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Zorba's Promise
2balcony |belkani
Every night Zorba kept the egg warm. This was difficult,
バルコニー
but he never gave up.
2 port Ips:ri 港
図land(ed) |end(ad)]
着陸する
そのカモメとどのような約束を交わしたのでしょうか。
One morning Zorba opened his eyes. A small white head
direetion |darekjan)
方向
Zorba was relaxing on a balcony
図mom (mám]ママ
図dirty Ida:rtij 汚れた
図fat [fe 太った
回cover(ed) [kAvar{d)]
was looking in his direction.
おおう
goil |5i] 油
near the port. Suddenly, a gull landed
“Mom."
17
回dead (déd死んだ
回laid Ileid
layの過去分詞
ロー lay |léi] (卵を)産む
Ocare [kéar」世話
図rat(s) [ret(s)| ネズミ
2mean (mi:n] 意地悪な
2attack(ed) atek(t))
おそう
near him.
“I'm not your mom. But you're lucky. So that's your name,
“Help me," the gull cried. “I'm
Lucky."
covered with oil. I'll soon be dead."
ロtake care of
…の世話をする
“What can I do?" asked Zorba.
ロbody [bádij体
Zorba |z3:bal
ゾルバ(名前)
gull IgAl] カモメ
my child, and teach it how to fly. Will you?"
“Me?"
Zorba took care of Lucky. When dirty, fat rats and mean
“Yes, you," said the gull.
cats attacked her, Zorba protected her.
“I promise.
In time, Lucky became a beautiful gull.
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“Thank you," the gull said. She soon died. Under her bodv
Zorba found the egg.
Notes
● Zorba's Promise
この話の原作は、 1996年にス
ペイン語で出版された。18か国
語以上の言語に翻訳され,ヨー
ロッパで大ベストセラーとなっ
た作品。
Story
Words
タンカーでた油に体中がれてたカモメ。港に黒ネコのゾルバは、
