Let's enjoy learning Japanese by reading Grimm's fairy tale "Bremen Town Musicians".
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Today was a sunny and warm day. I'm glad the laundry was dry and dry. And today is Halloween, isn't it? Have you all put up Halloween decorations and eaten food? Some of you may have gone to USJ or Disneyland in costume. I hope you are all having a fun and wonderful Halloween.
Well, today I would like to introduce Grimm's fairy tales.
The title is "Bremen Town Musicians". There are four animals in this story. The first time each animal speaks, say the animal's sound. Do you know which animal's lines? If you don't understand, try imagining while reading.
"Bremen Town Musicians"
Once upon a time an old donkey, a cockerel, a cat and a dog were walking a long, long road to the city of Bremen.
They were all abandoned by humans.
"Hehe. Humans throw us away when we can't work. It's really terrible."
"Wow! That's right. I hate humans."
"Meow! Good! We're going to the town of Bremen from now on, and we'll have you join the music band!"
"Kokekokko! We're old, but our voices are still good, and we can have fun with music!"
After walking for a long time, night fell.
"Meow. Oh, I'm tired. Let's take a rest somewhere."
"Wow! That's right. Oh, there's a house over there! Let's stay there for the night."
When the four of them quietly peeped into the house, they saw big men drinking alcohol while singing loudly.
We are four thieves~♪
A great thief who silences crying children~♪
"Kokekokko! Hey! This is a thief's home!"
"Hey hey. Alright, let's get rid of them!"
The donkey put its paws on the window.
The dog got on top of it, then the cat on top of it, and finally the cockerel.
and with all
"Hihin!!!"
"Doggie!!"
"Meow meow!!"
"Kokekokko!!"
cried.
When the thieves saw it,
"What?"
"Wow, it's a monster!!! Everyone, run away!"
With that said, I ran out of the house in a panic.
"Hihi! Haha! It went well!"
"Wow! Come on, let's go inside and warm up."
"Kokekokko! I'm already hungry. Let's have a feast."
The donkey, the dog, the cat, and the rooster went straight into the house and ate the food left by the thieves. I drank a lot of alcohol, so I became sleepy.
“Meow.
Then everyone looked for their own place to sleep and fell asleep.
Well, it's midnight.
A thief who thought something was wrong sneaked back.
Then the cat sleeping in the furnace suddenly woke up.
The cat's eyes flashed in the dark, and the thief mistakenly thought the furnace was still on fire.
"Oh, it's cold, it's cold."
I brought my face closer to the furnace.
"Unya!!"
The cat was surprised and scratched the thief's face.
"Gyaaaa!"
The thief also raised his voice in surprise.
The sound awoke the dog to bite the thief in the buttocks, the rooster to peck at the leg, and the donkey to kick him hard on the back.
"Gya! It's a monster after all!"
Morning came and the thieves hadn't returned.
He said that there was a monster in that house and ran off somewhere.
"Hey hey, then let's make this our house and live."
So, the four dogs stopped going to the town of Bremen and lived in this house singing together.
How was it.
I was introduced to the story "The Bremen Town Musicians". It was a very interesting story.
Did you know which animal made the cry? "Hihin" is a donkey, "Nyaa" is a cat, "Wanwan" is a dog, and "Kokekokko" is a cock. It's interesting how animal sounds are expressed differently in different countries. Were there any similar expressions in your country? completely different! Or, if you have a cry that didn't come up this time, but you don't know what it's called in Japanese, please let me know. By the way, have you ever heard a giraffe cry? You may not have much of an image of it, but it croaks like a cow. I was so surprised when I first found out about this!
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