釣つり鐘がね

永平寺えいへいじの学寮がくりょうにいたとき、誰だれの仕業しわざか、寺てらの釣鐘つりがねが下おろされていた。

When he was in a dormitory of Eihei-ji Temple, a hanging bell was put down by somebody.

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釣鐘つりがねの様ような奴やつで、小ちいさく叩たたけば小ちいさく鳴なり、大おおきく叩たたけば大おおきく響ひびく。

He’s like a temple bell: strike him gently and he rings softly; strike him hard and he resounds loudly.

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「犯人はんにん」はむろん物外もつがいで、その後ごもうどんが食たべたくなると、すぐに釣鐘つりがねを下おろしたという。

The person who put down the bell was of course Motsugai, and even after that when he wanted to eat udon, he is said to have put down the bell at once.

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