Mukashi mukashi, yama no suso no mura ni, Ikatomi to iu karyuudo ga sunde imashita.

Yoku hareta, haru no asa no koto desu.

Ikatomi wa itsumo no youni, emono o sagashini yama o nobotte ikimashita.
"Ya, ii asa da naa"
Ikatomi ga sora o miageru to, sumikitta aozora ni shiroi kasumi no youna mono ga ikue
ni mo nabiite iru noga miemashita.
Sono shiroi mono wa fushigina koto ni, fuwafuwa to sora o tonde chikaku no mizuumi ni
orite ikimashita.
"A, are wa hakuchou ka? Hachi-wa mo iru zo"
Ikatomi wa, isoide mizuumi ni chikayorimashita.
Suruto mizuumi de oyoideiru nowa hakuchou dewa naku, imamade mita koto mo nai
hodo utsukushii hachi-nin no otome tachi datta no desu.
Ikatomi ga, futo atari o mimawasu to, sukoshi hanareta matsu no eda ni masshiroi nuno
ga kakete arimasu.
"Nante kireina kimono darou. Kore wa kitto, tennyo no kiru hagoromo ni chigainai.
Motte kaette, kahou ni shiyou."
Ikatomi wa, sonouchi no ichi-mai o futokoro ni shimaimashita.
Yagate mizuabi o shiteita tennyotachi wa mizu kara agaru to, hagoromo o mi ni tsukete
sora ni maiagatte ikimashita. Demo hitori no tennyo dake ga, sono ba ni torinokosarete
shimaimashita. Itokami ga kanojo no hagoromo o totte shimatta tame, ten niwa kaerenai
no desu. Shiku shiku to nakikuzureru tennyo no sugata ni kokoro o itameta Itokami wa,
tennyo ni hagoromo o sashidashimashita.
"Ma, ureshii. Arigatou gozaimasu."
Nikkori to hohoemu tennyo ni sukkari kokoro o ubawareta Itokami wa, hagoromo o
kaesu no o yamemashita.
"Kono hagoromo wa kaesemasen. Soreyori mo, watashi no tsuma ni natte kudasai."
Tennyo wa nandomo kaeshite hoshii to tanomimashita ga, Ikatomi wa kaesou to
shimasen.
Sokode shikatanaku, tennyo wa Ikatomi no tsuma ni narimashita.
Soshite, san-nen ga sugimashita.
Ikatomi to tennyo wa nakayoku kurashite imashita ga, tennyo wa itsumo ten ni aru
jibuntachi no sekai ni kaeritai to omotte imashita.
Aru hi, Ikatomi ga kari ni dekaketa toki no koto.
Ie no souji o shiteita tennyo wa, tenjouura ni kuroi kamizutsumi ga aru noni
kizukimashita.
Sono kamizutsumi o akete mimasu to, ano hagoromo ga haitte imashita.

" ... Doushiyou?"

Tennyo wa, nayamimashita.
Ikatomi to kurasu uchi ni, Ikatomi no koto ga suki ni natteita no desu.
Demo, ten no sekai ni kaeritai.
Konomama Ikatomi no tsuma to shite chijou de kurasu ka, soretomo ten no sekai ni
kaeru ka.
Sanzan nayamimashita ga, tennyo wa kaeru koto ni shimashita.
Sono koro, Ikatomi wa emono o takusan tsukamaeta node, sono emono o machi de utte
tennyo no tame ni kireina kushi o katte kaeru tochuu deshita.
Futo sora o miageru to, Ikatomi no tsuma no tennyo ga ten ni kaeru sugata ga
miemashita.
"A, ma, masaka! Ooi, matte kure!"
Ikatomi wa chikara no kagiri tennyo o oikakemashita ga, sonouchi tennyo no sugata wa
mienaku natte shimaimashita.