[29] インディアンに冬服を（１）LET’S SEND WINTER CLOTHES TO INDIANS(1)

南山高等学校　２年　日英バイリンガル通信　NO. 29　December 9, 1991

　　インディアンに冬服を （１）

　朝日新聞で読んだことがあるかもしれませんが、本校の英語教師のカーン・セコイア・ホアイト・バード・ウォーキング先生は米国モンタナ州のシャイアン族への援助を求めています。ここは、冬は零下２０度以下になり、寒さでインディアンが（特に子供が）死ぬこともあるそうです。冬服を送ってインディアンを援助しようではありませんか。インディアンの子供たちのためにできるだけのことをしませんか。衣類は着古したものでも結構だそうです。下記に送ってください。

　　Mr. Edwin Dahle,
　　Northern Cheyenne Tribe, POB 128 lame Deer Montana 59043 USA

　カーン先生から一言

　「インディアンサマーのことを知っている人がいるかもしれませんが、インディアンウインターのことを知っていますか。モンタナ州のインディアン保留地の冬はとても寒く、子供は暖かい冬服がないため学校に行けません。学校は保留地から遠く、バスも電車もタクシーもありません。馬のある子は馬で登校しますが、ない子は歩かなくてはなりません。でも、何と言っても暖かい服がなければ登校すらできないのです」

　　LET’S SEND WINTER CLOTHES TO INDIANS

　　As some of you many know through the Asahi Newspaper, Mr. Khan Sequoya White Bird Walking, English teacher at our school, wants us Japanese to help the Cheyenne tribe in Montana State in the US. The temperature there drops below 20 degrees Centigrade in winter. Because of the freezing cold, some Indians, especially children, are even dying. Let’s send clothes and save them. Let’s do what we can for the children. Any clothes, old or worn, will be appreciated. Please send them to:

　　Mr. Edwin Dahle,
　　Northern Cheyenne Tribe, POB 128 lame Deer Montana 59043 USA

The following is Mr. Khan’s appeal:

　　“Some of you may have heard about Indian summer, but I wonder if anybody knows about Indian winters. In Montana, winters on Indian reservations are very cold. Every winter many boys and girls cannot go to school because they do not have warm winter clothes. Schools are often far from home. On Indian reservations, there are no city buses, no trains, or no taxis. In order to go to school, you can ride a horse or a pony if you have one, or you must walk. But without warm clothes to wear you cannot go to school at all.”

[28] 木曽の最期（下） DEATH OF KISO (2)

南山高等学校　２年　日英バイリンガル通信　NO. 28　November 8, 1991

「弓矢取りは、年ごろ日ごろいかなる高名候へども、最後の時不覚しつれば、長ききずにて候ふなり。御身は疲れさせたまひて候ふ。続く勢は候はず。敵に押し隔てられ、言ふかひなき人の郎等に組み落とされさせたまひて、討たれさせたまひなば、『さばかり日本国に聞こえさせたまひつる木曾殿をば、それがしが郎等の討ちたてまつたる。』なんど申さむことこそ口惜しう候へ。ただあの松原へ入らせたまへ。」と申しければ、木曾、「さらば。」とて、粟津の松原へぞ駆けたまふ。（中略）正月二十一日、入相（いりあひ）ばかりのことなるに、薄氷（うすごほり）ははつたりけり、（木曽殿は）深田ありとも知らずして、馬をざつとうち入れたれば、馬のかしらも見えざりけり。あふれどもあふれども、打てども打てどもはたらかず。今井が行くへのおぼつかなさに、ふりあふぎたまへる内甲（うちかぶと）を、三浦の石田次郎為久（いしだのじらうのためひさ）、追つかかつてよつぴいてひやうふつと射る。痛手（いたで）なれば、真向（まつかう）を馬のかしらにあててうつぶしたまへるところに、石田が郎等二人落ち合うて、つひに木曾殿の首をばとつてんげり。（中略）今井四郎いくさしけるが、これを聞き、（中略）太刀のさきを口に含み、馬よりさかさまにとび落ち、貫かつてぞうせにける。

　　　　　　　　　　DEATH OF KISO (2)

　　“However famed a samurai may be, he will disgrace himself forever if he makes a blunder at his last moment. You are tired and have no more forces. If we are separated by the enemy, and if you fall off your horse while fighting with a retainer of a nobody and are killed, they will say, ‘A retainer of such-and-such a man killed Kiso, who was well known all over Japan.’ That will be a shame. Please run your horse to that grove.”
　　Kiso said, “If you insist,” and ran his horse there. (ellipsis) It was at dusk on the 21st of January. Rice fields were covered with thin ice. Kiso ran his horse onto the ice not knowing there was a deep paddy under it. Immediately the whole body of his horse, even its head, sank under the mud. However hard he urged his horse with the stirrups and whip, it did not move at all. He anxiously turned toward Imai, when Ishida Jiro Tamehisa of Miura, who had caught up with him, bent his bow to the full and sent an arrow whizzing at him. It penetrated Kiso’s armor and seriously injured him. He lay his face down on the head of his horse. Just then two retainers of Ishida’s reached there, and at last cut off Kiso’s head. (ellipsis) Imai Shiro, who was fighting, heard this, (ellipsis) put the point of his sword in his mouth, jumped from his horse headlong, and died with the sword penetrating his neck.

[26] 木曽の最後（上） DEATH OF KISO (1)

　　　　　　南山高等学校　２年　日英バイリンガル通信　NO. 26　October 18, 1991

　諸君は古文の授業で「平家物語」を勉強しましたが、ここでその復習をしましょう。

　今井四郎・木曾殿、主従二騎になつてのたまひけるは、「日ごろは何ともおぼえぬ鎧が、今日は重うなつたるぞや。」今井四郎申しけるは、「御身もいまだ疲れさせたまはず。御馬も弱り候はず。何によつてか、一領の御着背長を重うは思しめし候ふべき。それは味方に御勢が候はねば、臆病でこそ、さは思しめし候へ。兼平一人候ふとも、余の武者千騎と思しめせ。矢七つ八つ候へば、しばらく防ぎ矢つかまつらむ。あれに見え候ふ、粟津の松原と申す。あの松の中で御自害候へ。」とて、打つて行くほどに、また新手の武者五十騎ばかり出で来たり。「君はあの松原へ入らせたまへ。兼平はこの敵防ぎ候はむ。」と申しければ、木曾殿のたまひけるは、「義仲、都にていかにもなるべかりつるが、これまで逃れ来るは、汝と一所で死なむと思ふためなり。ところところで討たれむよりも、ひと所でこそ討死をもせめ。」とて、馬の鼻を並べて駆けむとしたまへば、今井四郎、馬より飛び降り、主の馬の口に取りついて申しけるは、（続く）

　　　　　　　　　　DEATH OF KISO (1)

　　You studied “The Tale of Heike” during your classical Japanese lesson. Let’s review it here.

　　 When Kiso found himself alone with his retainer, Shiro Imai, he said, “Usually I am unaware of the weight of my armor, but today I feel it is heavy.”
　　Imai said, “You are not tired yet. Nor is your horse. Why do you feel one suit of armor is heavy? It is because you have few forces on your side, and have lost your courage. Though I am only one warrior, imagine that you have 1,000 horsemen. I have seven or eight arrows. I can manage to defend you for a while. Look at the pine grove over there. That is Awazu no Matsubara. Please commit harakiri there.”
　　Saying so, Imai gave his horse a cut, when another 50 horsemen or so appeared. Imai said to his master, “Please run your horse into the grove. I will stop this enemy.”
Kiso said, “I should have fought the last battle in Kyoto, but I have come here only because I wanted to die with you at the same place. Let’s die together rather than separately.
Just as Kiso was about to ride his horse abreast with Imai’s, Imai got off his horse, held his master’s, and said,
　　　　　(To be continued)

[25] 少ないほど大きい THE FEWERE, THE GREATER

　

南山高等学校　２年　日英バイリンガル通信　NO. 25　July 19, 1991

　　　　　　　　　　少ないほど大きい

　諸君は世界史で「アジャンクールの戦い」について習いましたが覚えていますか。１４１５年、アジャンクールでヘンリー５世の率いる三千のイギリス軍が、二万のフランス騎士軍を破りました。フランス軍の死者は一万、イギリス軍は二百人でした。シェクスピアの「ヘンリー５世」によると、王は次のように言って兵士を鼓舞しました。
　『援軍を望む者もいよう。しかし我々が戦死するなら三千で十分だ。生き残るのなら少数なほど名誉も大きい。戦う勇気のない者は立ち去るがいい。我々は共に死ぬのを恐れるような者と死にたくはない。今日は聖クリスピアンの祭日だ。今日を生きのび無事故郷に帰る者は、毎年この日に胸を張ることだろう。今日を生きのび長生きする者は、毎年友達に「明日は聖クリスピアンだ」と言って古傷を見せ、「これは聖クリスピアンの日の傷だ」と言うことだろう。老人は忘れ易いが、今日の手柄は決して忘れず、息子に語り聞かせるであろう。我々は少数だが幸せだ。クリスピアンの日が来さえすれば我々のことが思いだされるからだ。今日、朕と共に血を流す者を朕の兄弟としよう。たとえ卑しい身分でも貴紳としよう。故国で今寝ている者はここにいなかったことを残念がるだろう。』

　　　　　THE FEWER, THE GREATER

　　You studied about the Battle of Agincourt during your world history lesson. Do you remember it? An English army of 3,000 men led by King Henry V defeated a French force of 20,000 knights at Agincourt in 1415. The French losses were 10,000, while the English losses were only 200. According to Shakespeare’s “Henry V,” this is how the king encouraged his men.
　　“Some of you may want to have more men from England, but if we are to die, 3,000 of us are more than enough. If we are to live, the fewer we are, the greater is our share of honor. He who has no stomach for this fight, let him depart. We will not die with those who fear to die with us.
　　“Today is the Feast of Crispian. He who survives today and goes home safely will be proud of himself when this day comes. He who survives today and lives to an old age will say to his friends every year, ‘Tomorrow is Crispian’s day,’ and he will show his scars and say, ‘I got these wounds on Crispian’s day.’ Old men often forget, but they will never forget what they did this day. They will tell this story to their sons. We are a happy few. Every year when Crispian’s day comes, we will be remembered.
　　“He who sheds his blood with me shall be my brother. However vile he may be, he shall be called a gentleman. The gentlemen lying in bed in England will be sorry that they are not here.”

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The fewer men, the greater share of honour.
God's will! I pray thee, wish not one man more.
　　　　　　　　　　--Shakespeare “Henry V”

http://www.aginc.net/battle/
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[24] 猫岳の猫屋敷（2） A CATS' HOUSE IN NEKO-DAKE ( 2 )

南山高等学校　２年　日英バイリンガル通信　NO. 24　May 26, 1991

　　　　　　　　　　猫岳の猫屋敷（2）

　すると別の女にばったり出くわした。女は「横田さんじゃないですか。どうしてまたこんなところに」と尋ねました。男は「はて、どちらさまでしたか」と答えると、女は「私を覚えていないのですか。三年前の雨の日、旦那さんは溝でおぼれている猫を助けなはったでしょう。私はその時の猫ですたい。今度は私が旦那さんを助ける番です。ここは猫屋敷で、人間が来るところではないですばい。ここの風呂に入ったら最後、身体中に毛が生えて、猫になってしまいますよ。急いで逃げて下さい」と言った。
　男はびっくり仰天、一目散に逃げ出した。うしろで、「男が逃げたよ。追っかけて、お湯をひっかけておやり！」という声がした。三人の女がひしゃくと湯桶を持って追いかけて来て、お湯を男にひっかけた。男はこけつ、まろびつ、つまずきつ、必死に逃げた。
　やっとのことで、宮地の町にたどり着いて、身体を調べてみた。なんと耳のうしろと腕と足のすねに、もう猫の毛が生えておった。
　その後、横田さんは猫田さんと呼ばれるようになったそうな。　

　　　　　　　　　　A CATS' HOUSE IN NEKO-DAKE　( 2 )

　　Soon he came across another woman, who said, “Why, aren’t you Mr. Yokota? What has brought you here? He said that he did not recognize her. “Don’t you remember me?” she continued. “Three years ago on a rainy day, you saved a drowning cat in a ditch. I am the cat. Now this is my turn to save you. This is a place for cats and not for human beings. Don’t take the bath. If you take it, cat’s hair will grow all over your body. You will turn into a cat. You must run away in a hurry.”
　　 Frightened, he rushed out of the house, and ran with all his might. He heard a woman’s voice behind: “The man has run away. Run after him. Throw the hot water on him!” Three women came running after him, each with a dipper in her hand and a pail in her arm. He ran desperately, stumbling and falling and rolling.
　　 At last she reached the town of Miyaji, and examined his body. To his surprise, some cat’s hair had already grown behind his ears and on his arms and legs.
　　 Later people began to call him Nekoda, meaning “You are a cat” instead of Yokota.

[23] 猫岳の猫屋敷（１） A CATS' HOUSE IN NEKO-DAKE ( 1 )

　　　　　　　　　　
南山高等学校　１年　日英バイリンガル通信　NO. 23, May 25, 1991

猫岳の猫屋敷（１）

　来週諸君は修学旅行で阿蘇に行きますが、阿蘇は世界最大の二重カルデラ火山です。外輪山の中には烏帽子岳、杵島岳、中岳、高岳、根子岳の五岳があります。次の民話は一番東の根子岳についての民話です。

　「根子岳」はもともと「猫岳」というてな、猫がいっぱい住んでおったそうな。この猫岳は頂上が猫の爪でひっかかれたようにギザギザになっておって、見るからに恐ろしげなんじゃ。　
　昔、一人の男が波野へ山道を歩いておった。猫岳がこわくて、なるべく近づかんようにと思っておったが、いつの間にか猫岳のふもとに出てしまっていた。火がとっぷり暮れて、冷たい風が吹き出した。どちらへ行ったものかと困っておると、遠くに明かりが見えた。やれうれしやと明かりの方へ歩いて行ったら、大きな屋敷があった。
「旅のものですが、道に迷うてしまいました。一晩泊めてもらえませんじゃろか」と門で声をかけた。すると、女がが出てきて、「どうぞ中にお入りください。さぞお疲れでしょう。まずお風呂にどうぞ」と言ってくれた。男は礼を言い、手ぬぐいを持って廊下づたいに風呂場へ歩いて行った。

　　　　　A CATS' HOUSE IN NEKO-DAKE ( 1 )

　　Next week you are going to visit Mt. Aso on a school excursion. It is the largest crater-within-crater volcano in the world. Within the outer crater stand five peaks: Eboshi-dake, Kishima-dake, Naka-dake, Taka-dake, and Neko-dake. The following is a folk story told of the easternmost peak, Neko-dake.
　　Neko-dake, which literally means "root peak," used to mean 'cat peak,' because numerous cats lived there. This 'cat peak' looks horrifying because its top is wildly jagged as if scratched by a cat's craw.
　　Long ago a traveller was walking along a mountain path to Namino. He dreaded Neko-dake, and tried not to come close to it. However, before he had noticed, he found himself walking at the foot of Neko-dake. It was getting dark, and a cold wind began to blow. He was at a loss whether to go or to return, when he saw a light in the distance. Relieved, he walked toward it, and soon came to a big house.
　　"I am a traveller and lost my way. Please give me shelter for the night," he said at the gate. Then a woman appeared, and told him to enter the house. She said, "You must be tired. Please take a bath first." He thanked her for her kindness, and walked along the corridor to the bath room with a towel in his hand.

[22] イラクの富樫ノ左衛門（下） TOGASHI IN IRAQ (Part 2)

<南山高等学校　１年　日英バイリンガル通信　NO. 22　January 28, 1991

　　イラクの富樫ノ左衛門（下）

　歌舞伎の「勧進帳」に似た話があります。
　時は１１８６年。義経主従は陸奥平泉に落ちのびる途中、加賀の安宅の関にやってくる。これは義経を捕えるために出来た新関である。一行はこの関で厳しい詮議に会うが、弁慶の巧みな答えに通過を許される。
　ところが通り過ぎる時に、番卒が関守の富樫に耳打ちをする。これを聞いた富樫は声高らかに「如何にそれなる強力、止まれとこそ」と叫ぶ。弁慶は驚いて「何ゆえ、この強力（実は義経）をお留めぞ」と尋ねる。富樫は「その強力が、ちと判官どのに似たりと申す者の候ほどに」と答える。弁慶は強力に腹を立て金剛杖でさんざんに打擲（ちょうちゃく）する。これを見ていた富樫は目を潤ませ、通過を許す。
　これもいい話ですね。富樫は強力が義経であることを知っていたのです。普通見て見ぬふりをするのは良くないですが、心を打つこともあります。
　ところで、君がこのイラクの工場長だったらどうしますか。

　　　　　TOGASHI IN IRAQU (Part 2)

　　　　A similar thing is written in a Kabuki play Kanjincho.
　　 It was in the year 1186. Yoshitsune and his men were fleeing to Hiraizumi in Iwate-ken. They came to Ataka Barrier in Ishikawa-ken, which had been newly made to arrest him. At the barrier they were asked some difficult questions, but Benkei, one of the men, answered them skillfully. So they are allowed to pass through.
　　 However, when they were passing, one of the guards whispered to Togashi, head of the barrier. Hearing the whisper, Togashi shouted, "Hei, the servant there! Stop!" Surprised, Benkei asked Togashi why he had stopped him (actually Yoshitsune). Togashi replied, "Because one of my men says that he looks like Yoshitsune." Benkei got so angry with the servant that he beat him hard with a stick many times. Looking at them, Togashi allowed them to pass through. He had tears in his eyes.
　　 This is also a good story, isn't it? Togashi pretended not to know that the servant was Yoshitsune. It is usually bad to pretend not to see, but sometimes it moves us.
　　 By the way, what would you have done if you had been the factory chief?