I was lost in a deep forest. It was getting cold and dark and I didn’t know what to do.

I said,” Oh , I can’t see anything. I’m very hungry , very cold. I don’t know what to do.

Please someone help me！“Then I walked in a deep forest.

Suddenly　I reached an old, crumbling house.　I was very happy. So I knocked on

the door. “Kong-kong”  No answer.  I knocked again. “Kong−kong” Still no answer.

But the door wasn’t locked I went in it. “Excuse me~, excuse me~” There was no one

In the house. But there was a fire in the fire place. Some bread and fruits on the table.

I was so hungry that ate all of them.　After that I was very sleepy. There are four bed rooms in the house. So I went to bed. It was a comfortable bed. I was very relaxed.

Then I have a good dream. My family appeared in my Dream. They sung Christmas

Songs. They looked very enjoyed. So I was very happy and I sung these songs with them. I ate Christmas cake with my family. It taste was very good. But suddenly I heard

strange voice. “Mowan mowan mowa mowa~~n.” I awoke from a dream lay the strange

voice. And a Hippopotamus was standing in my bed. I shouted “Oh my god~~~~!!”

I thought. “Why it there a hippopotamus here?”  

Insistently I was only confusion. A hippopotamus looked me for while. And it maybe

Said to me. ”Mowan? Mowa mowa mowan?” I couldn’t understand what it said I was at

a lose what to do, suddenly the door opened, and a hippopotamus came in the house.

“Mowa mowahhhhhh~~~n!!!” A hippopotamus said. Another hippopotamus said too.

“Mowa mowahhhhh~~~n!!!” After all I couldn’t understand what to say to them.

When I saw their communication, some one came in the house. It was a man! I felt

Retrieved. A man saw me and said, “Is there a visitor?” A hippopotamus answered,

“Mowan mowamowa mohun.” A man,“ well, that is to say,　you don’t know him.”

“Mowan” Another hippotamus said. Maybe a man can under stand their language.

And a man said to me.

(John) Nice to meet you . My name is John . I’ m interpreter of their language.

( H) Mowan,mowan.

Two hippopotamuses tapped his on the shoulder.

(O) Oh, I forgot their introduce. Right is apple. Left is grape. They are males.

    They live in this house. And they are woodmen.

(C) Woodman!? Are you kidding!?

(O) No, I’m not. It’s true.

It’s very funny things.

(G) Mowan mowan?

(J) He said, “ By the way, Who are you?”

(C) Oh, sorry. I still haven’t introduced my self. My name is Carol. I was lost in this

   forest. And suddenly I found this house. I was very cold and very hungry, so

   I went in this house.

(A) Mowan mowa mowa?

(J) He said, “ Did you eat some foods on the table?”

(C) Yes, I was very hungry. I’m sorry.

(A) Mowan mowan mowa mowan.”

(J) He said, ‘It was good you escoped from injury.”

(G) Mowa mowan?

(J) Where are you going to go from now on?

(C) I haven’t decided yet. I don’t know the way to my home. I have no idea what to do.

(A) Mowan, mowan mowa mowa.

(J) “If so, you may stay here. There are nothing enjoyable places and things. It will be

   boring. But there are lot of natural places. They are nothing in the city. Surely,

   it is good memory for you.” He said.

(C) Really? Oh, thank you very much. I’m very happy. I will do anything I can do to help

   for you.

(G) Mowan mowan.

(J) He said “ Oh,  thank you. I’m glad to hear that.

(C) By the way, I want to ask you one question. May I ask you it ?

(A,G) Mowan.

(J) Yeah, what?

(C) Hippopotamus usually live near the river, but why do they live in forest?

(A) Mowan, mowan mowan mowamowan mowamowan.

(J) Because we weren’t lived near the river by human beings,he said.

(C)Why? What were you done by them?

(G)Mowa mowawan. Mowan. Mowan mowan.

(J)He said, “ we live near the river five years ago. The river was very beautiful.

   We liked this place very much. We lived the place happily. But the river got dirty

   By human beings. They dumped in the river. Pour outed the grease in it. And

   We couldn’t live the river.

(C)Oh, it’s terrible!! But did you go another river?

(A)Mowan.

(J)We went another river.

(C)Really? Why did you live in the river?

(G)Mowan,mowan mowamowan.

(J)He said, “Because another hippo had already lived in the river. So we couldn’t in

   the river.

(C)Oh, I’m very sad. Why can Orange speaks Hippo language?

(A)Mowan mowamowan.

(J)He said, “because he has been our friend since ten years ago.

(C)Oh! Great!!

(J)I played with them when they lived near the river. And I understand their language.

   I was very sad when they leave the river. So I left with them. They gave very pleased.

(G)Mowan mowamowan.

(J)He said,”The reason we chose to live in the deep forest, we thought no one would came here. Another reason, John likes forest.

(C)Apple and Grape, Do you have a grudge about it?

(A)Mowan,mowa.

(J)No, we don’t. Surely we hated human beings in the old day.

(G)Mowan,mowamown.

(J)But we like in our life now in this place. I’m very enjoy every day.

(A)Mowan.

(J)Me too.

(C)Oh, you are good friends each other. I want to be a friend with you. And I want to

   understand and speak your language.

(A)  Mowan mowa.

(J)Of course! Let’s live together friendship.

(G)Mowawan mowan!

(J)All right, you understand our language soon!

(C)Yeah!

And, two hippo and two man lived in deep forest for long time. It is said that they looked

Very happy.

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