A man in the wilderness

A man in the wilderness
Asked this of me,
"How many strawberries
Grow in the sea?"
I answered him
As I thought good,
"As many red herrings
As swim in the wood."

子供子供、英語、発達

いなかっぺいのおたずねだ。
『いちごが何本海にある』
うまく返事をしてのきょか。
『何匹にしんが森にいる』

北原白秋訳

[i:] me/ sea

[u] good/ wood