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 ,tsubamesan,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 wasuremasen . Rainen no haru ,boku wa anata gaageteshimattahousekifutatsunokawarini,utsukushiihousekiofutatsumottekaettekimasu.Rubiwaakaibarayorimoakaku,safaiawataikainoyouniaoimononinarudeshou”

“ 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,zenbudameninatteshimatta.Okaneomottekaerenakattara,otousangaonnanokoobutsudarou.Dakaraonnanokowanaiteiru.Anokowakutsumokutsushitamohaiteinaishi,nanimoatamanikabutteinai.Watashinonokotteirumeotoridashite,anokoniyattehoshii.Sousurebaotousankarabutarenaidarou”

“ 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 ,tsubamesan,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 ”tokawaisou 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 .