Koufuku no Ouji -4-
“ watashi wa ejiputo ni ikitai n desu “ to tsubame wa ii mashita . “ yuujin tachi wa nairu gawa ni sotte tobimawattari , ookina hasu no hana ni hanashikaketari shite imasu . mamonaku , minna wa idai na ou no haka no naka de nemuri masu . ou mo mata , soko no irodorareta hitsugi no naka ni imasu . ou wa kiiro no amanuno de tsutsumare , kouryou o tsukatte miira ni natte imasu . kubi niwa ao midori iro no hisui no kubikazari ga kakerare , ou no ryoute wa marude shioreta hano you nandesu yo “ “ tsubame san , tsubame san , chiisana tsubame san “ to ouji wa ii mashita . “ mou hitoban tomatte , watashi no otsukai o shite kurenai ka . ano ko wa totemo nodo ga kawaite ite , okaasan wa totemo kanashinde iru no dayo “ “ watashi wa otoko no ko ga suki ja naindesu “ to tsubame wa kotae mashita . “ kyonen no natsu , kawa no hotori ni ita toki , futarinoranbounaotokono ko ga orimashita . konahiki no musuko tachi de , futari wa itsumo boku ni ishi o nagetsuke mashita . mochiron ikkai mo atari masen deshita yo . bokutachi tsubame wa souiu toki niwa totemo umaku tobimasu shi , sono ue , boku wa kibin sa de yuumei na kakei no de desu kara . demo , ishi o nagete kuru tte iu nowa shitsurei na shouko desu yone “ demo , koufuku no ouji ga totemo kanashisou na kao o shimashita node , chiisana tsubame mo sumanai kimochi ni narimashita . “ koko wa totemo samui desu ne “ to tsubame wa ii mashita . “ demo , anata no tokoro ni hitoban tomatte , anata no otsukai o itashi mashou “ “ arigatou , chiisana tsubame san “ to ouji wa iimashita . sokode tsubame wa ouji no tsurugi kara ookina rubi o toridasu to , kuchibashi ni kuwae , machi no yane o tobikoete dekake mashita . tsubame wa , shiroi dairiseki no tenshi ga choukoku sarete iru seidou no tou o toorisugi mashita . kyuuden o toorisugiru toki , dansu o odotte iru oto ga kikoe mashita . utsukushii onna no ko ga koibito to issho ni barukoni ni dete kimashita . “ nante subarashii hoshi darou “ kare wa onnanoko ni ii mashita . “ soshite ai no chikara wa nanto subarashii koto darou “ “ watashi no doresu ga butoukai ni ma ni au to iiwa “ to onna no ko ga kotae mashita . “ doresu ni tokeisou no hana ga shishuu sareru youni chuumon shita noyo . demo ohariko tte iu nowa tottemo namakemono dakara “ tsubame wa kawa o koe , fune no masuto ni kakatte iru rantan o mimashita . tsubame wa hinmingai o koe , oita yudaya jin tachi ga shoubai o shite , dou no tenbin de okane o hakari wakeru noo mimashita . yatto , ano mazushii ie ni tadoritsuku to , tsubame wa naka o nozokikomi mashita . otoko no ko wa beddo no ue de netsu no tame ni negaeri o uchi , okaasan wa tsukare kitte nemurikonde orimashita . tsubame wa naka ni haitte , teburu no ue ni aru okaasan no yubinuki no waki ni ookina rubi ookimashita . sorekara tsubame wa sotto beddo no mawari o tobi , tsubasa de otoko no ko no hitai o aogi mashita . “ totemo suzushii “ to otoko no ko wa ii mashita . “ boku wa kitto genki ni naru “ soshite kokochiyoi nemuri ni haitte ikimashita . sorekara tsubame wa koufuku no ouji no tokoro ni tonde modori , yatta koto o ouji ni tsutae mashita . “ myou na koto ni “ to tsubame wa ii mashita . “ konna ni samui noni , boku wa ima totemo atatakai kimochi ga surundesu “ “ sorewa , iikoto o shita kara dayo “ to ouji wa ii mashita . sokode chiisana tsubame wa kangae hajime mashita ga , yagate nemutte shimaimashita . kangae goto o suru to tsubame wa itsumo nemuku naru nodesu . asa ni naru to , tsubame wa kawa no tokoro made tonde iki , mizuabi o shimashita . “ nanto odoroku beki genshou da “ to chourui gaku no kyouju ga hashi o watari nagara ii mashita . “ fuyu ni tsubame o miru nante “ sorekara kyouju wa , kono koto ni tsuite nagai tousho o chihou shinbun ni atete kaki mashita . minna ga sono tousho o wadai ni shimashita . demo , sono tousho wa hitobito ga rikai dekinai tango de ippai deshita .
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