Unit 12 The Majic Fish
◇While Reading 後半
次の文章を読みなさい。
空所には、文脈を考えながら Before Reading で学習した語句を入れなさい。
ただし、必要に応じて語句を適切な形に変えましょう。
The next day, the fisherman went to the sea and told about
his wife’ wish.
When he got home, his wife was standing in front of a beautiful house.
For a week, she was happy but then she started to ( ).
“Go back and ask for a castle,” she said.
“If you don’t. I’ll be ( ) forever.”
The fisherman didn’t want a bigger house, but his wife
to be unhappy.
Again, he did not know if he should listen to his heart or his wife.
However, the next day, he returned to the sea
and spoke to the fish again.
When got home, his wife was standing in front of a large castle.
Life was good for a few fays but early one morning,
the fisherman’s wife said, “I want to be queen of the land.”
The fisherman couldn’t believe it.
“I won’t go,” he told her.
“Then I will never speak to you again,” she said.
After a troubled night’s sleep,
the fisherman went back to the fish and in a nervous voice told him
the ( ) wish.
The fish told the man to return to his wife
and said she would be queen of the land.
When he got home, his wife was crying and standing
in front of their old shack.
*上から順に complain unhappy latest
🍀 老夫婦の幸せは、一体どこに？
What's one lesson from this story?
I think it's very important to be satisfied with what you have.
「知足」 老子の言葉で足るを知るものは富むと。
人間の欲求や欲望はとどまることなくいくらでもわいてきてしまう。
今以上に求め続けていると、いつまでたっても幸せになれない。
But it's very important we have a big dream, too.
写真 ７月のカレンダー
足るを知る。煩悩が次々と出て来ますがスッキリ爽やかな心で毎日を生きられたら良いでしょうね。
色々やりたい事が、ありますが、体がついていかないとね。
全て自分の気持ち次第ですね。