It's the goose's birthday and all the animals in the back yard are invited over to celebrate - but what should be done about the weasel, who has a naughty habit that everyone would rather not suffer from?
This hilarious children's story by Niimi Nankichi (新美南吉) is a short text written entirely in hiragana and with spaces between words, which makes it an easy reading ideal for beginners.
This guided reader features:
(1) An introduction with information and tips for effective study with the ebook.
(2) The original Japanese text (only hiragana with spaces between words), broken down into individual sentences.
(3) An accurate sentence-by-sentence English translation.
(4) Detailed language notes explaining difficult grammar and vocabulary.
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Sample (first sentence of interlinear text):
ある おひゃくしょうやの うらにわに あひるや、がちょうや、もるもっとや、うさぎや、いたちなどが すんで おりました。
In the back yard of a certain farmhouse there lived a duck, a goose, a guinea pig, a rabbit, a weasel, and other animals.
> おひゃくしょうや = お百姓家. A farmhouse, the house of a peasant family.
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Important notice:
This ebook contains both English and Japanese. Please make sure you read it on a device that is capable of displaying Japanese correctly. If you have an older device, please use Kindle's desktop application instead.
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About the series:
Reajer ebooks teach you to read Japanese using bilingual texts made from 100% authentic, non-simplified Japanese literature. Each Reajer ebook is a standalone text and can be read and studied independently from the rest of the series.
These ebooks, including all the translations and notes, are created by Dan Bornstein, a professional translator, editor, and language entrepreneur who lived four years in Kyoto and now manages several online projects for the instruction of Japanese.
This hilarious children's story by Niimi Nankichi (新美南吉) is a short text written entirely in hiragana and with spaces between words, which makes it an easy reading ideal for beginners.
This guided reader features:
(1) An introduction with information and tips for effective study with the ebook.
(2) The original Japanese text (only hiragana with spaces between words), broken down into individual sentences.
(3) An accurate sentence-by-sentence English translation.
(4) Detailed language notes explaining difficult grammar and vocabulary.
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Sample (first sentence of interlinear text):
ある おひゃくしょうやの うらにわに あひるや、がちょうや、もるもっとや、うさぎや、いたちなどが すんで おりました。
In the back yard of a certain farmhouse there lived a duck, a goose, a guinea pig, a rabbit, a weasel, and other animals.
> おひゃくしょうや = お百姓家. A farmhouse, the house of a peasant family.
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Important notice:
This ebook contains both English and Japanese. Please make sure you read it on a device that is capable of displaying Japanese correctly. If you have an older device, please use Kindle's desktop application instead.
===
About the series:
Reajer ebooks teach you to read Japanese using bilingual texts made from 100% authentic, non-simplified Japanese literature. Each Reajer ebook is a standalone text and can be read and studied independently from the rest of the series.
These ebooks, including all the translations and notes, are created by Dan Bornstein, a professional translator, editor, and language entrepreneur who lived four years in Kyoto and now manages several online projects for the instruction of Japanese.
