mutsukashii koto o amari takusan itta no de, mou yukai de tamaranai you deshita. KUN-nezumi wa sore ga mata muyami ni shaku ni sawatte. "EN, EN" to kikoenai you ni, soshite dekirudake takaku sekibarai o yatte, nigirikobushi o katamemashita. Aite no nezumi wa yahari "Hei." to itte orimasu. TE-nezumi wa mata hajimemashita.

"Sokode sono KEIZAI ya GORAKU ga waruku naru to iu to, fuhei o shoujite BUNRETSU o okosu to iu KEKKA ni HOUCHAKU suru ne. Sou naru no wa jitsu ni sono wareware no SHINGAI de FUHON'I de aru kara, yahari sono, mono goto wa kyoudou-icchi danketsu-waboku no SEISHIN de yaran to ikan ne."

KUN-nezumi wa anmari TE-nezumi no kotoba ga rippa de, giron ga umaku dekiteiru no ga shaku ni sawatte, toutou arankagiri,

"EHEN, EHEN."

to yatte shimaimashita. suru to TE-nezumi wa bururutto furuete, me o tojite, chiisaku chiisaku chijimarimashita ga, dandan sorori sorori to nobite, sootto me o aite, sore kara oogoe de sakebimashita.

"Koitsu wa BUNRETSU da zo. BUNRETSU-sha da shibare, shibare."

to sakebimashita. Suru to aite no nezumi wa marude tsubute no you ni KUN-nezumi ni tobikakatte nezumi no torinawa o dashite KURUKURU shibatte shimaimashita.

KUN-nezumi wa kuyashikute kuyashikute namida ga demashita ga, doushite mo kanaisou ni arimasen deshita kara, shibaraku jitto shite orimashita. Suruto TE-nezumi wa kamikire o dashite surusuru suru' to nani ka kaite torite no nezumi ni watashimashita.

Torite no nezumi wa, shibararete gorogoro korogatteiru KUN-nezumi no mae ni kite, suteki ni ogosokana koe de sore o yomihajimemashita.

"KUN-nezumi wa BUNRETSU-sha ni yori te, minna no mae ni te ansatsu subeshi." KUN-nezumi wa koe o agete CHUU CHUU nakimashita.

"Saa BUNRETSU-sha aruke, hayaku." to torite no nezumi wa iimashita. Saa sokode KUN-nezumi wa sukkari osoreitte, shioshio to tachiagarimashita. Acchi kara mo kocchi kara mo nezumi ga minna atsumatte kite,

"Doumo ii kimi da ne, itsudemo EHEN EHEN to itte bakari ita yatsu nan da."

"Yappari bunretsu shite itan da."

"Aitsu ga shindara hontou ni seisei suru darou ne."

to iu you na koe bakari desu.

Torite no nezumi wa, iyoiyo shiroi tasuki o kakete, ansatsu no shitaku o hajimemashita.

Sono toki, minna no ushiro no hou de, FUU FUU to iu hidoi koe ga kikokoe, futatsu no medama ga hi no you ni hikatte kimashita. Sore wa rei no nekotaishou deshita.

"WAA'" to nezumi wa minna chirijiri shihou ni nigemashita.

"Nigasan zo. KORA'."

to nekotaishou wa sono ippiki o oikakemashita ga, mou semai sukima e zuutto fukaku mogurikonde shimatta no de, ikura nekotaishou ga te o nobashite mo todokimasen deshita.

Nekotaishou wa "TYE'" to shitauchi o shite modotte kimashita ga, KUN-nezumi no tada ippiki shibararete nokotteiru no o mite bikkuri shite iimashita.

"Kisama wa nan to iu mono da."

KUN-nezumi wa mou ochitsuite kotaemashita.

"KU to moushimasu."

"FU, FU, souka. Naze konna ni shite irun da."

"Ansatsu sareru tame desu."

"FU, FU, FU. Souka. Sore wa kawaisou da. Yoshi yoshi. Ore ga hikiukete yarou. Ore no uchi e koi. Choudo ore no uchi dewa, kodomo ga 4 nin dekite, sore ni katei kyoushi ga nakute komatteiru tokoro nan da. Koi."

Nekotaishou wa noso noso arukidashimashita.

KUN-nezumi wa kowagowa ato ni tsuite ikimashita. Neko no ouchi wa doumo sore wa rippa na mon deshita. Murasaki iro no take de ande atte, naka wa wara ya nunokire de HOKU HOKU shite imashita. Omake ni chaanto gohan o ireru dougu sae atta no desu.

Soshite sono naka ni, nekotaishou no kodomo ga 4 nin, yatto me o aite, nyaa nyaa to naite orimashita.

Nekotaishou wa kodomora o hitotsu zutsu namete yatte kara iimashita.

"Omaetachi wa mou gakumon o shinai to ikenai. Koko e sensei o tanondekita kara na. Yoku naraun da yo. Kesshite sensei o tabete shimattari shite wa ikan zo."

Kodomora wa yorokonde NIYA NIYA waratte kuchiguchi ni,

"Otousan arigatou. Kitto narau yo. Sensei o tabete shimattari shinai yo."

to iimashita.

KUN-nezumi wa doumo omowazu ashi ga BURU BURU shimashita. Nekotaishou ga iimashita.

"Oshiete yatte kure. Omo ni sanjutsu o na."

"Hei. Shou, shou, shouchi itashimashita."

to KUN-nezumi ga kotaemashita. Nekotaishou wa kigen yoku NYAA to naite sururi to mukou e itte shimaimashita.

Kodomora ga sakebimashita.

"Sensei, hayaku sanjutsu o oshietekudasai. Sensei. Hayaku."

KUN-nezumi wa saa, kore wa iyoiyo oshienai to ikan to omoimashita no de, kuchibaya ni iimashita.

"1 ni 1 o tasu to 2 desu."

"Wakatteru yo."

kodomora ga iimashita.

"1 kara 1 o hiku to nannimo nakunarimasu."

"Wakatta yo."

Kodomora ga sakebimashita.

"1 ni 1 o kakeru to 1 desu."

"Wakarimashita."

to neko no kodomora ga rikou sou ni me o PACHI PACHI sasete iimashita.

"1 o 1 de waru to 1 desu."

"Sensei, wakarimashita."

to neko no kodomora ga yorokonde sakebimashita.

"1 ni 2 o tasu to 3 desu."

"Wakarimashita. Sensei."

"1 kara 2 wo hikaremasen."

"Wakarimashita. Sensei."

"1 ni 2 o kakeru to 2 desu."

"Wakarimashita. Sensei."

"1 o 2 de waru to han kake desu."

"Wakarimashita. Sensei."

tokoroga KUN-nezumi wa anmari neko no kodomora ga kashikoi no de sukkari shaku ni sawarimashita. Sou de shou. KUN-nezumi wa ichiban hajime no 1 ni 1 o tashite 2 o oboeru no ni hantoshi kakatta no desu.

Sokode omowazu "EHEN. EHEN. EI. EI." to yarimashita. Suru to neko no kodomora wa, shibaraku bikkuri shita you ni, kao o miawasete imashita ga, yagate minna ichido ni tachiagatte,

"Nandai. Nezume. Hito o sonemi yagatta na."

to iinagara KUN-nezumi no ashi o ippiki ga hitotsu zutsu kajirimashita.

KUN-nezumi wa hijou ni awatete batabata shite, isoide "EHEN, EHEN, EI, EI," to yarimashita ga mou ikemasen deshita.

KUN-nezumi wa dandan shihou no ashi kara kuwarete itte, toutou oshimai ni 4 hiki no koneko wa KUN-nezumi no oheso no tokoro de atama o kotsun to buttsukemashita.

Soko e nekotaishou ga kaette kite,

"Nani ka naratta ka." to kikimashita.

"Nezumi o toru koto desu." to 4 hiki ga issho ni kotaemashita.

(2006-7-8)