ウサギを追って走った…
……ウサギを追って走ったアリス、野原を突っ切り垣根の下の、大きな穴にウサギがピョーンと、跳び下りるのが目に入った。次の瞬間アリスもピョーンと、うさぎの穴に跳び下りた……。 – ルイス・キャロル (1832 – 98): 『不思議の国のアリス』第1章(ウサギの穴の中へ)(【訳】岡本健(おかもとけん) (1963 – )) (元の挿絵: ジョン・テニエル) (Google Translateのエンジンを使用した、Sound of Textによるテキスト読み上げ) More »






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