The Restaurant of Many Orders
注文の多い料理店
宮沢賢治 · Japanese
Two young hunters lost deep in the mountains stumble upon a Western-style restaurant whose polite signs grow quietly menacing.
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Two young hunters lost deep in the mountains stumble upon a Western-style restaurant whose polite signs grow quietly menacing. A signature fairy tale by Miyazawa Kenji blending humor, horror, and an ecological warning.
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宮沢賢治
Miyazawa Kenji (1896-1933) was a Japanese poet and writer of children's stories. He worked as an agricultural teacher in the impoverished northeast and wrote almost entirely for himself, publishing only two books in his lifetime. Night on the Galactic Railroad, The Restaurant of Many Orders and his poetry were recognised after his death and are now read across Japan.
The Restaurant of Many Orders
注文の多い料理店
宮沢賢治 · Japanese
Two young hunters lost deep in the mountains stumble upon a Western-style restaurant whose polite signs grow quietly menacing.
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二人の若い紳士が、すっかりイギリスの兵隊のかたちをして、ぴかぴかする鉄砲をかついで、白熊のような犬を二疋つれて、だいぶ山奥の、木の葉のかさかさしたとこを、こんなことを云いながら、あるいておりました。 「ぜんたい、ここらの山は怪しからんね。鳥も獣も一疋も居やがらん。なんでも構わないから、早くタンタアーンと、やって見たいもんだなあ。」 「鹿の黄いろな横っ腹なんぞに、二三発お見舞もうしたら、ずいぶん痛快だろうねえ。くるくるまわって、それからどたっと倒れるだろうねえ。」 それはだいぶの山奥でした。案内してきた専門の鉄砲打ちも、ちょっとまごついて、どこかへ行ってしまったくらいの山奥でした。 それに、あんまり山が物凄いので、その白熊のような犬が、二疋いっしょにめまいを起こして、しばらく吠って、それから泡を吐いて死んでしまいました。 「じつにぼくは、二千四百円の損害だ」と一人の紳士が、その犬の眼ぶたを、ちょっとかえしてみて言いました。 「ぼくは二千八百円の損害だ。」と、もひとりが、くやしそうに、あたまをまげて言いました。 はじめの紳士は、すこし顔いろを悪くして、じっと、もひとりの紳士の、顔つきを見な
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Pagera Editor's Note
Two young hunters lost deep in the mountains stumble upon a Western-style restaurant whose polite signs grow quietly menacing. A signature fairy tale by Miyazawa Kenji blending humor, horror, and an ecological warning.
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宮沢賢治
Miyazawa Kenji (1896-1933) was a Japanese poet and writer of children's stories. He worked as an agricultural teacher in the impoverished northeast and wrote almost entirely for himself, publishing only two books in his lifetime. Night on the Galactic Railroad, The Restaurant of Many Orders and his poetry were recognised after his death and are now read across Japan.
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