おやすみの物語｜Goodnight Stories

２歳のムスメの寝かしつけに即興の物語を作ってあげる。ムスメが主人公で公園に行ったら、リスが話しかけてきたり、ひみつの扉があったり。話をしているボクの方がウトウトしてきたので「今夜はおしまい、また続きは明日」と話を終わりにする。ムスメも満足して寝てくれるかなぁと思っていたら、「むかしむかしパピーが」とムスメのお話が始まった。パピーの大冒険のお話で空想に満ちていて、ボクのお話より面白いかもしれない。お話が膨らんできたところで「今日はおしまい」って。ボクが寝かしつけられてる感じだ。（絵と文：サカキテツ朗）
2023/03/13
I made up an impromptu story to put my 2 year old daughter to sleep. The story is that she is the main character, and goes to the park, talks to a squirrel, and finds a secret door. I start to drift off to sleep, so I end the story by saying, "That's it for tonight, I'll tell you more tomorrow.” I wondered if she would be satisfied and go back to sleep, but then she started her story, "Once upon a time, there was a puppy.” It's a story about my big adventure, full of fantasy and probably more interesting than my story. Just as the story was getting good, she said, "That's it for today.” I felt like I was being put to bed. -Text and illustration by Ted Sakaki
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