Jugemu

2014年01月29日

Jugemu

Grateful Crane
Long long ago, a baby was born in a house.
The parents were thinking of his name for a few days.
They couldn’t think out any good name for him, so the father went to a Buddhist priest in a temple to get good advice.
“Mr. Priest. We had a baby a few days ago and we must name him, but we can’t think out any good names.
So would you mind naming a good name for my son?”
“Of course. By the way, what kind of name do you want?”
“He is my first son, the name with which he can live longer is better.”
“Well, how about ‘Crane-turtle’? Both of them are said to live long lives.”
“It seems rather out of fashion.”
“So how about giving him a famous name from A to Z? I’ll tell you now, so write it down on this paper not to forget.”
At last the baby had a long, long name though his mother disagreed with his father.
He grew up to be a healthy boy as the parents wished to be.
One day when he was playing with his friends around a well in his village, he happened to slip into the well.
His friends ran to a house near the well so that they could lend a ladder.
“Excuse me, but is somebody in?” said one of his friends and the hostess came out.
“A terrible accident happened! Jugemu-jugemu-gokounosurikire-kaijarisuigyono-suigyoumatu-unraimatu-huuraimatu-kuunerutokoroni-sumutokoro-yaburakouzino-burakouzi-paipopaipo-paiponoshu-ringan-shu-ringanno-gu-rindai-gu-rindaino-ponpokopi-no-ponpokona-no-choukyuumeino-chousuke fell into the well. Please lend us a ladder.”
“Pardon? I am hard of hearing. One more, please.”
“Jugemu-jugemu-gokounosurikire-kaijarisuigyono-suigyoumatu-unraimatu-huuraimatu-kuunerutokoroni-sumutokoro-yaburakouzino-burakouzi-paipopaipo-paiponoshu-ringan-shu-ringanno-gu-rindai-gu-rindaino-ponpokopi-no-ponpokona-no-choukyuumeino-chousuke fell into the well, so please lend us a ladder.”
“It’s dangerous.” And she ran to her husband who was sleeping in bed.
“Dad, wake up. It’s dangerous! Jugemu-jugemu-gokounosurikire-kaijarisuigyono-suigyoumatu-unraimatu-huuraimatu-kuunerutokoroni-sumutokoro-yaburakouzino-burakouzi-paipopaipo-paiponoshu-ringan-shu-ringanno-gu-rindai-gu-rindaino-ponpokopi-no-ponpokona-no-choukyuumeino-chousuke fell into the well. “
“What? Did Jugemu-jugemu-gokounosurikire-kaijarisuigyono-suigyoumatu-unraimatu-huuraimatu-kuunerutokoroni-sumutokoro-yaburakouzino-burakouzi-paipopaipo-paiponoshu-ringan-shu-ringanno-gu-rindai-gu-rindaino-ponpokopi-no-ponpokona-no-choukyuumeino-chousuke fall into the well? It’s dangerous. I must help him immediately.”
The boy was almost drowned to death in the well. After that his parents changed his name, only ‘Jugemu.’

The end