昔mukashi、心kokoro優しいyasashii貧しいmazushiiおoじいjiiさんsanとtoおoばあbaaさんsanがga小さなchiisana小屋koyaでde暮らしkurashiてteいiましmashiたta。
Long ago, a kindhearted, poor old man and woman were living in a small hut.
大晦日oomisokaのno日hi、おoじいjiiさんsanはha正月shiyougatsuのnoおo餅mochiをwo買うkauためtameにni、手作りtezukuriのno笠kasaをwo売りuriにni町machiへhe出deかけkakeましmashiたta。
On New Year's Eve, the old man set out for town to sell handmade straw hats in order to buy New Year rice cakes.
しかしshikashi、寒いsamui雪yukiのno日hiだっdaたtaのnoでde、笠kasaはha一hitoつtsuもmo売れureませmaseんnでしdeshiたta。
However, because it was a cold, snowy day, not a single hat sold.
帰り道kaerimichi、おoじいjiiさんsanはha雪yukiをwoかぶっkabuてte凍えkogoeてteいるiru六roku体taiのno石ishiのno地蔵jizou様samaをwo見miかけkakeましmashiたta。
On the way back, the old man noticed six stone Jizo statues shivering and covered in snow.
「雪yukiがga降っfuてte寒samuそうsouですdesuねne」とto言っiてte、おoじいjiiさんsanはha売れure残っnokoたta笠kasaをwo地蔵jizou様samaにniかぶせkabuseましmashiたta。
Saying, "It must be cold with snow falling," the old man placed the unsold straw hats on the Jizo statues.
笠kasaがga一hitoつtsu足りtariなかっnakaたtaのnoでde、おoじいjiiさんsanはha自分jibunのno手ぬぐいtenuguiをwo最後saigoのno地蔵jizou様samaにni巻いmaiてteあげageましmashiたta。
Since he was short by one hat, the old man wrapped his own cloth towel around the final Jizo statue.
家ieにni帰っkaeてteおoばあbaaさんsanにniそのsono話hanashiをwoするsuruとto、おoばあbaaさんsanはha「良いyoiことkotoをwoしshiましmashiたtaねne」とto笑顔egaoでde言いiiましmashiたta。
When he returned home and told his wife the story, she smiled and said, "You did a very good deed."
そのsono夜yoru、外sotoからkara「よいしょyoishiyo、よいしょyoishiyo」とtoいうiu重いomoi荷物nimotsuをwo運ぶhakobu不思議fushigiなna声koeがga聞こえkikoeてteきkiましmashiたta。
That night, a mysterious voice from outside could be heard carrying heavy goods: "Heave-ho, heave-ho!"
戸toをwo開けakeてteみるmiruとto、玄関genkanのno前maeにniおo米komeやya小判kobanやyaごちそうgochisouがgaたくさんtakusan置かokaれreてteいiましmashiたta。
When they opened the door, a heap of rice, gold coins, and feasts had been placed in front of the entrance.
遠くtookuをwo見るmiruとto、笠kasaをwoかぶっkabuたta六roku人ninのno地蔵jizou様samaがga雪yukiのno中nakaをwo静かshizukaにni歩きaruki去っsaてteいくikuところtokoroでしdeshiたta。
Looking into the distance, six Jizo statues wearing straw hats were just walking away quietly through the snow.
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