The Merchant of Venice (1)

The Merchant of Venice (1)

  There was once a very rich man who lived in Venice.
  His name was Antonio. He became rich by buying and selling things.

  Venice is a city near the sea, in Italy, and a lot of ships arrive there.

  Antonio owned some ships.

  The ships went to other parts of the world, and the captains of these ships bought athings in other countries.
  They did not paymuch money for these things.

  When the ships were full, the captains went to Venice and sold the goods to the people who lived there.
  They sold them for a lot more money than they had paid.   

  People who made money like this were called ’Merchants’

  Antonio was one of the richest merchants in Venice.

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１日遅れまして申し訳ありません。以後、毎日続く予定です(午前5時アップ)。

シェークスピアの「ベニスの商人」物語版ですが、
(全部易しく言い換えるほど能力がないため)、
易しくリトールドしてありますが完全版ではなく、かなりのシーン＆エピソードを飛ばした簡略版となる見込みです。

しかし、それでも相当に長いので、途中で、わりと短い易しい童話を挟みたいと思います。