わらびの恩
わらびの恩
The bracken's kindness岩手県の民話
Iwate Prefecture's folk taleむかしむかし、大きなヘビが昼寝をしていると、
Once upon a time, there was a big snake taking a nap,不運な事に土の中から茅が芽を出して、鋭くとがった先でヘビの身体を貫き通してしまったのです。
unfortunately, a bud of grass sprouted out and pierced through its bodyやがて目を覚ましたヘビは、
The snake was awake「あぁーーっ、よく寝たな。
"Oh well, what a good nap!さて、お昼ご飯にカエルでも食べに行くか」
Well, let's find a frog for lunch. "と、前に進もうとしたのですが、茅に体を貫かれているので、身体が前に進みません。
The snake said and tried to go forward, but because of the bud of grass, it could not move.「あれ? おかしいなあ?」
"What? What's wrong?"そこで自分の身体を見て、ようやく自分の身体が茅に貫き通されている事を知ったのです。
It looked at its body and finally knew that it was pierced by a bud of grass.「わあぁぁ! これは大変だ!」
"Oh,no! That's too bad."ヘビは尻尾をバタバタさせたり、身体をクネクネしたりしましたが、どう頑張っても、
The snake tried to move, but no matter how hard it tried,茅から身体が抜けません。
its body could not get out of that grass.「どうしよう? このまま動けないと、飢え死にしてしまうよ」
"What can I do? If I don't move this way, I'll starve and die."ヘビがほとほと困っていると、ちょうどヘビのお腹の下あたりから、可愛いワラビが出てきました。
When the snake tended to lose hope, from under its belly, a cute bracken came out.ワラビは、ヘビが困っているのを見ると、
Seeing the snake being in trouble, the bracken said:「ヘビさん、ヘビさん、ぼくが身体を持ち上げてあげるから、もう少しの我慢だよ」
"Mr. Snake, Mr. Snake, I will lift your body, so just try to hold on."と、言って、ヘビの身体をどんどん持ち上げていきました。
then it lifted the snake's body little by little.こうしてヘビの身体は、突き刺さっていた茅から
Right after that, from its bodyスポンと抜けたのです。
the bud of grass was taken out.身体が自由になったヘビは、大喜びです。
The rescued snake was overjoyed.「ありがとう、ワラビさん。本当にありがとう」
"Thank you, little bracken. Thank you very much."それからヘビはワラビを大切にするようになりました。
The snake showed its deep gratitude to the bracken.そして、ヘビが人間を襲うときに、人間が、
And whenever snake attacks human, they will say:ヘビよ、ヘビ
"Snake, snake茅畑に昼寝して
Take a nap in the lawnワラビに助けてもらった恩を忘れたか?
Did you forget the bracken's kindness?もしも噛んだりしたならば、ワラビを全部取ってしまうぞ
If you attack, I will catch all the brackens."と、唱えると、ヘビはワラビの恩を思い出して、道を開けてくれるのだそうです。
When hearing this invocation, the snake remembers how the bracken helped it and goes away.おしまい
The end.わらびの恩
恩
Favour, favor, obligation, debt of gratitude
岩手県の民話
県
Territory (pre-taika: under the yamato court; heian: under a provincial governor, etc.); countryside
民話
Folklore
むかしむかし、大きなヘビが昼寝をしていると、
昼寝
Nap (afternoon), siesta
大きな
Big, large, great
不運な事に土の中から茅が芽を出して、鋭くとがった先でヘビの身体を貫き通してしまったのです。
芽
Sprout
事
Thing, matter; incident, occurrence, event, something serious, trouble, crisis; circumstances, situation, state of affairs; work, business, affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ..., playing make-believe ..; alias, aka, nickname, alternative name, also known as
鋭い
Sharp (blade), pointed; sharp (pain), stabbing, cutting (remark), stinging, pointed (question or look), screeching (noise); perceptive, keen, quick (mind), astute, shrewd, discerning; nimble, agile, quick
中
Inside, in; among, within; center (centre), middle; during, while
土
Earth, soil, dirt, clay, mud; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens), the ground, the land; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in on''youdou)
不運
Misfortune, bad luck, ill luck, ill fortune, bad break, tough luck, mischance
先
Former, previous, old; first move (in go, shogi, etc.), opening move
出す
To take out, to get out; to put out, to reveal, to show; to submit (e.g. thesis), to turn in; to publish, to make public; to send (e.g. letter); to produce (a sound), to start (fire); to serve (food); to begin ..., to start to ..., to burst into ..
茅
Grass used for thatching, sedge used for thatching
貫き通す
To go through, to pierce, to penetrate; to persist, to stick to, to enforce (one''s) will
やがて目を覚ましたヘビは、
覚ます
To awaken; to disabuse; to sober up; to dampen, to throw a damper on, to spoil
目
Eye, eyeball; eyesight, sight, vision; look, stare, glance; an experience; viewpoint; stitch, texture, weave; ordinal number suffix; somewhat, -ish
「あぁーーっ、よく寝たな。
寝る
To lie down; to go to bed, to lie in bed; to sleep (lying down); to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie idle
さて、お昼ご飯にカエルでも食べに行くか」
お昼
Lunch, noon
行く
To go, to move (in a direction or towards a specific location), to head (towards), to be transported (towards), to reach; to proceed, to take place; to pass through, to come and go; to walk; to die, to pass away; to do (in a specific way); to stream, to flow; to continue; to have an orgasm, to come, to cum; to trip, to get high, to have a drug-induced hallucination
食べる
To eat; to live on (e.g. a salary), to live off, to subsist on
ご飯
Cooked rice; meal
と、前に進もうとしたのですが、茅に体を貫かれているので、身体が前に進みません。
進む
To advance, to go forward; to precede, to go ahead (of); to make progress, to improve; to deepen, to heighten; to be fast (of a clock), to be ahead; to do of one''s own free will
貫く
To go through, to pierce, to penetrate; to carry out, to persist, to keep (faith), to stick to (principles), to maintain (independence)
体
Appearance, air, condition, state, form
前
Ago, before (some event), previously, (minutes) to (the hour); in front (of), before (e.g. the house); head (of a line), front (e.g. of a bus), fore part; in the presence of; helping, portion; privates, private parts
茅
Grass used for thatching, sedge used for thatching
「あれ? おかしいなあ?」
そこで自分の身体を見て、ようやく自分の身体が茅に貫き通されている事を知ったのです。
見る
To see, to look, to watch, to view, to observe; to look over, to look on, to assess, to examine, to judge; to look after, to keep an eye on, to take care of; to view (e.g. flowers, movie); to try, to try out; to see that..., to find that..
事
Thing, matter; incident, occurrence, event, something serious, trouble, crisis; circumstances, situation, state of affairs; work, business, affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ..., playing make-believe ..; alias, aka, nickname, alternative name, also known as
自分
Myself, yourself, oneself, himself, herself; i, me; you
知る
To be aware of, to know, to be conscious of, to cognize, to cognise; to notice, to feel; to understand, to comprehend, to grasp; to remember, to be acquainted with (a procedure); to experience, to go through, to learn; to be acquainted with (a person), to get to know; to concern
茅
Grass used for thatching, sedge used for thatching
貫き通す
To go through, to pierce, to penetrate; to persist, to stick to, to enforce (one''s) will
「わあぁぁ! これは大変だ!」
大変
Very, greatly; immense, enormous, great; serious, grave, dreadful, terrible; difficult, hard; major incident, disaster
ヘビは尻尾をバタバタさせたり、身体をクネクネしたりしましたが、どう頑張っても、
頑張る
To persevere, to persist, to keep at it, to hang on, to hold out, to do one''s best; to insist that, to stick to (one''s opinion); to remain in a place, to stick to one''s post, to refuse to budge
バタバタ
Flapping, rattling (sound), noisily, clattering noise; commotion, kerfuffle
尻尾
Tail (animal)
茅から身体が抜けません。
抜ける
To come out, to fall out, to be omitted, to be missing, to escape, to come loose; to fade, to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear, to be transparent (e.g. of the sky); to be stupid, to be absentminded, to be careless, to be inattentive; to exit (a program loop)
茅
Grass used for thatching, sedge used for thatching
「どうしよう? このまま動けないと、飢え死にしてしまうよ」
飢え死に
(death from) starvation, starving to death
ヘビがほとほと困っていると、ちょうどヘビのお腹の下あたりから、可愛いワラビが出てきました。
お腹
Stomach
下
Under (being in said condition or environment)
可愛い
Cute, adorable, charming, lovely, pretty; dear, precious, darling, pet; cute little, tiny
困る
To be troubled, to be worried, to be bothered, to be embarrassed, to be stumped
出る
To leave, to exit, to go out, to come out, to get out; to leave (on a journey), to depart, to start out, to set out; to move forward; to come to, to get to, to lead to, to reach; to appear, to come out, to emerge, to surface, to come forth, to turn up, to be found, to be detected, to be discovered, to be exposed, to show, to be exhibited, to be on display; to appear (in print), to be published, to be announced, to be issued, to be listed, to come out; to attend, to participate, to take part, to enter (an event), to play in, to perform; to be stated, to be expressed, to come up, to be brought up, to be raised; to sell; to exceed, to go over; to stick out, to protrude; to break out, to occur, to start, to originate; to be produced; to come from, to be derived from; to be given, to get, to receive, to be offered, to be provided, to be presented, to be submitted, to be handed in, to be turned in, to be paid; to answer (phone, door, etc.), to get; to assume (an attitude), to act, to behave; to pick up (speed, etc.), to gain; to flow (e.g. tears), to run, to bleed; to graduate
ワラビは、ヘビが困っているのを見ると、
見る
To see, to look, to watch, to view, to observe; to look over, to look on, to assess, to examine, to judge; to look after, to keep an eye on, to take care of; to view (e.g. flowers, movie); to try, to try out; to see that..., to find that..
困る
To be troubled, to be worried, to be bothered, to be embarrassed, to be stumped
「ヘビさん、ヘビさん、ぼくが身体を持ち上げてあげるから、もう少しの我慢だよ」
持ち上げる
To elevate, to raise, to lift up; to flatter, to extol, to praise to the sky
我慢
Patience, endurance, perseverance, tolerance, self-control, self-denial
もう少し
A bit more, a bit longer
と、言って、ヘビの身体をどんどん持ち上げていきました。
どんどん
Drumming (noise); rapidly, steadily
持ち上げる
To elevate, to raise, to lift up; to flatter, to extol, to praise to the sky
言う
To say, to utter, to declare; to name, to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"), to make a noise
こうしてヘビの身体は、突き刺さっていた茅から
突き刺さる
To stick into, to pierce, to run into
茅
Grass used for thatching, sedge used for thatching
スポンと抜けたのです。
抜ける
To come out, to fall out, to be omitted, to be missing, to escape, to come loose; to fade, to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear, to be transparent (e.g. of the sky); to be stupid, to be absentminded, to be careless, to be inattentive; to exit (a program loop)
身体が自由になったヘビは、大喜びです。
自由
Freedom, liberty, as it pleases you
喜び
Joy, delight, rapture, pleasure, gratification, rejoicing, congratulations, felicitations
大
The large part of; big, large, great; approximate size, no larger than; -university; large (e.g. serving size), loud (e.g. volume setting)
「ありがとう、ワラビさん。本当にありがとう」
本当に
Really, truly
それからヘビはワラビを大切にするようになりました。
大切
Important, necessary, indispensable; beloved, precious, dear, cherished, valuable; careful
そして、ヘビが人間を襲うときに、人間が、
人間
Human being, person, man, mankind, humankind; character (of a person)
襲う
To attack, to assail, to make an assault, to strike, to hunt down; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
ヘビよ、ヘビ
茅畑に昼寝して
畑
Field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.), cultivated land, vegetable plot, kitchen garden, plantation; field (of specialization), sphere, area; womb, birth, birthplace
昼寝
Nap (afternoon), siesta
茅
Grass used for thatching, sedge used for thatching
ワラビに助けてもらった恩を忘れたか?
恩
Favour, favor, obligation, debt of gratitude
助ける
To help, to save, to rescue, to give relief to, to spare (life), to reinforce, to promote, to abet
忘れる
To forget, to leave carelessly, to be forgetful of, to forget about, to forget (an article)
もしも噛んだりしたならば、ワラビを全部取ってしまうぞ
噛む
To bite, to chew, to gnaw; to crash against (e.g. of waves), to break onto (shore); to engage (of cogs, zippers, etc.), to mesh, to fit together; to be involved in; to fumble one''s words (during a play, broadcast, etc.), to falter with one''s words; to strongly confute, to argue down, to rebuke, to scold harshly
全部
All, entire, whole, altogether
取る
To take, to pick up, to harvest, to earn, to win, to choose; to steal; to eat, to have (a meal); to remove (one''s glasses, etc.); to compete (in sumo, cards, etc.), to play
と、唱えると、ヘビはワラビの恩を思い出して、道を開けてくれるのだそうです。
思い出す
To recall, to remember, to recollect
恩
Favour, favor, obligation, debt of gratitude
唱える
To recite, to chant; to cry, to yell, to shout; to advocate, to advance, to preach, to insist
開ける
To open, to bare, to expose; to stretch
道
Road; way; buddhist teachings; taoism; modern administrative region of japan (hokkaido); historical administrative region of japan (tokaido, tosando, etc.); province (tang-era administrative region of china); province (modern administrative region of korea)
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