Yottsu no tsumetai tanigawa ga, KARAKON san no hyouga kara dete, gougou shiroi awa o haite, PUHARA no kuni ni hairu no deshita. Yottsu no kawa wa PUHARA no machi de atsumatte hitotsu no ookina shizuka na kawa ni narimashita. Sono kawa wa fudan wa mizu mo sukitoori, fuchi niwa kumo ya ki no kage mo utsuru no deshita ga, ippen kouzui ni naru to, haba jucchou mo aru yanagi no haeta hiroi kawara ga, osoroshiku hoeru mizu de, ippai ni natte shimatta no desu. Keredomo mizu ga hikimasu to, moto no kirei na, shiroi kawara ga arawaremashita. Sono kawara no tokoro dokoro niwa, ashi ya gama nado no kishi ni haeta, hosonagai numa no you na mono ga arimashita.

Sore wa mukashi no kawa no nagareta ato de, kouzui no tabi ni ikuraka katachi mo kawaru no deshita ga, sukkari nakunaru to iu koto mo arimasen deshita. Sono naka niwa sakana ga takusan orimashita. Koto ni dojou to namazu ga takusan orimashita. Keredomo PUHARA no hitotachi wa, dojou ya namazu wa, minna baka ni shite tabemasen deshita kara, sore wa iyoiyo fuemashita.

Namazu no tsugi ni ooi no wa yappari koi to funa deshita. Sorekara haya mo orimashita. Aru toshi nado wa, soko ni osoroshii ookina chouzame ga, umi kara nigete haitte kita to iu, hyouban nado mo arimashita. Keredomo otona ya kashikoi kodomora wa, minna hontou ni shinai de, waratte imashita. Dai-ichi sore o iidashita nowa, kamisori o nichou shika motteinai, heta na tokoya no RICHIKI de, sukoshi mo ate ni naranai no deshita. Keredomo anmari chiisai kodomora wa, mainichi chouzame o miyou to shite, soko e dekakete ikimashita. Ikura majime ni nagamete ite mo, sonna ookina chouzame wa, oyogi mo ukabi mo shimasen deshita kara, shimai niwa, RICHIKI wa taihen keibetsu saremashita.

Sate kono kuni no dai-ichi-jou no

"Kayaku o tsukatte tori o totte wa narimasen,

Dokumomi o shite sakana o totte wa narimasen."

To iu sono dokumomi to iu nowa, nani ka to iimasu to tokoya no RICHIKI wa kou iu fuu ni oshiemasu.

Sanshou no kawa o haru no uma no hi no yamiyo ni muite doyou o nikai kakete kawakashi usu de yoku tsuku, sono mekata ikkanme o tenki no ii hi ni momiji no ki o yaite koshiraeta mokuhai nanahyakumonme to mazeru, sore o fukuro ni irete mizu no naka e te de momidasu koto desu.

Sou suru to, sakana wa minna doku o nonde, kuchi o abuabu yarinagara, shiroi hara o ue ni shite ukabiagaru no desu. Sonna fuu ni shite, mizu no naka de shinu koto wa, kono kuni no kotoba dewa EPPUKAPPU to iimashita. Kore wa zuibun ii kotoba desu.

Tonikaku kono dokumomi o suru mono o osaeru to iu koto wa keisatsu no ichiban daiji na shigoto deshita.

Aru natsu, kono machi no keisatsu e, atarashii shochou san ga kimashita.

Kono hito wa, dokoka kawauso ni niteimashita. Akahige ga pin to hanete, ha wa minna gin no ireba deshita. Shochou san wa rippa na kin MOORU no tsuita, nagai akai MANTO o kite, mainichi teinei ni machi o mimawarimashita.

Roba ga atama o sageteru to nimotsu ga anmari omosuginaika to robaoi ni tazunemashita shi, ie no naka de akanbou ga anmari naite iru to, housou no majinai o hayaku shinai to ikenai to okaasan ni oshiemashita.

Tokoro ga sono koro doumo kisoku no dai-ichi-jou o mochiinai mono ga dekitekimashita. Ano kawara no achikochi no ookina mizutamari kara ikkou sakana ga tsurenakunatte tokidoki wa shinde kusatta mono mo uiteimashita. Mata haru no ushi no hi no yoru no aida ni machi no naka ni takusan aru sansho no ki ga tabitabi tsururi to kawa o mukarete orimashita. Keredomo shochou san mo junsa mo sonna koto ga aru ka naa to iu fuu deshita.

Tokoroga aru asa tenarai no sensei no uchi no mae no sougen de futari no kodomo ga minna ni kakomarete kawarugawaru hanashite imashita.

"Shochou san ni un to shikarareta zo."

"Shochou san ni shikarareta kai." sukoshi ookina kodomo ga kikimashita.

"Shikarareta yo. Shochou san no iru no o shiranai de ishi o nageta n da yo. Suru to ano numa no kishi ni shochou san ga tare ka san'yonin to kakurete dokumomi o suru mono o osaeyou to shiteita n da."

"Nan to itte shikarareta."

"Dare da. Ishi o nageru mono wa. Oretachi wa dai-ichi-jou no hannin o osaeyou to omotte ichinichi koko ni iru n da zo. Hayaku damatte kaerette.” itta.

"Ja kitto ma mo naku tsukamaru ne e."

Tokoro ga sore kara hantoshi bakari tachimasu to mata kodomora ga oosawagi desu.

"Soitsu wa mou tashika nan da yo. Boku no shouko to iu no wa ne, yuube otsukisama no deru koro, shochou san ga kuroi koromo dake kite, zukin o kabutte ne, henna hito to hanashiteta n da yo. Hito ne, sora, ano teppou uchi no chiisana hen na hito ne, soshite ne, oi, kondo wa mosukoshi yoku, kona ni shite konakucha ikan zo. Nante itteru darou. Sore kara teppouuchi ga nanika ittara, nan da, kashiwa no ki no kawa mo mazete oita kuse ni, ippyou ni-TEERU da nante, anmari muhou na koto o iu na. Nante itteru darou. Kitto sansho no kawa no kona no koto da yo."

Suruto mohitori ga sakebimashita.

"A', sou da. Ano ne, shochou san ga ne, boku no uchi kara, hai o nihyou katta yo. Boku, motte itta n da. Ne, sora, sansho no kona e mazeru no darou."

"Sou da. sou da. Kitto sou da." minna wa te o tataitari, kobushi o nigittari shimashita.

Tokoya no RICHIKI wa, shoubai ga hayaranai de, hima na mon desu kara, ato de kono hanashi o kiite, sugu kanjou shimashita.

Dokumomi shuushi keisan

---- Hiyou no bu ----

1, kin 2 TEERU sanshokawa 1 pyou

1, kin 30 MEESU Hai 1 pyou

Kei 2 TEERU 30 MEESU nari

---- Shuunyuu no bu ----

1, kin 13 TEERU Unagi 13 kin

1, kin 10 TEERU Sonohoka mitsumori

Kei 23 TEERU nari

Sashihiki kanjou

20 TEERU 70 MEESU Shochou rieki

Anmari konna hanashi ga sakan ni natte, toutou chiisana kodomo ra made ga, junsa o miru to, waza to tooku e nigete itte,

"Dokumomi junsa,

Namazu wa yokose."

Nante, chikara ippai karada made magete sakendari suru mon desu kara, kore dewa totemo ikan to iu no de, PUHARA no chouchou san mo shikata naku, kerai o rokunin tsurete keisatsu ni itte, shochou san ni aimashita.

Futari ga issho ni ousetsushitsu no isu ni koshikaketa toki, shochou san no kin'iro no me wa, dokoka zuutto tooku no hou o miteimashita.

"Shochou san, gozonji deshou ka, chikagoro, rin'ya torishimarihou no dai-ichi-jou o yaburu mono ga taihen aru sou desu ga, doushita no deshou."

"Haa, sonna koto ga arimasu ka na."

"Doumo aru sou desu yo. Watashi no ie no sansho no kawa mo hagaremashita shi, sore ni sakana ga, tabitabi shinde ukabiagaru to iu de wa arimasen ka."

Suru to shochou san ga nan da ka hen ni waraimashita. Keredomo sore mo ki no sei kashira to, chouchou san wa omoimashita.

"Haa, sonna hyouban ga arimasu ka na."

"Arimasu tomo. Doumo soshite sono, kodomora ga, anata no shiwaza da to iimasu ga, komatta mon desu na."

Shochou san wa isu kara tobiagarimashita.

"Soitsu wa taihen da. Boku no meiyo ni mo kankei shimasu. Sassoku hannin o tsukamaemasu."

"Nani ka otegakari ga arimasu ka."

"Saa, sousou, arimasu tomo. Chan to shouko ga agatte imasu."

"Mou owakari desu ka."

"Yoku wakattemasu. Jitsu wa dokumomi wa watashi desu ga ne."

Shochou san wa chouchou san no mae e kao o tsukidashite kono kao o miro to iu you ni shimashita.

Chouchou san mo odorokimashita.

"Anata? Yappari sou deshita ka."

"Sou desu."

"Sonnara mou tashika desu ne."

"Tashika desu tomo."

Shochou san wa ochitsuite, Teeburu no ue no kane o hitotsu Kaan to tataite, akahige no mojamoja haeta, dai-ittou no tantei o yobimashita.

Sate shochou san wa shibararete, saiban ni kakari shikei to iu koto ni kimarimashita.

Iyoiyo ookina magatta katana de, kubi o otosareru toki, shochou san wa waratte iimashita.

"Aa, omoshirokatta. Ore wa mou, dokumomi no koto to kitara, mattaku muchuu nan da. Iyoiyo kondo wa, jigoku de dokumomi o yaru ka na."

Minna wa sukkari kanpuku shimashita.

(2006. 8.19)