Little Red Riding Hood１

Once upon a time there was
a kind little girl called Little Red Riding Hood.

She always wore a bright
red cloak with a bright red hood.
（I love it so much I never take it off.)

　take off：脱ぐ　取り外す

Little Red Riding Hood lived with her mother
on the edge of some deep, dark woods.

One day, Little Red Riding Hood's mother
gave her a pot of vegetable soup.

"Take this to your grandmother," she said.

"She's not feeling well.”

　be not feeling well：気分が優れない、調子が良くない

 "But remember the Rules of the Woods,” her mother added.

　Rules of the Woods
　1. Keep to the path.
　2. Don't talk to wolves.

add：付け加える
path：小道
wolves：wolf（狼）の複数

Lazy Mary（英語の歌）

１

Lazy Mary, will you get up?
Will you get up?
Will you get up?
Lazy Mary, will you get up?
Will you get up today?
２

No, no, Mother, I won't get up,
I won't get up,
I won't get up,
No, no, Mother, I won't get up,
I won't get up today.

Lazy：怠け者
willには、命令文に近い意味合いもある
Will you go with us?
　私たちと一緒に行きませんか
Will you please clean the room?
　すみませんが部屋を掃除してくれますか
Will you stop that(↘)!
　それをやめなさい.

Get the ball! 3

Anthony is angry with Alex. He gets the ball and kicks it away.
“Get the ball, Anthony,” says Alex.
“No!” says Anthony.
Alex says, “Get the ball, Anthony!”
“No!” says Anthony. He is very angry with Alex. 

“You get the ball, Alex!”

Anthony watches Alex get the ball.
But Anthony starts running. He runs at Alex.

Alex thinks, “Why is Anthony running at me? 

What’s he doing?”

Anthony says, “No, Alex. No!”

Anthony runs at Alex. “Alex!” he says.
Alex thinks, “Why is Anthony running at me?”
Anthony pushes Alex. Alex falls down. He is very surprised. 

Alex says, “Hey! Anthony, what are you doing? Don’t do that!”

“Look!” says Anthony.

“Look at what?” asks Alex. Some bags fall on the ball. 

Anthony shows Alex the bags. “Look . . . the bags! See!” says Anthony.

“Wow, Umm . . . Thanks!” says Alex.
“That’s okay,” says Anthony.

Everybody runs to Anthony and Alex. They are very 

happy with Anthony.
“Alex! Alex, are you okay?” asks Jenny.
“I’m okay, thanks. Thanks, Anthony,” says Alex. 

“You’re a good friend. Let’s play soccer.”

Get the ball! ２

Anthony gets the ball, but Alex pushes him. Alex takes the ball.
The referee sees Alex. “Hey!” says Anthony.
Kerry says, “Hey! Stop that, Alex.” Jenny says, “Good play, Alex!”

Anthony has the ball. He runs to the Blues’ goal. 

Anthony scores a goal for the Reds!
“Good goal, Anthony!” says Kerry. Kerry is very happy.

Now the score is the Reds 1, the Blues 1.
But Jenny says nothing. Now she is not happy.

Alex looks at Anthony. He wants the Blues to win. 

Anthony wants the Reds to win.
The two teams are having a good game.
“Come on, Anthony!” says Kerry. “Come on, the Reds.” 

“Come on, the Blues!” says Jenny. “Come on, Alex.”

Anthony has the ball. He is running to the Blues goal. 

Alex pushes Anthony. He takes the ball from Anthony. 

“Hey!” says Kerry. 

Anthony is angry with Alex. Anthony is a good player, 

but he is not playing well now.

“Come on, Alex!” says Jenny.

Alex and Anthony run for the ball. But Alex kicks Anthony and takes the ball.

“Ouch!” says Anthony. “Don’t do that!” 

Anthony is very angry with Alex now.

“Don’t kick me!” he says. 

　　Ouch!：痛い！

Get the ball! １

“I want the Blues to win,” says Jenny.
She is talking to her friend Kerry.
Today there is a big soccer game. The Reds are playing the Blues.
Kerry and Jenny are watching the game. Kerry likes the Reds and Jenny likes the Blues.

Jenny’s boyfriend Alex plays for the Blues.
Kerry likes Anthony. He plays for the Reds.
“Come on, the Blues,” says Jenny. She wants the Blues to win.
“Come on, the Reds,” says Kerry.

It is a good game. Everybody wants the ball.
Alex is a good player. He takes the ball from Anthony.
Alex is very good,” says Jenny. “He’s okay,” says Kerry. She does not like the Blues.

Alex has the ball. He kicks it at the Reds’ goal. Alex scores a goal for the Blues!
The score is 1–0 to the Blues.
Jenny says, “Good goal, Alex!”
Kerry says nothing. Kerry is not happy.

(読んでいても、誰がどのチームで、誰がどのチームを好きかがわからなくなって、話の展開についていけなかったが、チームを色分けすることで、話の展開がよくわかるようになった）

King Donkey Ears３

That night, it was all Meg could think about.
She had to tell.
(I'm going to burst!)

At last, she had an idea.
She wouldn't tell anyone.

She'd tell a tree!
( The Kings got donkey ears! )

So she did. Now Meg felt much better.

Later, a woodcutter chopped down tree.

The tree became a harp.

One day, the king gave a huge concert.
But the new harp Played a very strange tune,

(The king's gut donkey ears...)
(The king's gut donkey ears...）

"You told my secret!"
the king roared at Meg.

The king's best friend came forward.
It's not a secret," he said.
"We all know"

"And you don't mind ?” asked the king.
"Of course not"

So the king freed all the servants.
And he learned to love his ears.

King Donkey Ears２

Meg saw the king's ears.
(Er. what lovely hair..）

She was shocked, but she didn't say.

As soon as Meg had finished, the King cried,
（off to jail!）

"But my mother is sick," said Meg.
"She needs me!'

The King thought of his own mother.

He didn't like putting people in jail.

"Okay," said the king,

Promise you’ll never tell anyone."
（I promise !）

jail：刑務所、牢獄
▸ I promise to pay you back.≒I promise (you) (that) I'll pay you back.
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▸ He promised not to laugh.≒He promised (me) he wouldn't laugh.
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