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Old Story

２　Peach Boy Dialogue　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

Scene 1: a small house by a river in the mountains　　ALTによるReading

Old Man (OM): It’s a nice day. I’m going to the forest. I’ll cut wood.

Old Woman (OW): Okay. I’m going to the river. I’ll wash clothes.
　　　　　　　　　　　 Goodbye.

OM: Bye.

OW (at the river): Oh, I see a very big peach in the river. I’ll catch
　　　　　　　　　　　it.　I’ll take it home. We’ll eat it together.

OM (at home): I’m back. I am very tired and hungry.

OW: Look! I found this in the river.

OM: Wow! It’s a big peach. It looks good. Let’s cut it.

OW: Yes, I’ll use this knife.

Peach Boy (PB): Stop! Stop!

OW: Oh! It’s a baby boy.

OM: He’s very cute. Let’s call him “Peach Boy”.

OW: Yes, let’s.

OM and OW: Hello, Peach Boy!

PB: I’m Peach Boy!

Action: Peach Boy eats some rice and fish and wins the sumo contests.



Scene 2: the same house, a few years later 　　　　　ALTによるReading

PB: Grandma! Grandpa! I am a big, strong boy now. I want to go to
　　 Demon Island. I want to fight the demons there. Please make
　　 me some kibidango.

OM and OW: No! No! Don’t go! There are many demons, and they
　　　　　　　　are very strong.　The demons will win the fight.

PB: Don’t worry. I am a very strong boy. I can beat the demons.

OM and OW: Okay. Be careful, and beat the demons! (They give
　　　　　　　　 Peach Boy some kibidango.) Here you are. Goodbye!

PB: Goodbye!



Scene 3: on the road to Demon Island　　　ALTによるReading

Dog: Peach Boy! Peach Boy! Where are you going?

PB: I’m going to Demon Island. I’ll fight the demons.

Dog: I want to go with you. Please give me a kibidango.

PB: Here you are.

Dog: Thank you.

Pheasant: Peach Boy! Peach Boy! Where are you going?

PB: I’m going to Demon Island. I’ll fight the demons.

Pheasant: I want to go with you. Please give me a kibidango.

PB: Here you are.

Pheasant: Thank you.

Monkey: Peach Boy! Peach Boy! Where are you going?

PB: I’m going to Demon Island. I’ll fight the demons.

Monkey: I want to go with you. Please give me a kibidango.

PB: Here you are.

Monkey: Thank you.



Scene 4: Demon Island, in front of the demons’ castle　ALTによるReading

Demon 1: Hey! Who are you?

PB: I am Peach Boy. I am the strongest boy in Japan. We are here
　　 to fight you.

Demon 2: You can’t beat us. There are many demons here. There
　　　　　　 are only four of you.

They fight.

Demon Leader: You are too strong, Peach Boy. We give up. Please
　　　　　　　　　　don’t kill us. We’ll never do bad things again.

PB: Okay. But give back our treasure.

Demon Leader: Here you are.

PB: My friends, let’s go home.
　　 Don’t do bad things again!

Peach Boy and his friends take the treasure and leave Demon Island.



Scene 5: Peach Boy’s house　　　ALTによるReading

PB: Grandma! Grandpa! I’m home! I beat the demons. I have the
　　 treasure.

OM and OW: Oh! You are back! We are so happy!

PB: These are my friends. They helped me so much.

OM and OW: Thank you very much. You must be hungry.
　　　　　　　　 Let’s have some kibidango.

PB and friends: Hooray!

＜注＞
Scene 1　clothes（衣服），take it home（それを家に持っていく），found＜find（見つける），
　　　　　　cute（かわいい），Yes, let’s.（ええ、そうしましょう。）

Scene 2　same（同じ），a few years later（数年後），demon（鬼），beat（打ち負かす），
　　　　　　be careful（気を付けて）

Scene 3　pheasant（キジ）
Scene 4　in front of 〜　（〜の前で），castle（城），
　　　　　　There are only four of you.（おまえたちはたった４人しかいない。）
　　　　　　too strong（強すぎる，あまりにも強い），give back（返す），treasure（宝物），
　　　　　　do bad things（悪いことをする），leave（去る，出発する）

Scene 5　must be hungry（お腹が減っているに違いない），hooray（やったー）