‭か‬‭ん‬‭た‭ん‬ ‬‭ ‭‬ ‬‭ ‬‭ ‭‬ ‬‭ ‬‭お‬‭ち‭ひ‬ ‬‭め‭‬ ‬‭ ‭‬ ‬‭ ‭で‬ ‬‭ん‭せ‬ ‬‭つ‬‭簡‬‭単‬‭な‬‭阿‭池‬ ‭姫‬ ‬‭伝‬‭説‬‭い‬‭ま‬‭今‬‭か‬‭ら‬‭約‬‭1000‬‭年‬‭ほ‭ど‬ ‬‭前‬‭の‬‭話‬‭だ。‬‭きゅ‬‭う‬‭か‬‭わ‭ら‬ ‬‭む‬‭ら‬‭旧‬‭川‬‭原‬‭村‬‭に‭た‬ ‬‭か‬‭み‬‭つ‬‭と‭い‬ ‬‭う、‬‭力‬‭と‬‭お‬‭金‭を‬ ‬‭もっ‬‭た‭男‬ ‬‭ ‭‬ ‬‭ ‭‬ ‬‭ ‭‬ ‬‭ ‭‬ ‬‭ ‬‭ ‭‬ ‬‭ ‭‬ ‭‬ ‭‬ ‭‬ ‬‭ ‭‬ ‭‬ ‭‬ ‭‬ ‭‬ ‬‭ ‭‬ ‭‬ ‭‬ ‭‬ ‭‬ ‬‭ ‭‬ ‭‬ ‭‬ ‭‬ ‭‬ ‭‬ ‬‭ ‭‬ ‭‬ ‭‬ ‭‬ ‭‬ ‬‭ひ‭め‬ ‬‭ ‬‭い‬‭た。‬‭た‭かが‬ ‬‭み‬‭つ‬‭に‬‭は、‬‭お‬‭ろ‬‭と‬‭い‬‭う‬‭美‭し‬ ‬‭い‬‭姫‬‭が‭い‬ ‬‭た。‬‭こ‬‭の‬‭お‬‭ろ‬‭（お‬‭ち‬‭ひ‬‭め）‬‭は、‬‭お‬‭さ‬‭な‬‭い‬‭時‭に‬ ‬‭山‬‭で‬‭遊‭ん‬ ‬‭ ‭‬ ‬‭ ‭‬ ‬‭ ‭‬ ‬‭ ‭‬ ‬‭ ‬‭ ‭‬ ‬‭ ‭‬ ‭‬ ‭‬ ‭く‬ ‬‭す‭‬ ‭‬ ‭‬ ‭‬ ‭‬ ‬‭ ‭‬ ‭‬ ‭‬ ‭‬ ‭‬ ‬‭ ‭‬ ‭‬ ‭‬ ‭‬ ‭‬ ‭‬ ‬‭ ‭‬ ‭‬ ‭‬ ‭‬ ‭‬ ‬‭ ‭だ‬ ‬‭い‬‭す‬‭ ‬‭い‬‭る‬‭と‬‭大‭きで‬ ‬‭な‬‭楠‬‭の‬‭木‭を‬ ‬‭見‬‭つ‬‭け、‬‭そ‭の‬ ‬‭木‭が‬ ‬‭大‭好‬ ‬‭き‬‭に‬‭なっ‬‭た。‬‭そ‬‭れ‬‭か‬‭ら‬‭何‭年‬ ‬‭か‬‭たっ‬‭て、‬‭た‬‭か‭み‬ ‬‭つ‭は‬ ‬‭そ‬‭ ‭く‬ ‬‭す‬‭の‬‭楠‬‭の‬‭木‬‭を‭使‬ っ‬‭て‬‭船‬‭を‭作‬ っ‬‭た。‬‭ ‬‭か‬‭ん‭せ‬ ‬‭い‬‭ ‬‭成‬‭し‬‭た‬‭船‭を完‬ ‬‭動‬‭か‬‭そ‬‭う‭と‬ ‬‭し‬‭た‬‭が、‬‭ピ‬‭ク‬‭リ‬‭と‬‭も‬‭動‭か‬ ‬‭な‬‭く‬‭なっ‬‭て‭し‬ ‬‭まっ‬‭た。‬‭み‬‭ん‬‭な‭が‬ ‬‭こ‬‭まっ‬‭て‬‭い‬‭る‬‭と‬‭う‬‭ら‭な‬ ‬‭ ‭し‬ ‬‭ ‭‬ ‬‭ ‭‬ ‬‭ ‬‭ ‭‬ ‬‭ ‭‬ ‭お‬ ‭ち‬ ‭ひ‬ ‬‭め‬‭占‬‭い‬‭師‬‭は、‬‭「阿‬‭池‬‭姫‬‭を‭船‬ ‬‭を‬‭に‬‭乗‬‭せ‬‭て‬‭み‭れ‬ ‬‭ば‬‭動‬‭ ‭‬ ‬‭ ‭‬ ‭‬ ‭‬ ‬‭ ‭‬ ‭‬ ‭‬ ‭‬ ‬‭ ‭‬ ‬‭ ‬‭ ‬‭ ‬‭ ‬‭ ‬‭ ‭‬ ‭‬ ‬‭ ‬‭ ‭た‬ ‭め‬ ‬‭ ‬‭ ‭‬ ‭‬ ‬‭ひ‬‭め‬‭ ‬‭で‬‭しょ‬‭う。」‬‭と‭いく‬ っ‬‭た。‬‭試‬‭し‭に‬ ‬‭姫‭を‬ ‬‭乗‭せ‬ ‬‭て‭み‬ ‬‭る‬‭と‬‭船‬‭は、‬‭一‭人‬ ‬‭で‬‭に‬‭動‬‭き‭出‬ ‬‭し、‬‭飛‬‭ぶ‬‭よ‬‭う‭に‬ ‬‭走‬‭り‬‭く‭だ‬ ‬‭ ‭‬ ‬‭ ‭‬ ‭‬ ‭‬ ‬‭ ‭‬ ‭‬ ‭‬ ‭‬ ‬‭ぼ‭う‬ ‬‭ふ‬‭う‬‭う‬‭ ‬‭ ‬‭ ‭‬ ‭‬ ‬‭ ‬‭ ‭‬ ‭‬ ‬‭ ‬‭ ‭‬ ‭‬ ‬‭ふ‬‭る‬‭る‬‭と‬‭見‬‭る‬‭間‭に‬ ‬‭暴‬‭風‬‭雨‬‭が‭起‬ ‬‭こ‬‭り‬‭山‬‭は‬‭震‬‭え、‬‭大‬‭地‬‭は‭さ‬ ‬‭ ‭‬ ‬‭ ‭‬ ‭‬ ‭‬ ‬‭ ‭‬ ‭‬ ‭‬ ‭‬ ‬‭ ‭‬ ‬‭ ‬‭ ‬‭ ‬‭ ‬‭ ‬‭ ‭‬ ‭‬ ‬‭ ‬‭ ‭‬ ‭‬ ‬‭ ‬‭ ‭‬ ‭‬ ‬‭ ‬‭ ‭し‬ ‭ず‬ ‬‭ ‬‭て‬‭池‬‭が‬‭で‭きけ‬ 、‬‭船‬‭は‬‭姫‭を‬ ‬‭乗‭せ‬ ‬‭た‭ま‬ ‬‭ま‭沈‬ ‬‭ん‭で‬ ‬‭し‭ま‬ っ‬‭た。‬‭そ‬‭れ‬‭い‭ら‬ ‬‭い、‬‭池‬‭で‭は‬ ‬‭お‬‭か‬‭し‬‭な‬‭こ‬‭と‭が‬ ‬‭起‬‭こ‬‭り‭続‬ ‬‭け、‬‭村‬‭人‬‭た‬‭ち‭を‬ ‬‭な‬‭や‭ま‬ ‭し‬ ‬‭た。‬‭た‭か‬ ‬‭み‭つ‬ ‬‭は‭深‬ ‬‭く‭悲‬ ‬‭し‬‭ ‭‬ ‬‭ ‭く‬ ‭ま‬ ‭の‬ ‬‭ ‭‬ ‭‬ ‭‬ ‭‬ ‬‭ ‭‬ ‬‭ ‬‭ ‬‭ ‬‭ ‬‭ ‬‭ ‭‬ ‭‬ ‬‭ ‬‭ ‭‬ ‭‬ ‬‭ぼ‬‭う‭‬ ‭‬ ‬‭ ‬‭ ‭‬ ‭‬ ‬‭よ‬‭み、‬‭熊‬‭野‬‭と‭い‬ ‬‭う‬‭と‬‭こ‬‭ろ‭か‬ ‬‭ら‬‭お‬‭坊‬‭さ‬‭ん‬‭を‭呼‬ ‬‭ん‬‭で‬‭き‭て‬ ‬‭ ‭‬ ‬‭ ‭‬ ‭‬ ‭‬ ‬‭ ‭‬ ‭‬ ‭‬ ‭‬ ‬‭さ‭い‬ ‬‭だ‬‭ん‬‭ ‬‭ ‬‭ ‬‭ ‭‬ ‭‬ ‬‭ ‬‭ ‭き‬ ょ‬‭う‬‭ ‭と‬ ‭な‬ ‬‭池‬‭の‬‭ほ‬‭と‬‭り‭に‬ ‬‭祭‬‭壇‬‭を‬‭作‭り‬ ‬‭お‬‭経‬‭を‬‭唱‬‭え‬‭る‭と‬ ‬‭そ‬‭の‬‭夜、‬‭ ‭‬ ‬‭ ‭‬ ‭つ‬ ‭の‬ ‬‭ ‭‬ ‭‬ ‭‬ ‭‬ ‬‭ ‭‬ ‬‭ ‬‭ ‬‭ ‬‭ ‬‭ ‬‭す‭る‬ ‭ど‬ ‬‭ ‬‭ ‭‬ ‭も‬ ‬‭ ‬‭ ‭‬ ‭‬ ‬‭ ‬‭ほ‭の‬ ‭お‬ ‬‭ ‬‭ ‭‬ ‭‬ ‬‭ ‬‭ ‭‬ ‭ま‬ ‬‭5‬‭つ‬‭の‬‭角‭を‬ ‬‭持‬‭ち、‬‭目‭は‬ ‬‭鋭‬‭く、‬‭燃‭え‬ ‬‭る‭炎‬ ‬‭の‭よ‬ ‬‭う‭な‬ ‬‭真っ‬‭か‬‭ ‭‬ ‬‭ ‭し‬ ‭た‬ ‭‬ ‬‭ ‭‬ ‭‬ ‭‬ ‭‬ ‬‭ ‭‬ ‬‭ ‬‭ ‬‭ ‬‭ ‬‭ ‬‭ ‭‬ ‭‬ ‬‭ ‬‭ ‭‬ ‭‬ ‬‭ ‬‭ ‭‬ ‭‬ ‬‭ ‬‭ ‭‬ ‭‬ ‬‭ ‬‭りゅ‬‭う‬‭ ‬‭ ‭あ
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‭「ど‬‭う‬‭か‬‭こ‭の‬ ‬‭池‬‭の‬‭ほ‬‭と‭り‬ ‬‭に‬‭祠‬‭を‬‭作‬‭り‬‭私‭を‬ ‬‭祀っ‬‭て‭く‬ ‬‭ ‭‬ ‬‭ ‭‬ ‭‬ ‭‬ ‬‭ ‭‬ ‭‬ ‭‬ ‭‬ ‬‭ ‭‬ ‬‭ ‬‭ ‬‭ ‬‭ ‬‭ ‬‭ ‭‬ ‭‬ ‬‭ ‬‭ ‭や‬ ‭す‬ ‬‭ ‬‭ ‭‬ ‭‬ ‬‭ ‬‭ ‭お‬ ‭さ‬ ‬‭ ‬‭ ‭‬ ‭‬ ‬‭ ‬‭ ‭‬ ‭‬ ‭‬ ‬‭ ‭‬ ‬‭だ‬‭さ‬‭い。‬‭そ‭う‬ ‬‭す‬‭れ‬‭ば、‬‭村‬‭が‬‭安‬‭ら‬‭か‬‭に‬‭収‭ま‬ ‬‭る‬‭よ‬‭う‭に‬ ‬‭ ‭ま‬ ‬‭も‬‭ ‬‭守‬‭り‬‭し‬‭ま‭すお‬ 。」‬‭言‬‭い‬‭終‬‭え‬‭る‭と‬ ‬‭女‬‭は、‬‭姿‭を‬ ‬‭消‬‭し‬‭て‬‭し‬‭まっ‬‭た。‬‭ ‭‬ ‬‭ ‭‬ ‭‬ ‭‬ ‬‭ ‭ぼ‬ ‭う‬ ‭‬ ‭‬ ‬‭ ‭‬ ‬‭ ‬‭ ‬‭ ‬‭ ‬‭ ‬‭ ‭‬ ‭‬ ‬‭ ‬‭ ‭‬ ‭‬ ‬‭ ‬‭ ‭‬ ‭‬ ‬‭ ‬‭ ‭‬ ‭‬ ‬‭ ‬‭ ‭‬ ‭‬ ‬‭ま‬‭も‭‬ ‭‬ ‭が‬ ‬‭み‬‭そ‬‭こ‬‭で‬‭お‬‭坊‭さ‬ ‬‭ん‬‭は、‬‭へ‭び‬ ‬‭の‬‭姿‬‭を‬‭か‬‭た‬‭どっ‬‭た‬‭守‬‭り‭神‬ ‬‭ ‭‬ ‬‭ ‭‬ ‭‬ ‭‬ ‬‭ ‭‬ ‭‬ ‭ひ‬ ‭が‬ ‬‭し‭が‬ ‬‭わ‬‭ ‬‭み‬‭や‬‭ほ‬‭こ‭ら‬ ‭‬ ‬‭ ‬‭ ‭‬ ‭‬ ‬‭お‬‭を‬‭作‬‭り‬‭池‬‭の‭東‬ ‬‭側‬‭に‬‭宮‬‭祠‭を‬ ‬‭た‬‭て‬‭置‬‭い‬‭た。‬‭ ‭‬ ‬‭ ‭‬ ‭‬ ‭‬ ‬‭ ‭げ‬ ‭ん‬ ‭ざ‬ ‭い‬ ‬‭ ‭‬ ‬‭ ‬‭ ‬‭ ‬‭ ‬‭ご‬‭ぜ‭ん‬ ‭じ‬ ‬‭ん‬‭じゃ‬‭そ‬‭れ‬‭が、‬‭現‬‭在‬‭の‬‭池‭の‬ ‬‭御‬‭前‬‭神‬‭社‬‭で‬‭あ‭る‬ 。‬‭ ‬‭ ‬‭ ‬‭ ‭‬ ‬‭ ‬‭ ‬‭ ‬‭ ‭‬ ‬‭ ‬‭ ‬‭ ‬‭ ‬‭ ‭終‬ ・‬‭わ・‬‭り‬‭ ‬‭成‬‭者‬‭ ‬‭長‬‭崎‬‭市‭立作
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