Night on the Milky Way Railroad
Chapter 5 :: The Weather Station Pillar

Giovanni came to the base of the weather station pillar at the very top of the hill and plopped down into the cold grass. The lights of the town below were burning through the darkness as if the town itself were a miniature shrine at the bottom of the sea. He could faintly hear snatches of children’s screams and bits of whistles and songs. The wind howled far away and all the hill’s plant life rustled.

銀河鉄道の夜
第５章：：天気輪の柱

Night on the Milky Way Railroad
Chapter 3: Home

“Your father said he’s bringing you back an otter skin coat when he returns home this next time, didn’t he?”
“Everyone at school makes fun of me for that whenever they see me.”
“They all make fun of you?”

「お父さんはこの次はおまえにラッコの上着をもってくるといったねえ。」
「みんながぼくにあうとそれを云うよ。ひやかすように云うんだ。」
「おまえに悪口を云うの。」

Night on the Milky Way Railroad :: Chapter 2

When Giovanni left the classroom, some of his classmates, along with Campanella, were standing under the shade of the tree in a far corner of the school yard. They were no doubt planning where to float the gourd lanterns down the river for the festival later that night without him.