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What Do You See in the Moon?｜【The Moon Rabbit】｜Easy Japanese JLPT N5
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- Level mix: 11 at N5, 4 at N4, 1 at N3
- Words to practice: 43
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1N5Long ago, there lived a gentle rabbit in the mountains.
- 2N5
The rabbit lived together with its friends, the monkey and the fox.
- 3N5
One day, a traveler came to the mountain.
- 4N5
This is terrible, so let's look for something to eat.
- 5N5
The monkey climbed the tree and brought back some nuts.
- 6N4
But the rabbit just could not find any food.
- 7N5
Please light a fire for me.
- 8N5
The rabbit said, I don't have anything.
- 9N5
When he said that, the rabbit jumped into the fire.
- 10N3
The traveler was surprised and shed tears, and his body began to shine gold.
- 11N5
The traveler's true form was a god of heaven.
- 12N5
The god was deeply moved by the rabbit's kind heart.
- 13N5
The god picked up the rabbit and carried it to the moon in the night sky.
- 14N4
It is said that even now the rabbit protects people on the moon.
- 15N4
That rabbit may be the shape of a kind heart that tried to help people even by sacrificing itself.
- 16N4
By the way, this story seems to be an old tale born in India that came to Japan.
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Long ago, there lived a gentle rabbit in the mountains.
Polite昔々、山の中に一羽のやさしいうさぎがいました。
Casual昔々、山の中に一羽のやさしいうさぎがいたんだ。
The rabbit lived together with its friends, the monkey and the fox.
Politeうさぎは友達のさるやきつねといっしょに暮らしていました。
Casualうさぎは友達のさるやきつねといっしょに暮らしていたよ。
One day, a traveler came to the mountain.
Politeある日、一人の旅人が山にやってきました。
Casualある日、一人の旅人が山にやってきたんだ。
This is terrible, so let's look for something to eat.
Politeこれは大変です。何か食べ物を探しましょう。
Casualこれは大変だ。何か食べ物を探そう。
The monkey climbed the tree and brought back some nuts.
Politeさるは木に登り、木の実を取ってきました。
Casualさるは木に登って、木の実を取ってきたよ。
But the rabbit just could not find any food.
Politeでもうさぎはどうしても食べ物を見つけることができませんでした。
Casualでもうさぎはどうしても食べ物を見つけることができなかったんだ。
Please light a fire for me.
Politeどうか、火をつけてください。
Casualどうか、火をつけて。
The rabbit said, I don't have anything.
Politeうさぎは「私は何も持っていない」と言いました。
Casualうさぎは「私は何も持っていない」と言ったよ。
When he said that, the rabbit jumped into the fire.
Politeそう言うと、うさぎは火の中へ飛び込みました。
Casualそう言うと、うさぎは火の中へ飛び込んだ。
The traveler was surprised and shed tears, and his body began to shine gold.
Polite旅人は驚いて涙を流し、体が金色に光りはじめました。
Casual旅人は驚いて涙を流し、体が金色に光りはじめた。
The traveler's true form was a god of heaven.
Polite旅人の本当の姿は、天の神さまでした。
Casual旅人の本当の姿は、天の神さまだった。
The god was deeply moved by the rabbit's kind heart.
Polite神さまは、うさぎのやさしい心に深く感動しました。
Casual神さまは、うさぎのやさしい心に深く感動した。
The god picked up the rabbit and carried it to the moon in the night sky.
Polite神さまはうさぎを抱き上げ、夜空の月へと連れていきました。
Casual神さまはうさぎを抱き上げ、夜空の月へと連れていった。
It is said that even now the rabbit protects people on the moon.
Polite今も、うさぎは月の上で人々を守っていると言われています。
Casual今も、うさぎは月の上で人々を守っていると言われている。
That rabbit may be the shape of a kind heart that tried to help people even by sacrificing itself.
Politeそのうさぎは、自分を犠牲にしてでも人を助けようとした姿かもしれません。
Casualそのうさぎは、自分を犠牲にしてでも人を助けようとした姿かもしれない。
By the way, this story seems to be an old tale born in India that came to Japan.
Politeちなみにこの物語はインドで生まれた昔話が、日本に伝わったようです。
Casualちなみにこの物語はインドで生まれた昔話が、日本に伝わったようだ。