BEN and ME (7)完

BEN And ME (7)　完

" Red, " Ben called him.
And he was in a terrible state.

He was supposed to write for them all a statement of what they believedーa Declaration of Independence, you might say.

But he could not get the beginning right, struggle as he would.

”The time has come when we the people of these coloniesー" he began to read, but then he broke off and shock his head.

" No, Ben, it isn't right. The time is at handーNoー"

" Psst, Ben ! " I said, when I saw how upset the poor Thomas Jefferson was.
" How about our contract ? "

" Shh ! " said Ben. " Just a minute. "

" No, " I insisted. " Now ! "

So Ben got out his magnifying glass and began to read it aloud.

" When, in the Course of human events, it become necessaryー　”

”Ben ! " cried Red Jefferson, perking up.
" That's it ! That's it ! "



So that's how it happened that I supplied the beginning for the Declaration of Independence.

Oh, I didn't get public credit, of course.
But fame doesn't matter to a mouse.

I have my memoriesーwonderful onesーof the good old days and Ben and me.

(終わり　7/7)