朗読「忠五郎のはなし　THE STORY OF CHUGORO」小泉八雲

昔、江戸小石川に鈴木と云う旗本があって、屋敷は江戸川の岸、中の橋に近い所にあった。

この鈴木の家来に忠五郎と云う足軽がいた。体格も良く怜悧で、仲間からの信頼も厚かった。

しかし、忠五郎は蒼白く衰えて来た。そこである晩、忠五郎が丁度家を抜け出そうとする時、一人の年取った侍が彼を呼んでいった。

Recitation of "The Story of Chugoro THE STORY OF CHUGORO" by Koizumi Yakumo

Once upon a time, there was a bannerman named Suzuki in Koishikawa, Edo, whose residence was located on the bank of the Edo River, near the Nakanobashi Bridge.

Suzuki's retainer was a footman named Chugoro. He was a big and smart man, and was trusted by his companions.

One day, however, Chugoro began going out without permission, and his companions became aware of it. At first, no one said anything about this strange behavior.

However, Chugoro began to pale and fade. One night, just as Chugoro was about to leave the house, an old samurai called him.

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朗読「おかめのはなし　THE STORY OF O-KAME」小泉八雲

長者の娘おかめは、その夫・八右衞門をひじょうに好いていた。

おかめは結婚後二年にもならないうちに、当時流行していた病気にかかって、どんな医者も匙を投げるようになった。

おかめは看護を受けながら、毎日次第に弱って行って、とうとう自分でも助からぬ事がわかってきた。

そこで彼女は夫を呼んで、最期の願いを言った。

Reading "THE STORY OF O-KAME" by Yakumo Koizumi

Okame, the daughter of a wealthy man, was very fond of her husband, Hachiemon.

Within two years of their marriage, Okame contracted a disease so prevalent at the time that all doctors began to refuse to see her.

Okame was being cared for, but each day she grew weaker and weaker until finally she realized that she could not help herself.

So she called her husband and told him of her last wish.

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朗読「生霊　Ikiryo」小泉八雲

江戸霊岸島に喜兵衞と云う金持ちの瀬戸物店があった。喜兵衞は六兵衞と云う番頭を長く使っていた。六兵衞の力で店は繁昌した。

番頭一人では管理しきれなくなったので、手代を一人雇うことにした。六兵衛の甥であった。この若者は悧巧で商売はますます盛んになった。

7ヶ月もすると、この若者はひどい病気になってしまった。名医を呼んで診せたが、原因がわからない。

六兵衛は、若者が恋の病にでもかかったか、と思って問うたところ……

Ikiryo" by Koizumi Yakumo

On the island of Reigan in Edo, there was a rich man named Kihei, who owned a store selling Japanese ceramics. Kihei had a watchman named Rokubei for a long time. The store flourished under Rokubei's power.

The shop was no longer able to be managed by the watchman alone, so Kihei decided to hire a helper. He was Rokubei's nephew. This young man was good and the business continued to flourish.

After seven months, the young man became very ill. He called in a good doctor to examine him, but he could not find the cause of the illness.

Rokubei asked him if the young man had a love sickness.

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朗読「亡霊の恩返し」福娘童話集

昔々、中国の山東省に許という漁師がおりました。

許は酒好きで、毎晩、川へ出て網を打ちながら酒を飲んでいました。

許の酒の飲み方は変わっていて、まず盃に一杯やってから、次に地面へ酒を垂らし、「まあ、お飲みなさいよ」と言うのです。

長い間、漁師をやってきた許には、川で死んでしまった友達がたくさんいたのです。

地面へ垂らしたお酒は、友達への捧げ物だったのです。

Recitation of "The Ghost's Benefit" from Fukumusume's Children's Story Collection

Once upon a time, there was a fisherman named Xu in Shandong Province, China.

Xu loved to drink, and every night he would go out to the river to drink while casting nets.

Xu had an unusual way of drinking. He would first fill a cup with wine, then pour some on the ground and say, "Well, drink up.

He would then drop his drink on the ground and say, "Well, drink it." Having been a fisherman for a long time, Hsu had many friends who had died in the river.

The sake he dripped on the ground was an offering to his friends.

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朗読「毒もみのすきな署長さん」宮沢賢治

プハラの町は豊かな川と魚に恵まれた町です。

「火薬を使って鳥をとること」と「毒もみをして魚をとること」を禁じており、毒もみをするものを押えることを警察は一番大事な仕事としているほどでした。

ある日、新しい警察署長さんがやってきます。

そんな時に国で禁止されている「毒もみ」によって魚が次々と死ぬ怪事件が起こります。

Recitation "Mr. Chief of Police who Likes Poison Firs" by Kenji Miyazawa

The town of Pujara is blessed with abundant rivers and fish.

The town forbids the use of gunpowder to catch birds and the use of poison to catch fish, and the police consider it their most important job to catch those who use poison.

One day, a new police chief arrived.

One day, a new police chief arrives, and a mysterious incident occurs in which fish die one after another due to "poison fir," which is prohibited in the country.

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朗読「夜釣りの怪」池田輝方

私の祖父は釣りが好きで、王子の扇屋の主人や、千住の女郎屋の主人と一緒に釣りに行きました。

女郎屋の主人と、夜釣りに行った時の事です。

祖父が釣りをしていると、川の音がガバガバとしました。

Recitation "The Monster of Night Fishing "IkedaTerukata

My grandfather loved fishing, and he went fishing with the owner of Ogiya in Oji and the owner of Onna-roya in Senju.

It was one time when he went night fishing with the owner of Onna-roya.

While my grandfather was fishing, the sound of the river was heard like a gabba gabba gabba.

Soon the owner of the brothel came up behind my grandfather with his fishing pole all packed up and said, "Let's go home soon.

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朗読「青い紐」田中貢太郎

仲間との飲み会を離れ、一人で店に入った桃山哲郎。

Reading "The Blue String" by Koutaro Tanaka

Tetsuro Momoyama left a drinking party with his friends and went into a restaurant alone.

Feeling somewhat unsatisfied, he decided to look for the suspicious old woman selling walking sticks that his friend had told him about earlier, and took a streetcar to Ueno-hirokoji.

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朗読「女の首」田中貢太郎

　新吉の目は、通りすがりの女の顔ばかりを次々と見ていた。

　新吉の探している女は、おどおどした顔の田舎娘である。

　彼は、田舎娘を騙して、怪しい家へ売る悪党であった。

　今日も、また一人、水戸から来たばかりという二十歳の娘が、新吉の毒牙にかかってしまった。

Recitation "A Woman's Head" by Kotaro Tanaka

Shinkichi's eyes kept looking at the faces of women passing by, one after another.

The woman Shinkichi was looking for was a frightened-looking country girl.

He is a villain who tricks country girls and sells them to shady houses.

Today, another 20-year-old girl, who had just arrived from Mito, fell into Shinkichi's clutches.

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朗読「或恋愛小説」芥川龍之介

　場所はある婦人雑誌社の面会室。主筆と小説家・保吉が話す。

　保吉は婦人雑誌に書きたいと思っていると小説があるという。

　ある女主人公・妙子がいて外交官の夫がいるにもかかわらず、達雄という才能あるが貧しい音楽家と懇意になってしまった。

　女主人公は達雄は私のことを愛しているのではないかと直覚する。

　夫がいないときも達央は、居間でピアノを弾いていく。けれども夫が帰ってきて、達雄の訪問を拒否する。

　その二か月後、達雄は出張へ行き、妻も一緒に行かなければならない。

　しかし、旅先で妙子は夫よりも達雄を愛していたと感じるようになり、達雄に手紙を書く。

　達雄は「私はあなたを愛していた。今でもあなたを愛している」という妙子からの手紙をみて「畜生」と怒鳴りだす。

Reading "A Love Story" by Ryunosuke Akutagawa

　The location is the visiting room of a women's magazine. The main writer and the novelist, Yasukichi, talk.

　Yasukichi says he has a novel he wants to write for a women's magazine.

　There is a female protagonist, Taeko, who, despite having a diplomat husband, has fallen in love with a talented but poor musician named Tatsuo.

　The female protagonist realizes that Tatsuo might be in love with me. When her husband is away, Tatsuo plays the piano in the living room. However, her husband returns and refuses to allow Tatsuo to visit.

　Two months later, Tatsuo goes on a business trip and his wife must go with him.

However, during the trip, Taeko begins to feel that she loved Tatsuo more than her husband, and she writes a letter to Tatsuo. Tatsuo says, "I loved you. I still love you." When he sees the letter from Taeko, he starts yelling at her, "Damn you.

朗読 「仙人」 芥川龍之介

　北支那の市から市を渡って歩く見世物師に李小二（RiSyouji）という見世物師がいた。鼠に芝居をさせるのを商売にしている男である。

　天気がいいと人通りの多いところに立って歌を歌って人を寄せる。大人も子供も足を止める。人垣ができると李は鼠に面を被らせ衣装を着せて演技をさせた。芝居が終わるころには屋台の前に出してある盆の中に、いつの間にか、銅銭の山ができるのである。

　ある寒い日の雨の降る午後、李は商売から帰るところで道ばたに小さな廟を見つけその軒下に駆けこんだ。

Reading "The Hermit" by Ryunosuke Akutagawa

There was a showman named RiSyouji who walked from city to city in North China. He was a man who made it his business to put on a show for rats.

When the weather was fine, he would stand in a busy street and sing songs to attract people. Adults and children alike would stop to watch. When the crowds gathered, Lee would have the rats put on masks and costumes and put on their performances. By the time the performance was over, a pile of copper coins had formed in a tray in front of the stall.

One cold, rainy afternoon, Li was returning home from his business when he spotted a small temple on the street and ran under its eaves.

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