Japanese Graded Readers: Fairy Tales and Short Stories with Read-aloud Method
Lesson 4-6: 注文の多い料理店 / The Restaurant That Has Many Orders
Japanese Script
二人はメガネと財布を箱の中に入れました。それから少し歩くと、赤いドアがありました。
“この薬を顔や体にぬってください。“
薬がドアの前に置いてありました。「どうして薬をぬらないといけないんだ？」「うーん、わからない。けど、これで体もきれいにできるよ。」「そうだね。体もきれいにしておこう。」二人は薬を体にぬってドアを開けました。赤いドアの裏にはこう書いてありました。
“薬を耳にぬるのを忘れないでください。”
「おっと、薬を耳にぬるのを忘れていた。このレストランの人はとても細かいね。」「僕も耳にぬるのを忘れていた。しかし、ごはんはいつ食べられるんだ？もうお腹が空いているのに。」
English Translation
They put their glasses and wallet into the box. Then, they walked a little and there was a red door.
“Please apply this medicine on your face and body.”
There was medicine placed in front of the door. “Why do we have to apply the medicine?” “Um, I have no idea. But, because of this, we can clean our body as well.” “You’re right. Let’s clean our body as well.” They applied the medicine on their body and opened the door. What was written on the back of the red door was this;
“Don’t forget to apply the medicine to your ears.”
“Oh, I forgot to apply the medicine to my ears. People in this restaurant are very sensitive, aren’t they?” “I also forgot to apply that to my ears. But, when can we eat a meal. I’m already hungry.”
Vocabulary
| Words | Types | Meanings |
|---|---|---|
| 薬 | noun | medicine, drugs |
| ぬる | u-verb | to paint, to plaster, to lacquer, to varnish, to spread |
| 前 | adverbial noun | in front (of), before |
| けど | conjunction | but, however, although |
| しておく | expression | expressing preparation for the future |
| 忘れる | ru-verb | to forget, to leave carelessly |
| 細かい | i-adjective | sensitive, attentive |
| いつ | question word | when |
| もう | adverb | already, yet, by now, (not) anymore |