黒イタチ
黒イタチ
Black weaselクツを作るのを商売にしている男が、色の白いイタチを飼っていました。
There was a man who made shoes and sold. He raised a white weasel.そのイタチは、その家にたくさんいたネズミを、毎日一匹ずつ捕っていました。
There were a lot of rats in the house, and the weasel caught one rat every day.ある時、このイタチがうっかりして、
One day, the weasel accidentally dropped into the dye which was used for dyeing the shoes black,クツ屋が皮を黒く染める為の染料の中に落ちて、まっ黒になってしまいました。
and its fur turned into black.さて、
The rats saw that,ネズミたちはイタチが坊さんの様な黒い姿になったので、これはたぶん改心して
they all thought that the weasel had turned into black like a monk,肉を食べない事にしたのだろうと考えました。
so now it would probably change its mind, and not eat meat anymore.そこでイタチを怖がらずに、その家中を走り回りました。
So they started running around the house without being afraid of the weasel.ところがイタチは、
But, the weasel thought「これはこれは、獲物がたくさん出て来たぞ」
"Oh, a lot of rats came out."と、いつもより多くのネズミを捕まえました。
and caught more rats than usual.他のネズミはみんな逃げてしまいましたが、
All the other rats ran away,イタチが坊さんの着物を着てから、どうして前よりも残酷になったのかと不思議に思いました。
but they still wondered why when the weasel wore a monk's kimono, it became even more cruel than before.中身は同じでも、ちゃんとした立派な着物を着れば、相手の対応も変わってくる事を、
This story teaches us that although the essence doesn't change,このお話は教えています
if you choose correctly and wear suitable clothes, the other people's response will be different.黒イタチ
黒
Black; black go stone; guilt, guilty person
クツを作るのを商売にしている男が、色の白いイタチを飼っていました。
飼う
To keep (a pet or other animal), to raise, to have, to own, to feed
商売
Trade, business, commerce, transaction, occupation
色
Colour, color; complexion; appearance, look; love, lust, sensuality, love affair, lover; kind, type, variety
男
Man, male; fellow, guy, chap, bloke; male lover, boyfriend, man; manliness, manly honor, manly honour, manly reputation
白い
White
作る
To make, to produce, to manufacture, to build, to construct; to prepare (food), to brew (alcohol); to raise, to grow, to cultivate, to train; to till; to draw up (a document), to make out, to prepare, to write; to create (an artistic work, etc.), to compose; to coin (a phrase), to organize, to organise, to establish, to found; to have (a child); to make up (one''s face, etc.); to fabricate (an excuse, etc.); to form (a line, etc.); to set (a record); to commit (a sin, etc.)
そのイタチは、その家にたくさんいたネズミを、毎日一匹ずつ捕っていました。
捕る
To take, to catch, to capture
家
House (e.g. of tokugawa), family
一
One; best; first, foremost; beginning, start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)
毎日
Every day
匹
Counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); counter for horses; roll of cloth
ある時、このイタチがうっかりして、
時
Time, hour, moment; occasion, case; chance, opportunity, season; the times, the age, the day; tense
うっかり
Carelessly, thoughtlessly, inadvertently
クツ屋が皮を黒く染める為の染料の中に落ちて、まっ黒になってしまいました。
為
Good, advantage, benefit, welfare; sake, purpose, objective, aim; consequence, result, effect; affecting, regarding, concerning
皮
Skin, hide, pelt, fur; rind, peel, husk, bark; shell, sheath, wrapping; mask (hiding one''s true nature), seeming
中
Inside, in; among, within; center (centre), middle; during, while
染める
To dye, to colour, to color
落ちる
To fall down, to drop, to fall (e.g. rain), to sink (e.g. sun or moon), to fall onto (e.g. light or one''s gaze), to be used in a certain place (e.g. money); to be omitted, to be missing; to decrease, to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class), to lose (contest, election, etc.); to crash, to degenerate, to degrade, to fall behind; to become indecent (of a conversation); to be ruined, to go under; to fade, to come out (e.g. a stain), to come off (e.g. makeup), to be removed (e.g. illness, possessing spirit, name on a list); to fall (into someone''s hands), to become someone''s possession; to fall (into a trap), to fall (for a trick); to give in, to give up, to confess, to flee; to fall, to be defeated, to surrender; to come to (in the end), to end in; to fall (in love, asleep, etc.); to swoon (judo); to consent, to understand; to crash, to freeze; to die; to move to the depths
黒い
Black; dark; illicit, wicked, underground
屋
(something) shop; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
染料
Dyes
さて、
ネズミたちはイタチが坊さんの様な黒い姿になったので、これはたぶん改心して
様
Mess, sorry state, plight, sad sight; -ways, -wards; in the act of ..., just as one is ..; manner of ..., way of ..
姿
Figure, form, shape; appearance, dress, guise; state, condition, picture, image; form (of a waka); dressed in ..., wearing ..
坊さん
Buddhist priest, monk; boy
黒い
Black; dark; illicit, wicked, underground
改心
Conversion, reform, correcting someone''s conduct
肉を食べない事にしたのだろうと考えました。
考える
To think about, to take into consideration; to ponder, to reflect, to try to come at a conclusion, to think over (something); to intend, to decide (to do), to plan; to come up with, to devise, to scheme; to predict, to anticipate, to expect; to suspect, to doubt; to consider (somebody to be something), to look on
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
食べる
To eat; to live on (e.g. a salary), to live off, to subsist on
肉
Flesh; meat; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); thickness; ink pad
そこでイタチを怖がらずに、その家中を走り回りました。
怖がる
To be afraid of, to fear, to dread, to be nervous (about), to be shy (of)
家中
Whole family, all (members of) family; all over the house
走り回る
To run around
ところがイタチは、
「これはこれは、獲物がたくさん出て来たぞ」
獲物
Game, spoils, trophy, prey
来る
To come (spatially or temporally), to approach, to arrive; to come back, to do ... and come back; to come to be, to become, to get, to grow, to continue; to come from, to be caused by, to derive from; to come to (i.e. "when it comes to spinach ...")
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
と、いつもより多くのネズミを捕まえました。
捕まえる
To catch, to arrest, to seize
多く
Many, much, largely, abundantly, mostly
他のネズミはみんな逃げてしまいましたが、
逃げる
To escape, to run away
他
Other (place, thing, person), the rest; outside, beyond; nothing except, nothing but, nothing apart from, nothing aside from, no choice (but to); besides..., in addition to..
イタチが坊さんの着物を着てから、どうして前よりも残酷になったのかと不思議に思いました。
思う
To think, to consider, to believe; to think (of doing), to plan (to do); to judge, to assess, to regard; to imagine, to suppose, to dream; to expect, to look forward to; to feel, to desire, to want; to recall, to remember
着物
Clothing, clothes; kimono (or other trad. japanese clothing)
不思議
Wonder, miracle, strange, mystery, marvel, curiosity
坊さん
Buddhist priest, monk; boy
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
着る
To wear (in modern japanese, from the shoulders down), to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
残酷
Cruelty, harshness
中身は同じでも、ちゃんとした立派な着物を着れば、相手の対応も変わってくる事を、
変わる
To change, to be transformed, to be altered, to vary; to move to; to be different, to be uncommon, to be unusual
着物
Clothing, clothes; kimono (or other trad. japanese clothing)
相手
Companion, partner, company; other party, addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
立派
Splendid, fine, handsome, elegant, imposing, prominent; praiseworthy, creditable, worthy; legal, legitimate, lawful; undeniable (e.g. crime), indisputable, solid
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
ちゃんと
Diligently, seriously, earnestly, reliably, steadily, legitimately; perfectly, properly, exactly, orderly, punctually, regularly; sufficiently, satisfactorily; quickly
中身
Contents, interior, substance, filling, (sword) blade
対応
Interaction, correspondence, coping with, dealing with, support, response, reception; software support, ability of a computer system to run specific software, compatibility
同じ
Same, identical, equal, uniform, equivalent, similar, common (origin), changeless, alike; (usu. part of a ''nara'' conditional) anyway, anyhow, in either case
着る
To wear (in modern japanese, from the shoulders down), to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
このお話は教えています
教える
To teach, to inform, to instruct
お話
Story, tale
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