図書館で借りた１０冊以上の絵本の中から今日は小２の子供達に岩崎書店「さんねん峠」（李錦玉・作）を選びました。朝鮮の昔話を日本生まれの李さんがリズム感ある日本語でしっかり書いてくださっています。また昔の朝鮮の暮らしをほのぼのと描いた朴民宣さんの絵も素敵です。
途中おじいさんの命がどうなるのかというところは皆んな固唾を飲みながら、そして最後のほっとしたエンディングで笑顔が戻っていました。体育座りの男の子も女の子も先生お二人も朝の読み聞かせの時間は楽しいのでしょう。私自身も楽しませてもらっています。蒸し暑い毎日ですが、皆元気で過ごしてもらいたいものです。
Among more than ten picture books from library, I chose "Sannen Tohge (three years mountain pass)" for the second graders at Elemetary School. It is a Korean folktale. Ms. Lee who is Korean born and raised in Japan wrote in rhythmical very good Japanese. Ms. Park, who is also Korean and born in Japan, drew pictures along with the stories which expressed old Korean living.
At the scene where the old man, the main character in the story, might have been dying, kids in the class showed their seriousness but it turned to the happy ending and everybody looked relieved. All of the class sat on the floor and looked at me. I was glad they enjoyed my storytelling. It has been very warm these days but I want them to have a happy and healthy time at the school.
