A Mother's Lullaby
A big,old tree stands by a road near the city of Hiroshima.Through the years,it has seen many things.One summer night the tree haerd a lullaby.A mother was singing to her little girl under the tree.they looked happy,and the song sounded sweet.But the tree remembered something sad. "Yes,it was abut sixty years ago.I heard a lullaby that night,too."On the morning of that day,a big bomb fell on the city of Hiroshima.Many people lost their lives,and many others were injured.They had burns all over their bodies.I was very sad when I saw those people.If was a very hot day.Some of the people fell down near me.I said to them,"Come and rest in my shade.you'll be all right soon."Night came. Some people were already dead.I heard a weak voice.It was a lullaby.A young girl was singing to a little boy."Mommy! Mommy!"the boy cried."Don't cry,"the girl said."Mommy is here."Then she began to sing agein.She was very weak, but she tryd to be a mother to the poor little boy.She held him in her arms like a real mother."Mommy,"the boy was still crying. "Be a good boy,"said the girl."You'll be all right."she held the boy more tightly andbegan to sing agein.After a while the boy stopped crying and quietly died.But the little mother did not stop singing.It was a sad iuiiaby.The girl's voice became weaker and weaker.Mornig came and the sun rose,but the girl never moved agein.とても悲しい話でした。僕はこの話を本で見つけ、書きました。英語が苦手な僕はちょっとずつこれを訳していこうと思います。こんな時間まで起きて何をやってるかと思ったらこんな事やってました。それで、僕も英語を勉強しなくちゃなと改めて思いました。これは中学3年生で分かる話です。僕は所々分からなかった…これやばくね?勉強してない証拠でした。この話は、前にも聞いたことがあったから覚えていました。きっと教科書でやった人も多いかと…。広島の話です。戦争の時の話を大きな古い木が話し始める所から始まります。命の大切さをちょっとながら感じる、話です。あぁ、英語力つけてぇ~~~~~~やべぇよ。この程度で分からないところがちとでもあるなんて。まぁ馬鹿ですよ。どうせ馬鹿ですよ~~wなんて言いながら…