Sono toki nishi no giragira no chizireta kumo no aida kara, yuuhi wa akaku naname ni koke no nohara ni sosogi, susuki wa minna shiroi hi no you ni yurete hikarimashita. Watakushi ga tsukarete soko ni nemurimasu to, zaazaa fuite ita kaze ga, dandan hito no kotoba ni kikoe, yagate sore wa, ima kitakami no yama no hou ya, nohara ni okonawarete ita shishiodori no, hontou no seishin o katarimashita.

Sokora ga mada marukkiri, takedakai kusa ya kuroi hayashi no mama datta toki, kajuu wa ojiisantachi to kitakamigawa no higashi kara utsutte kite, chiisana hatake o hiraite, awa ya hie o tsukutte imashita.

Aru toki kajuu wa, kuri no ki kara ochite, sukoshi hidari no hiza o waruku shimashita. Sonna toki minna wa itsu de mo, nishi no yama no naka no yu no waku toko e itte, koya o kakete tomatte naosu no deshita.

Tenki no ii hi ni, kajuu mo dekakete ikimashita. Kate to miso to nabe to o shotte, mou gin iro no ho o dashita susuki no nohara o sukoshi bikko o hiki nagara, yukkuri yukkuri aruite itta no desu.

Ikutsumo no konagare ya ishihara o koete, sanmyaku no katachi mo ookiku hakkiri nari, yama no ki mo ippon ippon, sugigoke no you ni miwakerareru tokoro made kita toki wa, taiyou wa mou yohodo nishi ni hazurete, juppon bakari no aoi hannoki no kodachi no ue ni, sukoshi aozamete giragira hikatte kakarimashita.

Kajuu wa shibakusa no ue ni, senaka no nimotsu o dokkari oroshite, tochi to awa to no dango o dashite tabe hajimemashita. Susuki wa iku mura mo iku mura mo, hate wa nohara ippai no you ni, masshiro ni hikatte nami o tatemashita. Kajuu wa dango o tabe nagara, susuki no naka kara kuroku massugu ni tatte iru, hannoki no miki o jitsu ni rippa da to omoimashita.

Tokoro ga anmari isshou kenmei aruita ato wa, doumo nan da ka onaka ga ippai no you na ki ga suru no desu. Soko de kajuu mo, oshimai ni tochi no dango o tochi no mi no kurai nokoshimashita.

"Koizu ba shika sa kede yabe ka. Sore, shika, kote ke" to kajuu wa hitorigoto no you ni itte, sore o umebachi sou no shiroi hana no shita ni okimashita. Sore kara nimotsu o mata shotte, yukkuri yukkuri aruki dashimashita.

Tokoro ga sukoshi itta toki, kajuu wa sakki no yasunda tokoro ni, tenugui o wasurete kita no ni ki ga tsukimashita node, isoide mata hikkaeshimashita. Ano hannoki no kuroi kodachi ga jiki chikaku ni miete ite, soko made modoru gurai, nan no koto de mo nai you deshita.

Keredo mo kajuu wa pitari to tachidomatte shimaimashita.

Sore wa tashika ni shika no kehai ga shita no desu.

Shika ga sukunakutemo go roppiki, shimeppoi hanazura o zuutto nobashite, shizuka ni aruite iru rashii no deshita.

Kajuu wa susuki ni furenai you ni ki o tsuke nagara, tsumadate o shite, sotto koke o funde socchi no hou e ikimashita.

Tashika ni shika wa sakki no tochi no dango ni yatte kita no deshita.

"Haa, shikada a, sugu ni kita mo na." to kajuu wa nodo no naka de, warai nagara tsubuyakimashita. Soshite karada o kagamete, sorori sorori to, socchi ni chikayotte ikimashita.

Hitomura no susuki no kage kara, kajuu wa chotto kao o dashite, bikkuri shite mata hikkomemashita. Roppiki bakari no shika ga, sakki no shibahara o, guruguru guruguru wa ni natte mawatte iru no deshita. Kajuu wa susuki no sukima kara, iki o korashite nozokimashita.

Taiyou ga, choudo ippon no hannoki no itadaki ni kakatte imashita no de, sono kozue wa ayashiku aoku hikari, marude shika no mure o mioroshite jitto tatte iru aoi ikimono no you ni omowaremashita. Susuki no ho mo, ippon zutsu gin iro ni kagayaki, shika no kenami ga koto ni sono hi wa rippa deshita.

Kajuu wa yorokonde, sotto katahiza o tsuite sore ni mitoremashita.

Shika wa ookina wa o tsukutte, gurukuru gurukuru mawatte imashita ga, yoku miru to dono shika mo wa no mannaka no hou ni ki ga torarete iru you deshita. Sono shouko ni wa, atama mo mimi mo me mo minna socchi e muite, omake ni tabitabi, ikanimo hipparareru you ni, yoroyoro to nisoku sanzoku, wa kara hanarete socchi e yotte iki sou ni suru no deshita.

Mochiron, sono wa no mannaka ni wa, sakki no kajuu no tochi no dango ga hitokake oite atta no deshita ga, shikadomo no shikirini ki ni kakete iru no wa kesshite dango de wa nakute, sono tonari no kusa no ue ni kunoji ni natte ochite iru, kajuu no shiroi tenugui rashii no deshita. Kajuu wa itai ashi o Sotto te de magete, koke no ue ni kichin to suwarimashita.

Shika no meguri wa dandan yuruyaka ni nari, minna wa kawaru gawaru, maeashi o ippon wa no naka no hou e dashite, ima ni mo kakedashite iki sou ni shite wa, bikkuri shita you ni mata hikkomete, tottottotto' shizuka ni hashiru no deshita. Sono ashioto wa kimochiyoku nohara no kurotsuchi no soko no hou made hibikimashita. Sore kara shikadomo wa mawaruno o yamete minna tenugui no kochira no hou ni kite tachimashita.

Kajuu wa niwaka ni mimi ga kiin to narimashita. Soshite gatagata furuemashita. Shikadomo no kaze ni yureru kusabo no you na kimochi ga, nami ni natte tsutawatte kita no deshita.

Kajuu wa hontou ni jibun no mimi o utagaimashita. Sore wa shika no kotoba ga kikoete kita kara desu.

"Ja, ore itte mide kobe ga."

"Unnya, abunai ja. Mosukoshi midebe."

Konna kotoba mo kikoemashita.

"Itsu daga no kitsune midai ni kuchihappa nado sa kakatte a, tsumaranai mo na, taka de tochi no dango nado deyo."

"Soda soda, zengu da."

Konna kotoba mo kikimashita.

"Igimono da gamo shirenai jai."

"Un. Igimono rashi dogo mo aru na."

Konna kotoba mo kikoemashita. Sono uchi ni toutou ippiki ga, ika ni mo kesshin shita rashiku, senaka o massugu ni shite wa kara hanarete, mannaka no hou ni susumi demashita.

Minna wa tomatte sore o mite imasu.

Susunde itta shika wa, kubi o aran kagiri nobashi, shihon no ashi o hikishime hikishime sorori sorori to tenugui ni chikaduite ikimashita ga, niwaka ni hidoku tobiagatte, ichimokusan ni nigemodotte kimashita. Mawari no gohiki mo ippen ni patto shihou e chirakeyou to shimashita ga, hajime no shika ga, pitari to tomarimashita no de yatto anshin shite, nosonoso modotte sono shika no mae ni atsumarimashita.

"Najo data. Nani data, ano shiroi nagai yazu a."

"Tate ni shiwa no yotta mon dake ana."

"Sodara igimono da nai gabe, yappari kinoko nado da bega. Busukinoko dabe."

"Unnya. Kinogo da nai. Yappari igimono rashi."

"Souga. Ikimono de shiwa unto yotteraba, toshiyori dana."

"Un toshiyori no banpei da. Uu hahahaha."

"Fufufu aojiro no banpei da."

"Uu hahaha, aojiro banpei da."

"Kondo ore itte mibe ga."

"Itte miro, daijoubu da."

"Kuttsuga nai ga."

"Unnya, daijoubu da."

Soko de mata ippiki ga, sorori sorori to susunde ikimashita. Gohiki wa kochira de, kotorikotori to atama o futte sore o mite imashita.

Susunde itta ippiki wa, tabitabi mou kowakute, tamaranai to iu you ni, shihon no ashi o atsumete senaka o maroku shitari sotto mata nobashi tari shite, sorori sorori to susumimashita.

Soshite toutou tenugui no hitoashi kocchi made itte, aran kagiri kubi o nobashite funfun kaide imashita ga, niwaka ni haneagatte nigete kimashita. Minna mo bikutto shite ippen ni nigedasou to shimashita ga, sono ippiki ga pitari to tomarimashita no de yatto anshin shite itsutsu no atama o sono hitotsu no atama ni atsumemashita.

"Najoda ta, nashite nigede kita."

"Gyoujirube to shita you data mosa."

"Zentai nani dakea."

"Wagaranai na. Tonikagu shiro do soregara ao do, ryou kata no buji da."

"Nioi a najo da, nioi a."

"Yanagi no ha midai na nioi dana."

"Hadena, sokuto deru ga, iki."

"Saa, sodeba, kiduke naigata."

"Kondoa, orea gyoutte mibega."

"Itte miro"

Sanbanme no shika ga mata sorori sorori to susumimashita. Sono toki chotto kaze ga fuite tenugui ga chiratto ugokimashita no de, sono susunde itta shika wa bikkuri shite tachidomatte shimai, kocchi no minna mo bikutto shimashita. Keredo mo shika wa yatto mata ki o ochitsuketa rashiku, mata sorori sorori to susunde, toutou tenugui made hanasaki o nobashita.

Kocchi de wa gohiki ga minna kotorikotori to otagai ni unazukiatte orimashita. Sono toki niwaka ni susunde itta shika ga saodachi ni natte odoriagatte nigete kimashita.

"Nani shite nigede kita."

"Kimi warugu nateyo."

"Sokuto deru ga."

"Saa, iki no oto a tamenai gakeana. Kuchi mo naiyou dake ana."

"Adama aru ga."

"Adamamo yugu wagara nai gatta na."

"Sodara konda ore itte mibega."

Yonbanme no shika ga dete ikimashita. Kore mo yappari bikubiku mono desu. Sorede mo sukkari tenugui no mae made itte, ika ni mo omoikitta rashiku, chotto hana o tenugui ni oshitsukete, sore kara isoide hikkomete, ichimokusan ni kaette kimashita.

"Ou, yawarakke mon dazo."

"Doro no you ni ga."

"Un nya."

"Kusa no you ni ga."

"Un nya."

"Gomazai no ke no you ni ga."

"Un, are yori a, mo sukoshi koupashina."

"Nani dabe."

"Tonikagu seigimon da."

"Yappari sou daga."

"Un, ase nioi mo."

"Ore mo ippen itte mibe ga."

Gobanme no shika ga mata sorori sorori to susunde ikimashita. Kono shika wa yohodo odokemono no you deshita. Tenugui no ue ni sukkari atama o sagete, sore kara ikani mo fushin da to iu you ni, atama o kakutto ugokashimashita no de, kocchi no gohiki ga haneagatte waraimashita.

Mukou no ippiki wa soko de tokui ni natte, shita o dashite tenugui o hitotsu berori to namemashita ga, niwaka ni kowaku natta to miete, ookiku kuchi o akete shita o burasagete, marude kaze no you ni tonde kaette kimashita. Minna mo hidoku odorokimashita.

"Ja, ja, gyoujirae da ga, tsuugu shita ga."

"Pururururururu."

"Zetsubatsu gare da ga."

"Pururururururu."

"Nani shita, nani shita. Nani shita. Ja."

"Fuu, aa, shita chidimatte shimatta ta yo."

"Najona aji data."

"Aji nai ga tana."

"Seigi mon dabe ga."

"Najo da ga wakaranai. Kondoa nanji agyoutte miro."

"O."

Oshimai no ippiki ga mata sorosoro dete ikimashita. Minna ga omoshirosou ni, koto koto kaburi o futte mite imasu to, susunde itta ippiki wa, shibaraku kubi o sagete tenugui o kai de imashita ga, mou shinpai mo nani mo nai to iu fuu de, ikinari sore o kuwaete modotte kimashita. Soko de shika wa mina pyonpyon tobiagarimashita.

"Ou, umai, umai, soizu sai totte shimeba, ado wa nantte mo ojikka nagu nai."

"Kitto mote, koizua ookina katatsumuri no hideri karabida no dana."

"Saa, ii ga, ore utauda uhante minna maware."

Sono shika wa minna no naka ni haitte utaidashi, minna wa guruguru guruguru tenugui o mawari hajimemashita.

" nohara no mannaka no metsukemono

Sukkon sukko no tochi dango

Tochi no dango wa kekkou daga

Tonari nii karada fun nagasu

Aojiro banpei wa ki ni kagaru.

Aojiro banpei wa funnya funya

Hoerumo sanaiba namidagumo sanai

Yasede nagakute bujibuji de

Dogoga kuchi daga adama daga

Hideri agari no Namegujira."

Hashiri nagara mawari nagara odori nagara, shika wa tabitabi kaze no you ni susunde, tenugui o tsuno de tsuitari ashi de fundari shimashita. Kajuu no tenugui wa kaaisou ni doro ga tsuite tokorodokoro ana sae akimashita.

Soko de shika no meguri wa dandan yuruyaka ni narimashita.

"Ou, konda dango okui bagari dajo."

"Ou, nida dango dajo."

"Ou, manmaruke jo."

"Ou, wanguhagu."

"Ou, sukkon sukko."

"Ou, kekko."

Shika wa sore kara minna barabara ni natte, shihou kara tochi no dango o kakonde atsumarimashita.

Soshite ichiban hajime ni tenugui ni susunda shika kara, itokuchi zutsu dango o tabemashita. Roppikime no shika wa, yatto mametsubu no kurai o tabeta dake desu.

Shika wa sore kara mata wa ni natte, guruguru guruguru meguri arukimashita.

Kajuu wa mou anmari yoku shika o mimashita node, jibun made ga shika no you na ki ga shite, ima ni mo tobidasou to shimashita ga, jibun no ookina te ga sugu me ni hairimashita node, yappari dameda to omoi nagara mata iki o korashimashita.

Taiyou wa kono toki, choudo wan no ki no kozue no naka hodo ni kakatte, sukoshi kiiro ni kagayaite orimashita. Shika no meguri wa mata dandan yuruyaka ni natte, tagai ni sewashiku unazukiai, yagate ichi-retsu ni taiyou ni muite, sore o ogamu you ni shite massugu ni tatta no deshita. Kajuu wa mou hontou ni yume no you ni sore ni mitorete ita no desu.

Ichiban migihaji ni tatta shika ga hosoi koe de utaimashita.

"Hannoki no

Midori mijin no ha no mukaisa

Jaran jararan no

Ohisan kake garu."

Sono suishou no fue no you na koe ni, kajuu wa me o tsubutte furue agarimashita. Migi kara ni-ban me no shika ga, niwaka ni tobiagatte, sore kara karada o nami no you ni unerase nagara, minna no aida o nutte ha semawari, tabitabi taiyou no hou ni atama o sagemashita. Sore kara jibun no tokoro ni modoru ya pitari to tomatte utaimashita.

"Ohisan o

Senaga sa shoeba hannoki mo

Kudagede hikaru

Tetsu no kangami." wa ato kajuu mo kocchi de sono rippa na futoshi hito han no ki o ogamimashita. Migi kara san-banme no shika wa kubi o sewashiku agetari sagetari shite utaimashita.

"Ohisan wa

Hannoki no mukai sa, furidete mo

Susugi, gingagi ga

Mabushi manbushi."

Hontou ni susuki wa minna, masshiro na hi no you ni moeta no desu.

"Gingagiga no

Susugi no naka sa tateji agaru

Hannoki no sune no

Choungai, kageboushi."

Go-banme no shika ga hikuku kubi o tarete, mou tsubuyaku you ni utaidashite imashita.

"Gingagiga no

Susugi no soko no higurekada

Koke no nohara o

Ariko mo gyougazu."

Kono toki shika wa mina kubi o tarete imashita ga, roku-banme ga niwaka ni kubi o rin to agete utaimashita.

"Gingagiga no

Susugi no soko de sokkori to

Sakigu umebaji no

Aidoshi oedoshi."

Shika wa sore kara minna, mijikaku fue no you ni naite haneagari, hageshiku hageshiku mawarimashita.

Kita kara tsumetai kaze ga kite, hyuu to nari, hannoki wa hontou ni kudaketa tetsu no kagami no you ni kagayaki, kachin kachin to ha to ha ga sureatte oto o tateta you ni sae omoware, susuki no ho made ga shika ni majitte issho ni guruguru megutte iru you ni miemashita.

Kajuu wa mou mattaku jibun to shika to no chigai o wasurete,

"Hou, yare, yarei." to sakebi nagara susuki no kage kara tobidashimashita.

Shika wa odoroite ichido ni sao no you ni tachiagari, sore kara hayate ni fukareta ki no ha no you ni, karada o naname ni shite nigedashimashita. Gin no susuki no nami o wake, kagayaku yuuhi no nagare o midashite haruka ni haruka ni nigete iki, sono tootta ato no susuki wa shizukana mizuumi no mio no you ni itsumade mo giragira hikatte orimashita.

Soko de kajuu wa chotto nigawarai o shinagara, doro no tsuite ana no aita tenugui o hirotte jibun mo mata nishi no hou e aruki hajimeta no desu.

Sore kara, sousou, koke no nohara no yuuhi no naka de, watakushi wa kono hanashi o sukitootta aki no kaze kara kiita no desu.