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英語で読める “The Ugly Man” の絵本
The Ugly Man
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Once, there was a man. He was very rich and his father was a lord. But the man had a horrible beard, and it made him very ugly.
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The man went from town to town. He was looking for a wife. But no woman wanted to marry him because he was ugly. Also, there were rumors about him.
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Some people said that the man had been married before. He had been married a few times. But the same people said that his wives had disappeared.
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In one small town, a woman enjoyed the man's company. Even though the man was ugly, the woman began to love him. Soon, they planned to get married.
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The woman’s brothers were worried. They had heard the rumors about the man. They said to the woman, “If you ever need help, call us and we will come.”
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After the wedding, the man and the woman went to his mansion. The man said, “You may enter any room except this one.” He pointed at a small door.
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One day, the man had to go on a trip. While he was gone, the woman opened the small door. Inside were the skeletons of the man’s former wives!
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Suddenly, the man came home. He said, “You know my secret! Now, you must die!” The woman ran to her room. She locked the door and called to her brothers.
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The man was breaking through the door. He was almost through, and then the woman’s brothers came and saved her.
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The woman received all of her dead husband’s money and land. She became very rich, so she helped the families of the women her husband had killed.
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The Ugly Man
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Once, there was a man. He was very rich and his father was a lord. But the man had a horrible beard, and it made him very ugly.
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The man went from town to town. He was looking for a wife. But no woman wanted to marry him because he was ugly. Also, there were rumors about him.
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Some people said that the man had been married before. He had been married a few times. But the same people said that his wives had disappeared.