Audiobook Dictation: “Be of good cheer, and lead…”

Be of good cheer, and lead the King to the hill just outside the city walls.' And humming gaily she flew away again.

元気を出して、王様を町の城壁のすぐ外にある丘へ案内しなさい」そう言うと、女王蜂は楽しげに羽音を立てながら再び飛び去った。

Ferko went at once to the King and told him the palace was finished.

フェルコはすぐに王のもとへ行き、宮殿ができあがったと告げた。

The whole court went out to see the wonder, and their astonishment was great at the sight which met their eyes.

宮廷じゅうがその驚異を見に出かけ、目の前に広がる光景に大いに驚いた。

A splendid palace reared itself on the hill just outside the walls of the city, made of the most exquisite flowers that ever grew in mortal garden.

町の城壁のすぐ外の丘の上に、人間の庭に咲いたこともないほど見事な花々でできた、壮麗な宮殿がそびえていた。

This splendid palace had been built by the grateful queen bee, who had summoned all the other bees in the kingdom to help her.

この壮麗な宮殿は、恩を感じた女王蜂が王国じゅうのほかの蜂をすべて呼び集めて手伝わせ、建てたものだった。

But the two brothers had grown quite green with envy, and only declared the more that Ferko was nothing but a wicked magician.

しかし二人の兄は嫉妬で真っ青になり、フェルコは悪い魔法使いにすぎないと、ますます言い立てるばかりだった。