[konekoのおもちゃ箱]英訳化④ The realistic picture book

Kira-chan is a second grader
in elementary school.
Recently, she learned the word
"melancholy"

That's because the rabbit
that she kept at school
went to heaven these days.

It was an old one ... she couldn't help it.
After hearing that,
she thought about the dog which
she kept at home like,
"It'll be gone someday,"
and she couldn't help but feel sad.

By the way, nowadays
her homeroom teacher, Eko-sensei,
declared "sankyu" and
stopped coming to school.
"Sankyu" means "thank you", right?
Why does it happen?

My friend Mahiru-chan laughed and said
"Sankyuu" is equal to "Maternity leave"
means having a long rest to have a baby.''
Mahiru-chan is amazing to know anything ...
Mahiru-chan's favorite phrase is
 "I'm not a son-of-the-children"
What does it mean?

Anyway, that's why
the vice-principal sometimes
gave us lessons instead of Eko-sensei.
He's a very kind grandpa teacher,
and somehow, I recall my dog ...
Well, because the smile is the same.

Hmm? ?
I wonder if he will be gone too..

The teacher doesn't say "sankyu,"
but he says "taishoku" in spring.

If he does the"taisyoku",
he will no longer be a school teacher.

"Mahiru, I myself don't like
the vice-principal"
"Why?"
"Because he is an old teacher"
"Hmm"
"You agree with me right? Kira-chan?"
"Eh, yeah ..."

Mahiru-chan often tries to
match her words and feelings with me,
"You think so too right? Kira-chan " or
"You are agree with me right? Kira-chan"

However, to tell the truth, I like the teacher.
I like him even if he isn't similar to my dog.
But when Mahiru-chan said,
"Kira-chan you have same idea with me ...",
I can't say anything. Because when I said,
"I'm different with you," I felt like
Mahiru-chan would cry.

"I wish he would retire early.
You think so right, Kira-chan."
"Ehhh, yeah"

On the way home from school,
Mahiru-chan always said this phrase
at least one time.
I don't really want him to quit,
so I always take a ambiguous reaction.
However, I've only once asked to her,
"Why do you think that way?"

Then Mahiru-chan replied
"Because my mama used the word
"Udatsu", saying that he must be
lacking of talent.
Thus, he could only teach until that year
and he is going to retire soon."

"Udatsu?"
Kira-chan was a little clunky,
but Mahiru-chan, who knows many things,
also doesn't really know what it means.

"But my mama said with a nasty face,
so it's definitely a bad thing."

Is Udatsu a bad thing?

"Hey Mr. Dog. There's a ballet presentation
next time. I want you to see it."

When it become the time for kira-chan
to give some meal to her dog,
Kira.-chan always talked to
the ear of the dog who kept eating his meal. 
The dog eats it vigorously and
sometimes looks at Kira-chan with a face
like "Hmm?" And then he smiles at her.

Even though he is a dog,
I think he is smiling,
because it looks like that!
I'm sure Mahiru-chan will make me laugh.
So I won't say it to her.

"Dear Dog, you became old.
You used to run around with me
when I was in the kindergarten ..."
Kira-chan became a little lonely,
"Don't go anywhere! Dear Dog.
 What's wrong with the old grandpa teacher?
Shouldn't I say I like him?"

When I was running for physical education,
I bumped into a boy and
couldn't stand by myself.
Then the grandpa teacher took me
and carry to the health room.

I was told to be sprained,
but I didn't really understand it.
However when I walk by my feet,
it really hurts me and
feel like throbbing pain.
Thus, I couldn't do my favorite
ballet practice that day.

The another teacher says,
"You can't participant in the presentation."
But I didn't want to give up,
since it was the first chance for me to
dance the ballet by myself
and I practiced hard.

"I did practice so hard ...
so please don't tell me that
I can't participate in it."
Kira-chan persuaded the teacher
and he convinced.
Instead, he said I can't practice for dance,
until the presentation.
"Practice is prohibited"! ?
That doesn't make any sense!
I screamed inside my mind.

I was told that I couldn't practice,
but the teacher of ballet said,
"Your body become blunt
even if you rest once!"

Kira-chan used to do "image training"
by listening to the songs
while watching everyone's practice,
but sometimes it felt like she was going
to move and start dancing for practice.
Thus, after going back to her home,
she practiced a little bit in her room secretly.

Just before the ballet recital,
I was said "I can practice
if it doesn't hurt anymore."
But you know····
I couldn't turn Chenet from Pique Turn well!!

Therefore, I worked hard until the presentation.
Even though I was practicing the day before,
I felt swaying and other dancers seemed to
make fun of me, which makes me feel sad.

The another dancer Mei-chan
using the same song with me said,
"I could dance it much better than you"

On the day of the presentation ...

"What happened to you? Kira-chan.
Couldn't you practice your dance well?"
"Vice-principal! Why are you here?"
"You were injured due to my carelessness
during the physical education lecture.
You didn't look well because you couldn't practice.
Thus, I was cared of you."
"Did you come to see me?"

It wasn't his fault that I got hurt
during the physical class, but
he worried about me and came to see ...
I was so happy that I was about to cry.

Dear Dog... uh no,, Dear vice principal
 do you look after me 
even if I make mistake?"
"I'll watch over your show till the end
, so don't worry.
 I know you practiced hard
and you can make it."
"Yeah, I practiced so hard.
I dance alone for the first time.
The title of the dance is 
a variation of Princess Florine.
 I'm sure I won't fail if you look after me."

Vice principal,
Instead of my dog,
please be sure to look after me...

Kira-chan was exciting, and
her anxiety that she might fail was gone.

When the recital is over, I'll say to him 
with my true heart
"I really like the grandpa teacher ..."

The End- 5727 letters

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