One-Inch Fellow 一寸法師 (6)

One-Inch Fellow 一寸法師 (6)

He was given the duty of cleaning all the shiny lacquered shoes.



In his spare moments he never failed to clear away a fallen leaf or a stray pine needle from the mossy ground.

Always he was courteous and bright and did willingly any errands asked of him.

The whole household liked to call out,
" One-Inch Fellow ! One-Inch Fellow ! "
In the servants' hall he became a much sought-after little man.
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sought-after：重用される

At length One-Inch Fellow won the attention of the beautiful Princess, who was the only dauther of the lord.

He became such a favourite with her, in fact, that the lord parmitted him to be her bodyguard.

Every winter he went out with her to celebrate the New Year.

In the spring he accomanied her to the cherry-blossom festivals;
and in summer he shared in the viewing of the full moon.

Then fall came, One-Inch Fellow escorted the Princess, with other attendants, to the shrine of Ise, where every maiden makes a holy pilgrmage at least once before her marriage.

This pilgrimge was such a long journey that One-Inch fellow sometimes rode in the pocket of another attendant.

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コメント 2

久々の英文
なんだかすっかり忘れてる・・・・
by ふぢたしょうこ (2012-07-04 11:48) 

ふぢたしょうこさんへ。
実は、今回に限り、いつもよりちょびっと難しいのです。言い回しと単語が、ですね。あとは、当方のタイプミスが3箇所ほどありまして・・・。
いえに帰り次第、訂正します。
by 足立sunny (2012-07-04 14:50)