128 続?お風呂回？ (1/2)

It's been two days since I caught a cold and I'm feeling better now that the fever is gone, but I'm still sweating and feeling sick.

I've made a sign to say it's in use this time, and I'll manage until I get the key. .... I'll be back.

I put a towel over my shoulders, and with my improvised hand towel-like bathing suit in hand, I walked up to the front of the bathhouse, and for some reason I heard a small splashing sound coming from inside.

What is it? I'm sure the men are hunting or patrolling or making things, and the women are hunting or doing something else... The children are not bathing alone. .... I don't know.

Gently put your hand on the door. ....

You're not ............ Victinias, are you? ...No, no, no, no, no. .......... No way.

You'll be able to feel your throat growl as you quietly put your hand on the door. ....

.............................. .............................. ............ Long silence.

”Yes?

That's when Masaru saw what he saw: ....

A fish is jumping and dying outside the bathtub... and on the other side of it are about ten fish that have been scalded to death by the hot spring water in the bathtub.

This is a fish in the river outside the city, right? Why is this place ......... so smelly?

The dead freshwater fish were heated in hot water, giving off a terrible smell.

I'm not sure what to do.

I'm not sure what to do.

What are you doing here?

What are you doing here? I'm keeping fish here!

What?

”The fish over there must be lonely, so I thought I'd give them a friend. ....

So... the fish here are May's?

Yes! Yes! Mr. Hite caught them for me!

You know what, Mei? These fish can't live in hot water. That's right.

The words startled May and she hurriedly looked into the tub.

You know, even a slight change in the temperature of the water can be very distressing for the fish. This water is very hot, isn't it? That's why they can't live. But!

But! But the fish over there...

”But the fish over there can only live in hot water. I'm sorry, I didn't teach him well enough. ....

”...Then these fishes are .... I'm sorry.

”Let's make a grave together and say we're sorry. Let's make a grave together.

”......... Yeah. Yeah.

So May and I made a grave for the fishes and cleaned the bathhouse well. The kindness of children is very nice and wonderful, but it requires the right knowledge and experience, and this time it was an accident.

...But this time, there was someone who clearly could not be allowed to continue.

”Hey, Hight, how was your hunt today?

”Great today! Look at this white deer! You can't catch one of these a year! This one's going to be the main course this evening!

Hight, the most skilled hunter in the rabbit tribe, is showing off the white deer he's carrying with a big smile on his face.

The chiefs are waiting for you over there. The chiefs are waiting for you over there. You'll be the star of the day, Hight!