楽しかった動物との触れ合い

　馬の背に乗って動いたのは生涯に2回です。現代の日本ではなかなかそのような環境にはないので、いずれも海外でのことです。

　写真は後方に移動式の家「パオ」が見える通り、中国内モンゴル自治区でのことです。私が飼っていたレース鳩がこちらまで飛んで行ってしまい、中国から連絡を受けたのでその鳩に会いに行ったときです。パオの中にオルガンがあったので、私は「中国国歌」を弾いたら、皆さんが手拍子をしてくださり盛り上がり、楽しく日中友好が出来ました。音楽は世界共通であることを実感です。

　馬に乗ると目の高さがいつもより高く、景色が一変します。実は、ここでは生涯に一度の体験でラクダにも乗りました。ラクダに乗るとものすごく揺れるので、つい背中のこぶに摑まりたくなりますが、摑まったもダメです。あのこぶの中に骨はなく、油と言われます。ですから柔らかくて摑まりようがありません。

　もう一回、馬に乗ったのは世界の屋根と言われるインド北部のカシミールの山岳地帯でのことです。雪が降った後なので山の高い所へ行くのに登山道を馬に跨り、登ったのですが、こちらはゴツゴツした登り坂なので、やはり揺れましたが、その甲斐あって景色は抜群でした。インドは暑いと想われがちですが、北部インドでは雪が降ります。

Dear my overseas friends

　The simultaneous interpretation for you will be later, because from now on I will participate to the radio gymnastics held at the park and take a breakfast. Then I'll interpret into English for your understanding above mentioned contents.

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　I rode on the back of a horse twice in my life. In modern Japan, we don't really have that kind of environment, so all of these happened overseas.

　The photo was taken in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region of China, as you can see the mobile house named "Pao" in Chinese in the background. In fact, one of my racing pigeons that had strayed into Inner Mongolia, and I received a letter from China, so I went to reunion my pigeon. There was an organ in the Pao, so I played the Chinese national anthem, as the result, everyone clapped and got excited, and we had fun friendship between Japan and China. I realized that music is universal.

　When we ride a horse, our eyes are higher than usual, and the scenery changes completely. In fact, I even rode a camel here as well for a once-in-a-lifetime experience. When I ride a camel, it shakes back and forth so much that it makes me want to grab the hump on its back, but it's no good. There are no bones in their bumps, The inside is said to be oil. That's why it's so soft that I can't grab it.

　The other time I rode a horse was in the mountainous region of Kashmir in northern India, which is said to be the roof of the world. After the snow had fallen, I climbed up the mountain trail on horseback to get to the higher part of the mountain. It was a rocky climb, so I was still shaking, but it was worth because the scenery was outstanding beyond description. India is often thought of as extremely hot, but it snows in northern India.

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