Akatonbo wa, sankai hodo sora o mawatte, itsumo yasumu ippon no kakine no take no ue ni, CHOI to tomarimashita.

Yamazato no hiru wa shizuka desu.

Soshite, shoka no yamazato wa, hontou ni midori ni tsutsumarete imasu.

Akatonbo wa, KURURI to medama o tenjimashita.

Akatonbo no yasunde iru take niwa, asagao no tsuru ga makitsuiteimasu. Sakunen no natsu, kono bessou no shujin ga uete itta asagao no musunda mi ga, mata haeta n darou -- to akatonbo wa omoimashita.

Ima wa kono ie niwa dare mo inai no de, amado ga sabishiku shimatte imasu.

Akatonbo wa, TSUI to take no saki kara karada o hanashite, takai sora ni mai agarimashita.

San'yonin no hito ga, kocchi e yatte kimasu.

Akatonbo wa, sakki no take ni mata tomatte, jitto chikazuite kuru hitobito o mite imashita.

Ichiban saisho ni kakete kita nowa, akai RIBON no boushi o kabutta kaaii ojouchan deshita. Sore kara, ojouchan no okaasan, nimotsu o DOSSARI motta shoseisan -- to, kou sannin desu.

Akatonbo wa, kaaii ojouchan no akai RIBON ni tomatte mitaku narimashita.

Demo, ojouchan ga okoru to kowai na -- to, akatonbo wa atama o katagemashita.

Kedo, toutou, ojouchan ga mae e kita toki, akatonbo wa, ojouchan no akai RIBON ni tobi utsurimashita.

"A', ojousan, boushi ni akatonbo ga tomarimashita yo." to, shosei-san ga sakebimashita.

Akatonbo wa, imani ojouchan no te ga, jibun o tsukamae ni koya shinaika to omotte, sugu tobu youi o shimashita.

Shikashi, ojouchan wa, akatonbo o tsukamaeyou to mo sezu,

"MaA, atashi no boushi ni! ureshii wa! " to itte, ureshisa ni tobi agarimashita.

Tsubakura ga, kaze no you ni kakete ikimasu.

Kaaii ojouchan wa, ima made akiya datta sono ie ni sumikomimashita. Mochiron, okaasan ya shosei-san mo issho desu.

Akatonbo wa, kyou mo sora o mawatte imasu.

Yuuhi ga, sono hane o issou akaku shite imasu.

"Tonbo tonbo

Akatonbo

Susuki no naka wa

Abunai yo"

Adokenai koe de, konna uta o utatte iru no ga, kikoete kimashita.

Akatonbo wa, ano ojouchan darou to omotte, sonomama, koe no suru hou e tonde ikimashita.

Omotta toori, utatteru no wa, ano ojouchan deshita.

Ojouchan wa, niwa de gyouzui o shinagara, hitori utatteta no desu.

Akatonbo ga, atama no ue e kuru to, ojouchan wa, motteta omocha no kingyo o nigitta mama,

"Atashi no akatonbo! " to sakende, ryoute o takaku sashiagemashita.

Akatonbo wa, totemo yukai desu.

Shosei-san ga, SHABON o motte yatte kimashita.

"Ojousan, senaka o araimashou ka? "

"Iya --"

"Datte --"

"Iya! iya! okaasan de nakuccha--"

"Komatta ojousan."

Shosei-san wa, atama o kakinagara aruki dashimashita ga, asagao no ha ni tomatte, futari no hanashi o kiiteru akatonbo o mitsukeru to, migite o ookiku GURUU' to ikkai mawashimashita.

Myou na koto o suru na -- to omotte, akatonbo wa sono yubisaki o miteimashita.

Tsuzukete, GURUGURU to shosei-san wa migite o mawashimasu. Soshite, dandan, sono en o chiisaku shite akatonbo ni chikazuite kimasu.

Akatonbo wa, ookina me o GYOROGYORO ugokashite, shosei-san no yubisaki o mitsumete imasu.

Dandan, en wa chiisaku chikaku, soshite hayaku mawatte kimasu.

Akatonbo wa, memai o shite shimaimashita.

Tsugi no shunkan, akatonbo wa, shosei-san no ookina yubi ni hasamarete imashita.

"Ojousan, akatonbo o tsukamaemashita yo. Agemashou ka? "

"Baka! atashi no akatonbo o tsukamaetari nanka shite -- yamada no baka! "

Ojouchan wa, kuchi o togarashite, yu o shosei-san ni bukkakemashita.

Shosei-san wa, akatonbo o hanashite nigete ikimashita.

Akatonbo wa, HO' to shite sora e tobiagarimashita. Yoi ojouchan da na, to omoi nagara --

Sora wa massao ni harete imasu. Dokomade mo sunde imasu.

Akatonbo wa, mado ni hane o yasumete, shosei-san no ohanashi ni mimi o katamukete imasu, kaaii ojouchan to onaji you ni.

"Sore kara ne, sono tonbo wa, okotte oogumo no yatsu ni kuikakarimashita. Kuitsukareta oogumo wa, itai! itai! tasuketekurette ne, oogoe ni sakenda no desu yo. Suruto, detekita wa, detekita wa, chiisana kumo ga, kumo no you ni detekimashita. Keredomo, tonbo wa, motomoto tsuyoi n desu kara, katahashi kara kumo ni kuitsuite, toutou ippiki nokorazu koroshite shimaimashita. HO' to shite sono tonbo ga, jibun no sugata o miru to, kore wa maa dou deshou, kumo no chi ga, makka ni tsuiteru ja arimasen ka. Saa taihen datte, tonbo wa, izumi e tonde itte, karada o araimashita. Ga, akai chi wa chittomo toremasen. De, kamisama ni onegai shite miru to, omae wa, tsumi no nai kumo o takusan koroshita kara, sono tatari de sonna ni natta n da to, shikararete shimaimashita. Sono tonbo ga ima no akatonbo nan desu yo. Dakara, akatonbo wa yokunai tonbo desu."

Shosei-san no ohanashi wa owarimashita.

Watashi wa, sonna mugoi koto o shita oboe wa nai ga to, akatonbo ga, kubi o hinette kangaemashita toki, ojouchan ga oogoe de sakebimashita.

"Uso da uso da! yamada no ohanashi wa, minna uso da yo. Anna kaairashii akatonbo ga, sonna mugoi koto o suru nante, kumo no akachi da nante -- minna uso da yo."

Akatonbo wa, hontou ni ureshiku omoimashita.

Rei no shosei-san wa, kao o akaku shite itte shimaimashita.

Mado kara hanarete, akatonbo wa, ojouchan no kata ni tsukamarimashita.

"MaA! atashi no akatonbo! kaaii akatonbo! "

Ojouchan no hitomi wa, kuroku sunde imashita.

Atsukatta natsu wa, itsu no ma ni ka sugisatte shimaimashita.

Asagao wa, kakine ni makitsuita mama, shioremashita.

Suzumushi ga, suzushii koe de naku you ni narimashita.

Kyou mo, akatonbo wa, ojouchan ni ai ni yatte kimashita.

Akatonbo wa, chotto bikkuri shimashita. Sore wa, itsumo hiraiteiru mado ga, mina shimatte iru kara desu.

Doushita no ka shira? to, akatonbo ga eta toki, genkan kara dare ka tobidashite kimashita.

Ojouchan desu. Ano kaaii ojouchan desu.

Keredomo, kyou no ojouchan wa, kanashii kaotsuki deshita. Soshite, kono bessou e hajimete kita toki kabutteta, akai RIBON no boushi o tsuke, kirei na fuku o kite imashita.

Akatonbo wa itsumo no you ni tonde itte, ojouchan no kata ni tomarimashita.

"Atashi no akatonbo kaaii akatonbo atashi, toukyou e kaeru no yo, mou owakare yo."

Ojouchan wa, chiisai hosoi koe de naku you ni iimashita.

Akatonbo wa kanashiku narimashita. Jibun mo ojouchan to issho ni toukyou e kitai na to omoimashita.

Sono toki, ojouchan no okaasan to, akatonbo ni itazura o shita shosei-san ga, dete mairimashita.

"Dewa mairimashou."

Mina, aruki dashimashita.

Akatonbo wa, yagate ojouchan no kata o hanarete, kakine no take no saki ni utsurimashita.

"Atashi no akatonbo yo, sayou nara --"

Kaaii ojouchan wa, nanben mo furikaette iimashita.

Kedo, toutou, mina no sugata wa mienakunatte shimatta no desu.

Mou, kore kara wa, kono ie wa akiya ni naru no kana -- akatonbo wa, shizuka ni kubi o katamukemashita.

Sabishii aki no yuugata nado, akatonbo wa, obana no hosaki ni tomatte, ano kaaii ojouchan o omoidashite imasu.

(2006-9-23)