Kenjuu wa itsu mo nawa no obi o shimete waratte mori no naka ya hatake no aida o yukkuri aruite iru no deshita.

Ame no naka no aoi yabu o mite wa yorokonde me o pachipachi sase aozora o dokomade mo kakete iku taka o mitsukete wa haneagatte te o tataite minna ni shirasemashita.

Keredo mo anmari kodomora ga Kenjuu o baka ni shite warau mono desu kara Kenjuu wa dandan warawanai furi o suru you ni narimashita.

Kaze ga douto fuite buna no ha ga chirachira hikaru toki nado wa Kenjuu wa mou ureshikute ureshikute hitoride ni waraete shikata nai no o, muriyari ookiku kuchi o aki, haahaa iki dake tsuite gomakashi nagara itsumade mo itsumade mo sono buna no ki o miagete tatte iru no deshita.

Toki ni wa sono ookiku aita kuchi no yokowaki o samo kayui you na furi o shite yubi de kosuri nagara haahaa iki dake de waraimashita.

Naruhodo tooku kara miru to Kenjuu wa kuchi no yokowaki o kaite iru ka arui wa akubi de mo shite iru kano you ni miemashita ga chikakude wa mochiron waratte iru iki no oto mo kikoemashitashi kuchibiru ga pikupiku ugoite iru no mo wakarimashita kara kodomora wa yappari sore mo baka ni shite waraimashita.

Okkasan ni iitsukerareru to Kenjuu wa mizu o 500 pai de mo kumimashita. 1nichi ippai hatake no kusa mo torimashita. Keredo mo Kenjuu no okkasan mo otousan mo nakanaka sonna koto o Kenjuu ni iitsukeyou to wa shimasen deshita.

Sate, Kenjuu no ie no ushiro ni choudo ookina undoujou gurai no nohara ga mada hatake ni naranai de nokotte imashita.

Aru toshi, yama ga mada yuki de masshiroku nohara ni wa atarashii kusa mo me o dasanai toki, Kenjuu wa ikinari tauchi o shite ita ie no hitotachi no mae ni hashitte kite iimashita.

"Okaa, ora sa suginae 700pon, katte kero."

Kenjuu no okkasan wa kirakira no 3bonguwa o ugokasu no o yamete jitto Kenjuu no kao o mite iimashita.

"Suginae 700 do, dogo sa uerai."

"Ie no ushiro no nohara sa."

Sono toki Kenjuu no niisan ga iimashita.

"Kenjuu, asogo wa sugi ue de mo ogaranai(seichou shinai) tokoro da. Sore yori sukoshi ta de mo utte sukero."

Kenjuu wa kimari warusou ni mojimoji shite shita o muite shimaimashita.

Suru to Kenjuu no otousan ga mukou de ase o fuki nagara karada o nobashite,

"Katte yare, katte yare. Kenjuu a ima made nani hitotsu date tanonda goto a naigatta mono. Katte yare."

to iimashita node Kenjuu no okaasan mo anshin shita you ni waraimashita.

Kenjuu wa marude yorokonde sugu ni massugu ni ie no hou e hashirimashita.

Soshite naya kara touguwa o mochidashite pokuri pokuri to shiba o okoshite suginae o ueru ana o horihajimemashita.

Kenjuu no niisan ga ato o otte kite sore o mite iimashita.

"Kenjuu, sugi a ueru toki, horanaiba waganainda ja(tsuchi o horanakereba ikenai no da). Asu made mate. Ore, nae katte kite yaru gara."

Kenjuu wa kimari warusou ni kuwa o okimashita.

Tsugi no hi, sora wa yoku harete yama no yuki wa masshiro ni hikari hibari wa takaku takaku nobotte chiichiku chiichiku yarimashita. Soshite Kenjuu wa marude korae kirenai you ni nikoniko waratte niisan ni oshierareta you ni kondo wa kita no hou no sakai kara suginae no ana o horihajimemashita. Jitsu ni massugu ni jitsu ni kankaku tadashiku sore o hotta no deshita. Kenjuu no niisan ga soko e 1pon zutsu nae o uete ikimashita.

Sono toki nohara no kitagawa ni hatake o motte iru Heiji ga kiseru o kuwaete futokorode o shite samusou ni kata o subomete yatte kimashita. Heiji wa hyakushou mo sukoshi wa shite imashita ga jitsu wa motto betsu no, hito ni iyagarareru you na koto mo shigoto ni shite imashita. Heiji wa Kenjuu ni iimashita.

"Yai. Kenjuu, koko sa sugi ueru nante yappari baka dana. Daiichi ora no hatake a hikage ni narana."

Kenjuu wa kao o akaku shite nani ka iita sou ni shimashita ga ienai de mojimoji shimashita.

Suru to Kenjuu no niisan ga,

" Heiji san, ohayou gasu." to itte mukou ni tachiagarimashita no de Heiji wa butsubutsu ii nagara mata nossori to mukou e itte shimaimashita.

Sono shibahara e sugi o ueru koto o waratta mono wa kesshite Heiji dake de wa arimasen deshita. Anna tokoro ni sugi nado sodatsu mono de mo nai, soko wa katai nendo nanda, yappari baka wa baka da to minna ga itte orimashita.

Sore wa mattaku sono toori deshita. Sugi wa 5nen made wa midoriiro no shin ga massugu ni sora no houe nobite ikimashita ga mou sorekara wa dandan atama ga maruku kawatte 7nenme mo 8nenme mo yappari take ga 9shaku(1shaku wa yaku 30senchimeetoru)gurai deshita.

Aru asa Kenjuu ga hayashi no mae ni tatte imasu to hitori no hyakushou ga joudan ni iimashita.

"Oui, Kenjuu. Ano sugi a edauji sa nai noka."

"Edauji te iu no wa nandai."

"Edauji tsu no wa shita no hou no eda nata de otosu nosa."

"Ora mo edauji suru begana."

Kenjuu wa hashitte itte nata o motte kimashita.

Soshite katappashi kara pachipachi sugi no shitaeda o harai hajimemashita. Tokoro ga tada 9shaku no sugi desu kara Kenjuu wa sukoshi karada o magete sugi no ki no shita ni kuguranakereba narimasen deshita.

Yuugata ni natta toki wa dono ki mo ue no hou no eda o tada 3､ 4hon gurai zutsu nokoshite ato wa sukkari harai otosarete imashita.

Koi midoriiro no eda wa ichimen ni shitakusa o ume sono chiisana hayashi wa akaruku garan to natte shimaimashita.

Kenjuu wa ippen ni anmari garan to natta no de nan da ka kimochi ga warukute mune ga itai you ni omoimashita.

Soko e choudo Kenjuu no niisan ga hatake kara kaette yatte kimashita ga hayashi o mite omowazu waraimashita. Soshite bon'yari tatte iru Kenjuu ni kigen yoku iimashita.

"Ou, e da atsumebe, ii tagimono unto dekida. Hayashi mo rippa ni natta na."

Soko de Kenjuu mo yatto anshin shite niisan to issho ni sugi no ki no shita ni kugutte otoshita eda o sukkari atsumemashita.

Shitakusa wa mijikakute kirei de marude sennintachi ga go de mo utsu tokoro no you ni miemashita.

Tokoro ga tsugi no hi Kenjuu wa naya de mushikui mame o hirotte imashitara hayashi no hou de sore wa sore wa oosawagi ga kikoemashita.

Acchi de mo kocchi de mo gourei o kakeru koe, rappa no mane, ashibumi no oto sore kara marude sokorajuu no tori mo tobiagaru you na dotto okoru waraigoe, Kenjuu wa bikkuri shite socchi e itte mimashita.

Suru to odoroita koto wa gakkou gaeri no kodomora ga 50nin mo atsumatte 1-retsu ni natte hochou o soroete sono sugi no ki no aida o koushin shite iru no deshita.

Mattaku sugi no retsu wa doko o tootte mo namikimichi no you deshita. Sore ni aoi fuku o kita you na sugi no ki no hou mo retsu o kunde aruite iru you ni mieru no desu kara kodomora no yorokobi kagen to ittara totemo sen, minna kao o makka ni shite mozu no you ni sakende sugi no retsu no aida o aruite iru no deshita.

Sono sugi no retsu ni wa, toukyou kaidou roshiya kaidou sore kara seiyou kaidou to iu you ni zunzun namae ga tsuite ikimashita.

Kenjuu mo yorokonde sugi no kocchi ni kakure nagara kuchi o ookiku aite haahaa waraimashita.

Sore kara wa mou mainichi mainichi kodomora ga atsumarimashita.

Tada kodomora no konai no wa ame no hi deshita.

Sono hi wa masshirona yawaraka na sora kara ame no sarasara to furu naka de Kenjuu ga tada hitori karadajuu zubunure ni natte hayashi no soto ni tatte imashita.

"Kenjuu san. Kyou mo hayashi no tachiban da nasu."

Mino o kite toorikakaru hito ga waratte iimashita. Sono sugi ni wa tobiiro no mi ga nari rippa na midori no edasaki kara wa sukitootta tsumetai ame no shizuku ga potari potari to taremashita. Kenjuu wa kuchi o ookiku akete haahaa iki o tsuki karada kara wa ame no naka ni yuge o tate nagara itsumade mo itsumade mo soko ni tatte iru no deshita.

Tokoro ga aru kiri no fukai asa deshita.

Kenjuu wa kayabade Heiji to ikinari yukiaimashita.

Heiji wa mawari o yoku mimawashite kara marude ookami no you na iyana kao o shite donarimashita.

" Kenjuu, kisan(omae)dogo no sugi kire."

"Nashite na."

"Ora no hatake a hikage ni narana."

Kenjuu wa damatte shita o mukimashita. Heiji no hatake ga hikage ni naru to ittatte sugi no kage ga taka de 5sun(1sun wa yaku 3senchi) mo haitte wa inakatta no desu. Omake ni sugi wa tonikaku minami kara kuru tsuyoi kaze o fuseide iru no deshita.

"Kire, kire. Kiranai ga."

"Kiranai." Kenjuu ga kao o agete sukoshi kowasou ni iimashita. Sono kuchibiru wa ima ni mo nakidashisou ni hikitsutte imashita. Jitsu ni kore ga Kenjuu no isshou no aida no tatta hitotsu no hito ni taisuru sakarai no kotoba datta no desu.

Tokoro ga Heiji wa hito no ii Kenjuu nado ni baka ni sareta to omotta no de kyuu ni okoridashite kata o hatta to omou to ikinari Kenjuu no hoo o naguritsukemashita. Doshiri doshiri to naguritsukemashita.

Kenjuu wa te o hoo ni ate nagara damatte nagurarete imashita ga toutou mawari ga minna massao ni miete yoroyoro shite shimaimashita. Suru to Heiji mo sukoshi kimi ga waruku natta to miete isoide ude o kunde noshiri noshiri to kiri no nakae aruite itte shimaimashita.

Sate Kenjuu wa sono aki chibusu ni kakatte shinimashita. Heiji mo choudo sono tooka bakari mae ni yappari sono byouki de shinde imashita.

Tokoro ga sonna koto ni wa ikkou kamawazu hayashi ni wa yahari mainichi mainichi kodomora ga atsumarimashita.

Ohanashi wa zunzun isogimasu.

Tsugi no toshi sono mura ni tetsudou ga toori Kenjuu no ie kara 3chou(1chou wa yaku 109meetoru) bakari higashi no hou ni teishaba ga dekimashita. Achikochi ni ookina setomono no koujou ya seishijou ga dekimashita. Sokora no hatake ya ta wa zunzun tsuburete ie ga tachimashita. Itsuka sukkari machi ni natte shimatta no desu. Sono naka ni Kenjuu no hayashi dake wa dou iu wake ka sonomama nokotte orimashita. Sono sugi mo ya' to 1jou(1jou wa yaku 3meetoru)gurai, kodomora wa mainichi mainichi atsumarimashita. Gakkou ga sugu chikaku ni tatte imashita kara kodomora wa sono hayashi to hayashi no minami no shibahara to o iyoiyo jibunra no undoujou no tsuzuki to omotte shimaimashita.

Kenjuu no otousan mo mou kami ga masshiro deshita. Masshiro na hazu desu. Kenjuu ga shinde kara 20nen chikaku naru de wa arimasen ka.

Aru hi mukashi no sono mura kara dete ima amerika no aru daigaku no kyouju ni natte iru wakai hakushi ga 15nenburi de kokyou e kaette kimashita.

Doko ni mukashi no hatake ya mori no omokage ga atta deshou. Machi no hitotachi mo taitei wa atarashiku soto kara kita hitotachi deshita.

Sore de mo aru hi hakushi wa shougakkou kara tanomarete sono koudou de minna ni mukou no kuni no hanashi o shimashita.

Ohanashi ga sunde kara hakushi wa kouchousantachi to undoujou ni dete sore kara ano Kenjuu no hayashi no hou e ikimashita.

Suru to wakai hakushi wa odoroite nanben mo megane o naoshite imashita ga toutou hanbun hitorigoto no you ni iimashita.

"Aa, koko wa sukkari moto no toori da. Ki made sukkari moto no toori da. Ki wa kaette chiisaku natta you da. Minna mo asonde iru. Aa, ano naka ni watashi ya watashi no mukashi no tomodachi ga inai darou ka."

Hakushi wa niwaka ni ki ga tsuita you ni waraigao ni natte kouchousan ni iimashita.

"Koko wa ima wa gakkou no undoujou desu ka."

"Iie. Koko wa kono mukou no ie no jimen nano desu ga ie no hitotachi ga ikkou kamawanai de kodomora no atsumaru mama ni shite oku mono desu kara, marude gakkou no fuzoku no undoujou no you ni natte shimaimashita ga jitsu wa sou de wa arimasen."

"Sore wa fushigina kata desu ne, ittai dou iu wake deshou."

"Koko ga machi ni natte kara minna de ure ure to moushita sou desu ga toshiyori no kata ga koko wa Kenjuu no tada hitotsu no katami da kara ikura komatte mo, kore o nakusuru koto wa doushite mo dekinai to kotaeru sou desu."

"Aa sousou, arimashita, arimashita. Sono Kenjuu to iu hito wa sukoshi tarinai to watashira wa omotte ita no desu. Itsu de mo haahaa waratte iru hito deshita. Mainichi choudo kono hen ni tatte watashira no asobu no o mite ita no desu. Kono sugi mo minna sono hito ga ueta no da sou desu. Aa mattaku dare ga kashikoku dare ga kashikoku nai ka wa wakarimasen. Tada dokomade mo 10-riki(hotoke no motsu 10 no chikara) no sayou wa fushigi desu. Koko wa mou itsumade mo kodomotachi no utsukushii kouenchi desu. Dou deshou. Koko ni Kenjuu kouenrin to na o tsukete itsumade mo kono toori hozon suru you ni shitewa."

"Kore wa mattaku okangae tsuki desu. Sou nareba kodomora mo donna ni shiawase ka shiremasen."

Sate minna sono toori ni narimashita.

Shibafu no mannaka, kodomora no hayashi no mae ni,

" Kenjuu kouenrin" to hotta aoi kanrangan no hi ga tachimashita.

Mukashi no sono gakkou no sei to, ima wa mou rippana kenji ni nattari shoukou ni nattari umi no mukou ni chiisai nagara nouen o mottari shite iru hitotachi kara takusan no tegami ya okane ga gakkou ni atsumatte kimashita.

Kenjuu no uchi no hitotachi wa hontou ni yorokonde nakimashita.

Mattaku mattaku kono kouenrin no sugi no kuroi rippana midori, sawayaka na nioi, natsu no suzushii kage, gekkoushoku no shibafu ga kore kara nanzennin no hitotachi ni hontou no saiwai ga nan da ka o oshieru ka kazoeraremasen deshita.

Soshite hayashi wa Kenjuu no ita toki no toori ame ga futte wa sukitooru tsumetai shizuku o mijikai kusa ni potari potari to otoshi ohisama ga kagayaite wa atarashii kirei na kuuki o sawayaka ni hakidasu no deshita.