リトル･チャロ２ エピソード９

　
２３時からＮＨＫ教育で放送されている『リトル･チャロ２』。

ときどき見ていたけれど、早くもクライマックスをむかえました。

（これまでのあらすじ）
子犬のチャロは、飼い主の翔太を追って、間の世界（死にきれない魂の世界）をさまよっているうちに、母親のような大人犬カノンに出会います。

カノンはお腹がすいたチャロにソーセージを持ってきたり親切にします。ただ、チャロがちらっと翔太の影を見て追っかけようとすると、「追ってはいけません」と引きとめます。おそらく、翔太を追うと死者の世界まで行ってしまうからでしょう。

ある日カノンは、疲れたチャロを彼の寮まで運んであげたあと、寮長のナウタカに引きとめられます。

ナムタカ："You are Charo's mother… aren't you?"
カノン："Wha…?"
ﾅﾑﾀｶ："Why don't you tell him?"
（カノンは眠っているチャロを見つめる）

ｶﾉﾝ："You are right. I am Charo's mother…
　　　But my body is dead. I will never return to the World of living.
　　　But my son is still alive.
　　　If Charo knew Iwas his mother,
　　　he would follow me into the World of Dead."
ﾅﾑﾀｶ："I see. You want your son to live, so you hide your identity from him."

ｶﾉﾝ："Look. Do you see that band on Charo's leg?"
ﾅﾑﾀｶ："Yes."
ｶﾉﾝ："That band used to be mine. I gave it to Charo. It's only memento of me."
ﾅﾑﾀｶ："Is that so…"
ｶﾉﾝ："It's okay if he doesn't know me as his mother.
　　　I just want him to live his own life."
ﾅﾑﾀｶ："That must be a tough choice."
ｶﾉﾝ："Yes, but that's the way it has to be."

（チャロは今日も翔太を探す）

カノン："Charo, you try so hard every day. Why don't you take a day off?
　　　　Let me look for Shota for you."
チャロ："Thank you, Kanon. But I have to find him on my own.
　　　　It was Shota who found me when I had no one.
　　　　He took me home and cared for me.
　　　　He is more important than anyone to me."
ｶﾉﾝ："So… Shota is like… a mother to you…"
ﾁｬﾛ："Yes, he is. He is the only parent I have.
　　　And look at this band."
ｶﾉﾝ："Wha…?"
ﾁｬﾛ："This band is a symbol of our friendship. Shota gave it to me.
　　　When I'm feeling sad, I just look at this band."
（Kanon fights back her tears.）
ｶﾉﾝ："Then I'll pray for you, Charo. I'll pray that you'll find Shota."
ﾁｬﾛ："Thank you, Kanon."
（Charo runs into town.）

ｶﾉﾝ："Charo, you're so strong… I'm so proud of you."

©NHK