むかし、ギリシャの片田舎に、ケメトスという人がいました。

小さい時に両親を失って、お祖父さんの手で育てられていましたが、非常な乱暴者で、近所の子供達と喧嘩けんかをしたり、野山を駆け廻ったりして、その日その日を遊び暮らしていました。

ある日、ケメトスを心配したお祖父さんは、ケメトスに話しました。

「わしはお前が生まれた時、ほうき星を見た。長く尾を引くほうき星が落ちる瞬間に、おまえは生まれたのだ。ほうき星は縁起の悪い星だという。わしは、お前の行く末が心配でならん。おまえは悪い運命をもって生まれたのだから、人生をよくしようと思って生きていかねばならない」

Once upon a time, in rural Greece, there was a man named Kemetos.

He was very violent and spent his days fighting with the neighborhood children and running around in the fields and mountains.

One day, his grandfather, who was worried about Kemetos, told him, "When you were born, I was a law-abiding man, and when you were born, I was a law-abiding man.

I saw a broom star when you were born. I saw a broom star when you were born, and you were born at the moment the long trailing broom star fell. They say that a broom star is an unlucky star. I am worried about your future. You were born with a bad fate, so you must live your life with the intention of making it better.

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