ある村に、大きく流れの早い川があり、何度も橋を流されていました。

村の人は困って、都から腕のいい大工を呼んできましたが、都の大工も川の勢いには腕組みして考え込んでしまいました。

すると、川の底に大きな鬼の顔が現れ、「おまえではこの川に橋をかけられない。俺ならかけられる」と。

しかし、鬼は、こうも言いました。「橋をかけたら、おまえの目玉をいただくぞ」。

In a village, there was a large, fast-flowing river, and the bridge was repeatedly washed away.

The villagers were so troubled that they called in a skilled carpenter from the capital, but even the carpenter from the capital folded his arms and pondered over the force of the river.

The carpenter from the capital folded his arms and pondered over the river's strength. Then a big demon face appeared at the bottom of the river and said, "You can't build a bridge over this river. I can build it.

But the demon also said, "If you build a bridge, you will have to pay for it. "But the demon also said, "If you build a bridge, I will take your eyeballs.

#朗読

#楠山正雄

#青空文庫

#民話

#鬼