Chris and the Puppets
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Note: Blue text is not part of the script, but is in the textbook.
New Horizon Book 2 (Heisei 18) pg. 115-119
| Chris and the Puppets | |
|---|---|
| クリスとあやつり人形たち | |
| Details | |
| Word count | 365 |
| Book | New Horizon |
| Grade | 2 |
| Year | 2006 |
Chris is a 14-year-old girl. One day she has a fight with her mother and locks herself up in her room. At night she goes out to a puppet theater where she falls asleep. At two in the morning, the puppets wake up . . . .
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| Pitch: | Wake up, everyone! We're free! |
| All puppets: | We're free! |
| Patch: | What shall we do tonight? |
| Chap: | Let's sing our favorite song first. |
| All puppets: | OK. Let's sing! |
| Chop: | Wait! What's that over there? |
| Ran: | It's a girl. She's sleeping. Who is she? |
| Chap: | Let's find out. Here's her bag. |
Chap opens her bag and takes out her student record book. They all peek.
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| Chap: | Look. Her name is Chris Fisher. She's fourteen and she's a student. |
| Ran: | But why is she here? Shall we wake her up? |
| Patch: | Let's wake her up. But wait. I have a good idea. |
All gather around Patch to listen to his idea.
| All puppets: | That's a good idea. |
| Patch: | Who will play the part of her mother? |
| Ran: | I will. (Approaching Chris and speaking in a big voice like her mother.) Chris, wake up! It's time for school. |
| Chris: | Um, uh... I'm not going to school today, Mom. I'm not staying home, either. |
| Ran: | Come on, Chris. Wake up! |
| All puppets: | Wake up, Chris! |
| Chris: | (Finally waking up, to Ran)Oh, you're not Mom. (Jumping up)Who are you? Where am I? |
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The puppets line up to introduce themselves to the melody of "Ame furi"
| Chop: | We're . . . |
| Pitch: | Pitch . . . |
| Patch: | Patch... |
| Chap: | Chap . . . |
| Chop: | Chop . . . |
| Ran: | Ran, Ran, Ran! We're all puppets. |
| Chris: | Well, your names sound very interesting. I'm Chris. |
| Chap: | We know that already. But why are you here? |
| Chris: | I want to start a new life. I don't like my school. I don't like my home, either. |
| Pitch: | Oh . . . and so you came here. |
| Chris: | Yes. People are always saying the same things to me. "Chris, finish your breakfast quickly." "Chris, don't watch so much TV." "Chris, do your homework now." I'm tired of it. |
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Chris continues to talk with the puppets.
| Patch: | Do you want to live with us here? |
| Chris: | Oh, yes. Thank you! You look so happy. And I think you're free. |
| Chap: | We have to say yes and no. |
| Chris: | What do you mean? |
| Chap: | We're only free at night. During the day we must . . . |
| Pitch: | Walk there and come back here many times . . . |
| Patch: | Jump over here many times . . . |
| Ran: | Do many quick spins . . . |
| Chris: | That sounds like fun. I like dancing. Let's dance together! |
| Chop: | Oh, but you don't understand . . . |
Nevertheless, Chris takes Chop's hand and starts to dance.
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Chop lets go of her hand and sits down.
| Chop: | Dancing isn't fun for us. It's work! |
| Patch: | I think going to school is more interesting than dancing. |
| Pitch: | You can learn many new things at school. You can read many books. |
| Ran: | Do you really want to be a puppet like us? Do you really think we're free? |
It gets dark around them and the puppets disappear.
| Chris: | Well . . . uh . . . I . . . uh . . . |
She hears her mother's voice.
| Mom: | Chris, wake up! It's ten minutes past seven. You'll be late for school. |
| Chris: | Oh, is that you, Mom? What happened? Where are the puppets? Was it only a dream? OK, Mom. I'm coming. |
Official translation (Heisei 18)
Taken from the New Horizon's teachers manual.
クリスと人形たち
クリスは14歳の少女。ある日，母親をけんかをして自分の部屋に閉じこもってしまう。夜になると家を出て，あやつり人形を見せる芝居小屋に入って，眠りこんでしまった。すると，夜中の２時に人形たちが動き出して・・・
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| ピッチ: | みんな起きて! わたしたちは自由よ! |
| 人形たち: | 自由なんだ! |
| パッチ: | 今夜は何をしようかな? |
| チャップ: | まず大好きな歌を歌おうよ。 |
| 人形たち: | そうだ，歌おう! |
| チョップ: | 待てよ! あそこにあるのは何だ? |
| ラン: | 女の子よ。眠っているわ。だれでしょう? |
| チャップ: | 調べてみよう。(眠っているクリスに近づいて) ここにかばんがあるぞ。 |
チャップはかばんをあけて，生徒手帳を取り出す。みんながそれをのぞきこむ。
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| チャップ: | ほら。名前はクリス・フィッシャーだ。 14歳で，学校の生徒だ。 |
| ラン: | でもどうしてここにいるの? 起こしてみましょうか? |
| パッチ: | 起こしてみよう。でも待てよ。ぼくにいい考えがある。 |
全員パッチのまわりに集まり，パッチの提案を聞く。
| 人形たち: | それはいい考えだ。 |
| パッチ: | だれがお母さん役をやる? |
| ラン: | わたしがやるわ。(クリスに近づいて，母親のように大きな声で) クリス，起きなさい! 学校へ行く時間ですよ。 |
| クリス: | うーん，ああ...。今日は，学校へ行かないわ，お母さん。家にもいるつもりないの。 |
| ラン: | さあ，クリス。目を覚ましなさい! |
| 人形たち: | 目を覚まして，クリス! |
| クリス: | (やっと目を覚まして，ランに)あっ，お母さんじゃないのね。 (起き上がって)だれなの? ここはどこ? |
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人形たちは一列にならび，「あめふり」の曲のメロディ ーにのせて自己紹介をする。
| チョップ: | ぼくたちは... |
| ピッチ: | ピッチ... |
| パッチ: | パッチ... |
| チャップ: | チャップ... |
| チョップ: | チョップ... |
| ラン: | ラン，ラン，ラン! わたしたちみんなお人形よ。 |
| クリス: | へー，とてもおもしろい名前ね。わたしはクリスよ。 |
| チャップ: | ぼくたちもう知ってるよ。でも，なぜここにいるんだい? |
| クリス: | 新しい生活を始めたいのよ。学校が嫌いなの。家も嫌いだわ。 |
| ピッチ: | あー，...そういうわけでここへ来たのね? |
| Chris: | そうよ。大人たちはいつも同じことばかりわたしに言ってるの。 「クリス，さっさと朝食 をすませなさい。」とか 「クリス，そんなにテ レビを見てはいけません。」とか 「クリス，も う宿題をしなさい。」とか。 もうわたしうん ざりだわ。 |
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クリスは，なおも人形たちと話し合う。
| パッチ: | きみはここでぼくたちと住みたいのかい? |
| クリス: | ええ，そうよ。 感謝するわ! あなたたちはとても幸せそうだし。それに自由だと思うのよ。 |
| チャップ: | そうだとも，そうでないとも言わなければ。 |
| クリス: | どういうこと? |
| チャップ: | ぼくたちが自由なのは夜の間だけなんだよ。 昼間はね，ぼくたちがしなければならないのは... |
| ピッチ: | あっちへ歩いていって，こっちへ戻ってと何回も... |
| パッチ: | ここでは何度も飛びはねて... |
| ラン: | くるくると何度も回って... |
| クリス: | おもしろそうじゃないの。わたしダンスは好きよ。 いっしょにおどりましょうよ! |
| チョップ: | うん，でもわかってないなあ... |
クリスはかまわずチョップの手を取っておどり出す。
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すぐにチョップはクリスの手をほどいてすわりこんでしまう。
| チョップ: | ぼくたちはダンスなんておもしろくないのさ。仕事だもの! |
| パッチ: | 学校へ通うほうがダンスよりもっとおもしろいと思うがなあ。 |
| ピッチ: | 学校ではたくさんの新しいことを学べるじゃないの。本もたくさん読めるし。 |
| ラン: | ほんとうにわたしたちみたいなお人形になりたいの? わたしたちが自由だなんて，ほんとうに思っているの? |
あたりがしだいに暗くなり，人形たちが消えていく。
| クリス: | えー...，あー...，わたしはね...，あー... |
母親の声が聞こえてくる。
| 母: | クリス，起きなさい! 7 時 10 分過ぎですよ。学校に遅れますよ。 |
| クリス: | あ，お母さんなのね? どうなったのかしら? お人形さんたちはどこ? 夢だったのかし ら? はーい，お母さん，今行きます。 |
New Horizon Book 2 (Heisei 14) pg. 56-60
| Chris and the Puppets | |
|---|---|
| クリスとあやつり人形たち | |
| Details | |
| Word count | 262 |
| Book | New Horizon |
| Grade | 2 |
| Year | 2002 |
| Pitch: | We're free! |
| All puppets: | We're free! |
| Patch: | Let's play! |
| All puppets: | Let's play! |
| Chap: | Let's sing our favorite songs. |
| All puppets: | OK. Let's go! |
| Chop: | Wait! What's that girl doing here? |
| Ran: | I don't know. She's sleeping. |
| Pitch: | Let's find out about her. |
ピッチ，少女のポケットから手帳を抜きだす。全員のぞき込む。Pitch takes the girl's school ID from her pocket. They all look inside.
| Pitch: | Look. Her name is Chris Fisher. She's a student and she's 14 years old. |
| Patch: | But why is she here? Let's ask her. |
| Ran: | Listen! I have an idea. |
全員ランのまわりに集まり，輪を作る。They all gather in a circle around Ran.
| Chap: | That's a good idea. |
| Ran: | 母親のような声で In the voice of Chris' motherChris, wake up! It's time for school. |
| Chris: | Go away. I'm not going to school. I'm not staying home, either, Mom . . . . Oh! You're not my mom. Who . . . what are you? |
| Chop: | We're puppets. |
| Pitch: | We're . . . (「あめふり」の曲のメロディーにのせて To the tune of "Ame-Furu (It's raining)")Pitch! |
| Patch: | Patch! |
| Chap: | Chap! |
| Chop: | Chop! |
| Ran: | Ran, Ran, Ran! |
| Pitch: | We live here. Why are you here? |
| Chris: | I'm looking for a new life. People are always saying the same thing to me. "Chris, do this. Chris, do that." I hate it. So I left. |
| Ran: | And you want to be free? Like us? |
| Patch: | You want to play all night? |
| Chris: | Yes! Yes! You look so happy! I want to be a puppet, too. It'll be fun. |
| Chop: | But you must understand. During the day we must . . . |
| Ran: | Walk over here . . . |
| Pitch: | Jump over there . . . |
| Patch: | Turn around like this. |
| Chap: | We're puppets. We're only free at night. |
| Chris: | Then why are you so happy? |
| Patch: | Because after we work all day . . . |
| Ran: | We can play all night. |
| Chop: | You see, nothing is really free. |
| Chap: | Everything has a price. |
| Pitch: | Chris, do you want to be a puppet, too? |
| Chris: | Well, . . . uh . . . I . . . |
| Ran: | Chris, wake up! It's time for school! |
| Chris: | Your voice is changing? What's happening? Mom? Is that you? I . . . . Oh, I was dreaming. It was just a dream OK, Mom. I'm coming. |
