Koke ichimen ni, kiri ga poshaposha futte, ari no hoshou(mihari no heitai)wa, tetsu no boushi no hisashi no shita kara, surudoi hitomi de atari o nirami, aoku ookina shida no mori no mae o achikochi ittari kitari shite imasu.

Mukou kara purupuru purupuru ippiki no ari no heitai ga hashitte kimasu.

"Tomare, dare ka'."

"Dai-hyakunijuugo-rentai no denrei! "

"Dokoe yuku ka."

"Dai-gojuu-rentai, rentai honbu."

Hoshou wa sunaidoru-shiki no juuken o, mukou no mune ni naname ni tsukitsuketa mama, sono me no hikari you ya ago no katachi, sore kara uwagi no sode no moyou ya kutsu no guai, ichiichi kuwashiku shirabemasu.

"Yoshi, toore."

Denrei wa isogashiku shida no mori no nakae haitte ikimashita.

Kiri no tsubu wa dandan chiisaku chiisaku natte, ima wa, mou usui chichiiro no kemuri ni kawari, kusa ya ki no mizu o suiageru oto wa, acchi nimo kocchi nimo isogashiku kikoedashimashita. Sasuga no hoshou mo toutou nemusa ni furatto shimasu.

Ni-hiki no ari no kodomora ga, te o hiite, nani ka hidoku warai nagara yatte kimashita. Soshite niwaka ni mukou no nara no ki no shita o mite bikkurishite tachidomarimasu.

"A' are nandarou. Anna toko ni masshiro na ie ga dekita."

"Ie ja nai yama da."

"Kinou wa nakatta zo."

"Heitai-san ni kiite miyou."

"Yoshi."

Mi-hiki no ari wa hashirimasu.

"Heitai-san, asuko ni aru no nani? "

"Nan da urusai, kaere."

"Heitai-san, inemuri shite n dai. Asuko ni aru no nani? "

"Urusai naa, dore dai, oya! "

"Kinou wa anna mono nakatta yo."

"Oi, taihen da. Oi.

Omaetachi wa kodomo da keredo mo, kou iu toki niwa rippa ni minna no oyaku ni tatsu darou naa. Iika. Omae wa ne, kono mori o haitte itte arukiru-chuusa-dono ni ome ni kakaru. Sore kara omae wa un to hashitte rikuchi sokuryoubu made yuku n da. Soshite futari tomo kou iu n da. Hokui nijuugo-do toukei roku-rin no tokoro ni, mokuteki no wakaranai ookina kouji ga dekimashita to na. Futari tomo itte goran."

"Hokui nijuugo-do toukei roku-rin no tokoro ni mokuteki no wakaranai ookina kouji ga dekimashita."

"Souda. dewa hayaku. Sono uchi watashi wa kesshite koko o hanarenai kara."

Ari no kodomora wa ichimokusan ni kakete ikimasu.

Hoshou wa ken o kamaete, jitto sono masshiro na futoi hashira no, ookina yane no aru kouji o niramitsukete imasu.

Sore wa dandan ookiku naru you desu. Daiichi rinkaku no bon'yari shiroku hikatte purupuru purupuru furuete iru koto demo wakarimasu.

Niwaka ni patto kuraku nari, sokora no koke wa guragura yure, ari no hoshou wa muchuu de atama o kakaemashita. Me o hiraite mata mimasu to, ano masshiro na tatemono wa, hashira ga orete sukkari hikkurikaette imasu.

Ari no kodomora ga ryouhou kara kaette kimashita.

"Heitai-san. Kamawanai sou da yo. Are wa kinoko to iu mono datte.

Nan demo naitte. Arukiru chuusa wa unto waratta yo. Sore kara bokuohometayo."

"Anone, sugu nakunarutte. Chizu ni irenakute mo iitte. Anna mono chizu ni iretari keshitari shite itara, rikuchi sokuryoubu nado hyaku atte mo tarinaitte. Oya! Hikkurikaetteraa."

"Tatta ima taoreta n da." Hoshou wa sukoshi kimariwarusou ni iimashita.

"Naanda. A'. Anna yatsu mo dete kitazo."

Mukou ni sakana no hone no katachi o shita haiiro no okashina kinoko ga, toboketa you ni hikari nagara, eda ga tsuitari te ga detari dandan jimen kara nobiagatte kimasu. Ni-hiki no ari no kodomora wa, sore o yubisashite, waratte waratte waraimasu.

Sono toki kiri no mukou kara, ookina akai hi ga nobori, shida mo sugigoke mo niwaka ni patto aoku nari, ari no hoshou wa, mata ikameshiku sunaidoru-shiki juuken o minami no hou e kamaemashita.

(2006. 1. 8)