Koufuku no Ouji -6-
Tsugi no hi , tsubame wa hatoba e iki mashita . Ookina fune no masuto no ue ni tomari , suifu tachi ga ookina hako o sensou kara ropu de hikizuridasu noo mimashita . Hako ga hitotsu deru tabi ni “ Yoikorase !” to suifu tachi wa sakebi mashita . “ Boku wa ejiputo ni ikunda yo !” to tsubame mo oogoe o dashi mashita ga , dare mo ki ni shimasen deshita . Tsuki ga deru to tsubame wa koufuku no ouji no tokoro ni modori mashita .
“ Oitoma goi ni yatte kimashita ” Tsubame wa koe o age mashita .
“ Tsubame san , tsubame san , chiisana tsubame san ” to ouji wa ii mashita . “ Mou hitoban tomatte kuremasen ka ”
“ Mou fuyu desu ” Tsubame wa kotae mashita . “ Tsumetai yuki ga mamonaku koko nimo furu deshou . Ejiputo dewa taiyou no hikari ga midori no shuro no ki ni atatakaku sosogi , wani tachi wa doro no naka ni nesobette nonbiri sugoshite imasu . Yuujin tachi wa , barubekku jiin no naka ni su o tsukutte ori , pinku to shiro no hato ga sore omite , kuku to naki kawashite imasu . Ouji sama . Boku wa ikanakucha narimasen . Anata no koto wa kesshite wasure masen . Rainen no haru , boku wa anata ga agete shimatta houseki futatsu no kawari ni , utsukushiihouseki o futatsu motte kaette kimasu . Rubi wa akai bara yori mo akaku , safaia wa taikai no youni aoi mono ni naru deshou ”
“ Shita no hou ni hiroba ga aru ” to koufuku no ouji wa ii mashita . “ Soko ni chiisana macchi uri no shoujo ga iru . Macchi o mizo ni otoshite shimai , zenbu dame ninatte shimatta . Okane o motte kaere nakatta ra , otousan ga onna no ko o butsu darou . Dakara onna no ko wa naite iru . Ano ko wa kutsu mo kutsushita mo haite inai shi , nani mo atama ni kabutte inai . Watashi no nokotte iru me o tori dashite , ano ko niyatte hoshii . Sou sureba otousan kara butare nai darou ”
“ Mou hitoban , anata no tokoro ni tomari mashou ” Tsubame wa ii mashita . “ Demo , anata no me o toridasu nante deki masen . Sonna koto o shitara , anata wa nani mo mienaku natte shimaimasu ”
“ Tsubame san , tsubame san , chiisana tsubame san ” to ouji wa ii mashita . “ Watashi ga meijita toori ni shite okure ”
Sokode tsubame wa ouji no mou katahou no me o tori dashite , shita e tonde iki mashita . Tsubame wa macchi uri no shoujo no tokoro made satsu to orite , houseki o te no naka ni suberi komase mashita . “ Tottemo kirei na garasu dama !” Sono onna no ko wa ii mashita . Soshite warai nagara hashitte ie ni kaeri mashita .
Sorekara tsubame wa ouji no tokoro ni modori mashita . “ Anata wa mou nani mo mienaku nari mashita ” to tsubame wa ii mashita . “ Dakara , zutto anata to issho ni iru koto ni shimasu ”
“ Iya , chiisana tsubame san ” to kawaisou na ouji wa ii mashita . “ Anata wa ejiputo ni ikanakucha ikenai ”
“ Boku wa zutto anata to issho ni imasu ” tsubame wa ii mashita . Soshite ouji no ashimoto de nemuri mashita .
