How the Monkey Got Food When He Was Hungry

When He Was Hungry

腹をすかせたとき

Once upon a time the monkey was hungry. He wanted to make some porridge, but he did not have any money to buy meal to make the porridge. So he went to the house of the hen to borrow some meal. The hen gave him some meal.

むかしむかし、猿が腹をすかせていた。粥を作りたかったが、粥のもとになる粉を買う金がなかった。そこで雌鶏の家へ行き、粉を借りることにした。雌鶏は粉を分けてくれた。

"Come to my house to-morrow at one o'clock," he said to the hen, "I'll pay back the meal then."

「明日の一時にうちへ来てください」と猿は雌鶏に言った。「そのとき粉をお返しします。」

Then the monkey went to the house of the fox and said, "O, friend fox, please lend me some meal. Come to my house to-morrow at two o'clock and I'll pay you then." The fox gave him some meal.

つぎに猿は狐の家へ行って言った。「狐さん、どうか粉を少し貸してください。明日の二時にうちへ来てくだされば、お返しします。」狐は粉を分けてくれた。

Then the monkey went to the house of the dog and said, "O, friend dog, please lend me some meal. Come to my house to-morrow at three o'clock and I'll pay you back then." The dog gave him some meal.

つぎに猿は犬の家へ行って言った。「犬さん、どうか粉を少し貸してください。明日の三時にうちへ来てくだされば、お返しします。」犬は粉を分けてくれた。

Then the monkey went to the house of the tiger and said, "O, friend tiger, please lend me some meal. Come to my house to-morrow at four o'clock and I'll pay you back then." The tiger gave the monkey some meal.

つぎに猿は虎の家へ行って言った。「虎さん、どうか粉を少し貸してください。明日の四時にうちへ来てくだされば、お返しします。」虎は猿に粉を分けてくれた。

The monkey went home and made a great pot of porridge. He feasted and feasted until he couldn't eat any more, but there was still plenty of porridge left in the pot. Then the monkey made his bed and took care to fix it high up from the floor.

猿は家へ帰り、大鍋いっぱいの粥を作った。もう食べられないというほど食べに食べたが、それでも鍋にはたっぷり残っていた。それから猿は寝床をこしらえたが、床からうんと高いところに吊るすように気をつけた。

The next day, at midday, he ate some more of the porridge. Then he bound a cloth about his head and went to bed pretending that he was sick.

翌日の昼どき、猿は粥をまた少し食べた。それから頭に布を巻きつけ、病人のふりをして寝床に入った。

At one o'clock the hen came and knocked at the door. The monkey in a low, weak voice asked her to enter. He told her how very sick he was and the hen was very sorry for him.

一時に雌鶏が来て、戸を叩いた。猿は低く弱々しい声で入るように言った。自分がどんなにひどく病んでいるかを話すと、雌鶏はたいそう気の毒に思った。

At two o'clock the fox came and knocked at the door. The hen was frightened almost to death. "Never mind," said the monkey, "you can hide here under my bed."

二時に狐が来て、戸を叩いた。雌鶏は死ぬほど怯えた。「案じることはありません」と猿は言った。「わたしの寝床の下に隠れていなさい。」

The hen hid under the monkey's bed and the monkey in a weak, low voice invited the fox to enter. The monkey told the fox how very ill he was and the fox was very sorry for him.

雌鶏は猿の寝床の下に隠れ、猿は弱く低い声で狐を招き入れた。猿は自分がどんなにひどく病んでいるかを狐に話し、狐はたいそう気の毒に思った。

At three o'clock the dog came and knocked at the door. The fox was frightened almost to death. "Never mind," said the monkey; "hide here under my bed and everything will be all right."

三時に犬が来て、戸を叩いた。狐は死ぬほど怯えた。「案じることはありません」と猿は言った。「わたしの寝床の下に隠れなさい。そうすればすべてうまくいきます。」

The fox hid under the monkey's bed and the monkey, in a low, weak voice, invited the dog to enter. The monkey told the dog how very sick he was and the dog was very sorry for him.

狐は猿の寝床の下に隠れ、猿は低く弱々しい声で犬を招き入れた。猿は自分がどんなにひどく病んでいるかを犬に話し、犬はたいそう気の毒に思った。

At four the tiger came and knocked at the door. The dog was frightened almost to death. "Never mind," said the monkey. "Hide here under my bed and everything will be all right."

四時に虎が来て、戸を叩いた。犬は死ぬほど怯えた。「案じることはありません」と猿は言った。「わたしの寝床の下に隠れなさい。そうすればすべてうまくいきます。」

The dog hid under the monkey's bed. Then the monkey invited the tiger to enter. He told, the tiger how very sick he was but the tiger was not at all sorry for him. He sprang at the bed, demanding in a loud, fierce voice that the monkey pay back the meal at once, as he had promised to do. The monkey escaped to the tree tops, but the bed broke down under the tiger's weight.

犬は猿の寝床の下に隠れた。それから猿は虎を招き入れた。自分がどんなにひどく病んでいるかを話したが、虎はまるで気の毒に思わなかった。虎は寝床に飛びかかり、約束どおりいますぐ粉を返せと、大きな荒々しい声で迫った。猿は木の梢へ逃げおおせたが、寝床は虎の重みで壊れ落ちた。

Then the fox ate up the hen and the dog ate up the fox and the tiger ate up the dog. The tiger is still trying to catch the monkey.

すると狐は雌鶏を食い、犬は狐を食い、虎は犬を食った。虎はいまなお猿を捕まえようとしている。