The Fall of Freddie the Leaf: A Story of Life for All Ages, by Leo Buscalgiaを読む

 Spring had passed. So had Summer. Freddie, the leaf, had grown large. His mid section was wide and strong, and his five extensions were firm and pointed. He had first appeared in Spring as a small sprout on a rather large branch near the top of a tall tree.

　春が過ぎ、また夏も過ぎた。葉っぱのフレディーは大きく育った。葉っぱの中央は広く、強かった、そして葉っぱの５つに伸びた部分は硬く尖っていた。彼は初め春に現れた、小さな芽として、やや大きな枝の、背の高い木の頂近くの。

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 Freddie was surrounded by hundreds of other leaves just like himself, or so it seemed. Soon he discovered that no two leaves were alike, even though they were on the same tree. Alfred was the leaf next to him. Ben was the leaf on his right side, and Clare was the lovely leaf overhead. They had all grown up together. They had learned to dance in the Spring breezes, bask lazily in the Summer sun and wash off in the cooling rains.

　フレディーは囲まれていた、彼とちょうど同じような何百もの葉っぱに、あるいはそう見えた。まもなく彼は発見した、二つとして同じ葉っぱはないという事を、それらが同じ木にあっても。アルフレッドは隣の葉っぱだった。ベンは右隣、そしてクレアは頭上の可愛い葉っぱだった。みないっしょに成長した。彼らは踊ったり、春風の中、のんびり日向ぼっこしたり、夏の太陽の下、洗い流したりするようになった、冷たい雨で。