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| It is supposed to be a quiet country-side vacation for me at my parents'. Well, my parents didn't tell me how noisy they could be. Yesterday, I asked them nicely if they had a thought of giving them away soon. The chicks are huge now, and they are making crazy-cry all day long. Yesterday was the most crazy day. 静かな田舎の休日を過ごすはずであったが、 両親の家には新しいペットが！ かわいいし、おいしい卵も毎日産んではくれるものの、 その鳴き声と言ったら尋常じゃない。 昨日なんてもう我慢の限度が来た。 いつまで飼うつもりかと聞いてしまったほど。 |
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| But I shouldn't blame the chicks. They had a reason to get crazy. They had a visitor. でも、それは鶏のせいではなかった。 折のそばにはただならぬ訪問者がいた。 |
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| It was a long one. I haven't seen them for a long time. I used to see them a lot around my house when I was a child. This kind is safe (I guess), but there is another kind that is poisonous. こんな長いやつ！ 家の庭で蛇なんてこのところ見てなかったけど、 子供のころは本当にしょっちゅう見てた。 これはたぶん大丈夫なやつだけど、 茶色のはマムシ。 このあたりでは“くちゃめ”と呼んでた。 あれが出るとやっぱ叫んでたな。 |
