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🇯🇵 Japanese · Fluency Level 2

PART 2 · LESSON 13 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

The Zoo

Thursday evening at the hall: Mr. Hoshino, Ben and Ms. Ogawa tell The Zoo a scene at a time, the man with no work in the dead tiger's skin, the buns, the sign, and just when he thinks he is safe, the lion, whose whisper is the punchline.

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THE STORY

The neighbourhood hall in Asakusa on a Thursday evening, three cushions in a row. Inside the story every character is the teller, plain; Ms. Ogawa tells her piece politely; Mr. Hoshino is plain with Ben.

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とら が しんだ。 かわ を きて くれ。tora ga shinda. kawa o kite kureThe tiger died. Wear its skin.
らく な しごと だ と、 おもう。raku na shigoto da to, omouEasy money, he thinks.
こども が、 まんじゅう を なげる。 たべる。kodomo ga, manjū o nageru. taberuChildren throw buns. He eats them.
はりがみ が でます。 「さんじ、 ライオン と とら」。harigami ga demasu. 'sanji, raion to tora'A sign goes up: three o'clock, the lion and the tiger.
だいじょうぶ か と おもったら、daijōbu ka to omottarajust when he thinks he's safe
だいじょうぶ か と おもったら、 ライオン が くる。daijōbu ka to omottara, raion ga kuruJust when he thinks he's safe, the lion comes.
しぬ か と おもったら、 ライオン が ささやく。shinu ka to omottara, raion ga sasayakuJust when he thinks he'll die, the lion whispers.
ここ で、 ま を とる。koko de, ma o toruHere, you take the pause.
しんぱい するな。 おれ も アルバイト だ。shinpai suru na. ore mo arubaito daDon't worry. I'm part-time too.