ちびくろ・さんぼ
見た事ありませんか?懐かしいこの絵。 ■『ちびくろ・さんぼ』【著者】ヘレン・バンナーマン文、フランク・ドビアス絵、光吉夏弥訳【発行】瑞雲舎【判型】上製【頁数】32ページ【備考】オールカラー【発送時期】4月上旬【定価】1,050円(税込)幻のベストセラー岩波版絵本ついに復刊!あるところにかわいいくろいおとこの子がいました。なまえをちびくろ・さんぼといいました。本書1953年に発売され、1988年に絶版になるまで、日本中のこどもたちに親しまれていた絵本です。その後も復刊を望む声は多くありました。出版社において検討を重ねた結果、その内容や文章表現に何らかの差別は無いと判断し、復刊することにしました。 *とらとバターの話のみ収録されています。だそうです。買っちゃいました。4月の上旬に届くみたい。The Story of Little Black Samboby HELEN BANNERMAN Once upon a time there was a little black boy, and his name was LittleBlack Sambo. And his mother was called Black Mumbo. And his Father wascalled Black Jumbo. And Black Mumbo made him a beautiful little Red Coat,and a pair of beautiful little Blue Trousers. And Black Jumbo went to theBazaar, and bought him a beautiful Green Umbrella, and a lovely littlePair of Purple Shoes with Crimson Soles and Crimson Linings. And then wasn't Little Black Sambo grand?So he put on all his Fine Clothes, and went out for a walk in the Jungle.And by and by he met a Tiger. And the Tiger said to him, "Little Black Sambo,I'm going to eat you up!" And Little Black Sambo said, "Oh! Please Mr. Tiger,don't eat me up and I'll give you my beautiful little Red Coat." So the Tiger said, "Very well, I won't eat you this time, but you must give me your beautiful little Red Coat." So the Tiger got poor little Black Sambo's beautiful little Red Coat, and went away saying, "Now I'm the grandest Tiger in the Jungle."And Little Black Sambo went on, and by and by he met another Tiger, andit said to him, "Little Black Sambo, I'm going to eat you up!" And LittleBlack Sambo said, "Oh! Please Mr. Tiger, don't eat me up, and I'll giveyou my beautiful little Blue Trousers." So the Tiger said, "Very well, Iwon't eat you this time, but you must give me your beautiful little BlueTrousers." So the Tiger got poor Little Black Sabmo's beautiful little Blue Trousers, and went away saying, "Now I'm the grandest Tiger in the Jungle."And Little Black Sambo went on and by and by he met another Tiger, and itsaid to him, "Little Black Sambo, I'm going to eat you up!" And Little Black Sambo said, "Oh! Please Mr. Tiger, don't eat me up, and I'll give you my beautiful little Purple Shoes with Crimson Soles and Crimson Linings." But the Tiger said, "What use would your shoes be to me? I've got four feet, and you've got only two: you haven't got enough shoes for me."But Little Black Sambo said, "You could wear them on your ears." "So I could," said the Tiger: "that's a very good idea. Give them to me, and I won't eat you this time." So the Tiger got poor Little Black Sambo's beautiful little Purple Shoes with Crimson Soles and Crimson Linings, and went away saying, "NowI'm the grandest Tiger in the Jungle."And by and by Little Black Sambo met another Tiger, and it said to him,"Little Black Sambo, I'm going to eat you up!" And Little Black Sambo said, "Oh! Please Mr. Tiger, don't eat me up, and I'll give you my beautiful Green Umbrella." But the Tiger said, "How can I carry an umbrella, when I need all my paws for walking with?" "You could tie a knot on you tail, and carry it that way," said Little Black Sambo. "So I could," said the Tiger. "Give it to me, and I won't eat you this time." So he got poor Little Black Sambo's beautiful Green Umbrella, and went away saying, "Now I'm the grandest Tiger in the Jungle."And poor Little Black Sambo went away crying, because the cruel Tigershad taken all his fine clothes. Presently he heard a horrible noise thatsounded like "Gr-r-r-r-r-rrrrrrr," and it got louder and louder. "Oh! Dear!" said Little Black Sambo, "there are all the Tigers coming back to eat me up! What shall I do?" So he ran quickly to a palm tree, and peeped round it to see what the matter was.And there he saw all the Tigers fighting, and disputing which of them wasthe grandest. And at last they all got so angry that they jumped up andtook off all the fine clothes, and began to tear each other with theirclaws, and bite each other with their great big white teeth.And they came, rolling and tumbling right to the foot of the very treewhere Little Black Sambo was hiding, but he jumped quickly in behind theumbrella. And the Tigers all caught hold of each others' tails, as theywrangled and scrambled, and so they found themselves in a ring round thetree. Then, when the Tigers were very wee and very far away, Little BlackSambo jumped up, and called out, "Oh! Tigers! Why have you taken off allyour nice clothes? Don't you want them any more?" But the Tigers only answered,"Gr-r-r-r-rrrr!"Then Little Black Sambo said, "If you want them, say so, or I'll take themaway." But the Tigers would not let go of each others' tails, and so thecould only say "Gr-r-r-r-r-rrrrrr!" So Little Black Sambo put on all hisfine clothes again and walked off.And the Tigers were very, very angry, but still they would not let go ofeach others' tails. And they were so angry that they ran round the tree,trying to each other up, and they ran faster and faster, till they werewhirling round so fast that you couldn't see their legs at all. And theystill ran faster and faster and faster, till they all just melted away,and there was nothing left but a great big pool of melted butter (or "ghi," as it is called in India,) round the foot of the tree.Now Black Jumbo was just coming home from his work, with a great big brasspot in his arms, and when he saw what was left of all the Tigers he said,"Oh! What lovely melted butter! I'll take that home to Black Mumbo for herto cook with." So he put it all into the great big brass pot, and took ithome to Black Mumbo to cook with.When Black Mumbo saw the melted butter, wasn't she pleased! "Now," said she, "we'll all have pancakes for supper!" So she got flour and eggs and milk and sugar and butter, and she made a huge big plate of most lovely pancakes. And she fried them in the melted butter which the Tigers had made, and they were just as yellow and brown as little Tigers.And then they all sat down to supper. And Black Mumbo ate Twenty-sevenpancakes, and Black Jumbo ate Fifty-five, but Little Black Sambo ate aHundred and Sixty-nine, because he was so hungry. ちびくろさんぼここでも物語が見れるよ~ 去年の今日。