Sentence 1

土曜日の朝、あやは学校の花だんの当番で早く来ました。

On Saturday morning, Aya came early because she was on duty for the school flower bed.

Sentence 2

校門の前でゆいに会って、二人で先にバケツを運びました。

At the front gate, she met Yui, and the two of them carried the buckets first.

Sentence 3

今日は天気がよくて、空もとても青かったです。

Today the weather was good, and the sky was also very blue.

Sentence 4

でも、花だんの土は少し乾いていました。

But the soil in the flower bed was a little dry.

Sentence 5

あやはまずじょうろに水を入れて、小さい花から水をやりました。

Aya first filled the watering can with water and gave water starting with the small flowers.

Sentence 6

ゆいは長いホースを出して、奥の花だんに水をかけました。

Yui took out the long hose and poured water on the flower bed in the back.

Sentence 7

赤い花は元気でしたが、白い花は少し元気がありませんでした。

The red flowers were healthy, but the white flowers were a little weak.

Sentence 8

そこで二人はしゃがんで、葉の下もよく見ました。

So the two of them crouched down and looked carefully under the leaves too.

Sentence 9

すると小さい虫が葉についていました。

Then small bugs were attached to the leaves.

Sentence 10

ゆいは先生に見せるために、その葉をそっと取りました。

Yui gently took that leaf so that she could show it to the teacher.

Sentence 11

先生は職員室からすぐに来て、「水だけでなくて、古い葉も取ってください」と言いました。

The teacher came right away from the staff room and said, “Not only water them, but also take off the old leaves, please.”

Sentence 12

あやたちははさみとふくろを借りて、茶色くなった葉を集めました。

Aya and the others borrowed scissors and a bag and gathered the leaves that had turned brown.

Sentence 13

作業をしているあいだに、ほかの当番の生徒も来ました。

While they were doing the work, other students on duty also came.

Sentence 14

一年生の男の子は初めてだったので、ゆいがやり方をゆっくり説明しました。

Because the first-year boy was doing it for the first time, Yui explained the way to do it slowly.

Sentence 15

みんなでしばらく働くと、花だんの色が前より明るく見えました。

When everyone worked for a while, the color of the flower bed looked brighter than before.

Sentence 16

そのあと、あやは新しい土の袋を倉庫から持って来ました。

After that, Aya brought a new bag of soil from the storage room.

Sentence 17

重かったですが、友だちが手伝ってくれたので、すぐに運べました。

It was heavy, but because a friend helped, they could carry it right away.

Sentence 18

土を入れるとき、先生は「根を強く押さないでください」と教えてくれました。

When putting in the soil, the teacher taught them, “Please do not press the roots strongly.”

Sentence 19

あやは大事なことを忘れないために、ノートに短く書きました。

So she would not forget the important points, Aya wrote them briefly in her notebook.

Sentence 20

十時になるころには、花だんのまわりもきれいになっていました。

By around ten o’clock, the area around the flower bed had also become clean.

Sentence 21

最後にみんなで使った道具を洗って、元の場所に返しました。

At the end, everyone washed the tools they had used and returned them to their original place.

Sentence 22

校庭を吹く風はまだ少し冷たかったですが、気分は明るかったです。

The wind blowing across the schoolyard was still a little cold, but their mood was bright.

Sentence 23

ゆいは「来週は黄色い花も植えたいね」と笑って言いました。

Yui said with a laugh, “Next week I want to plant yellow flowers too.”

Sentence 24

あやも「花がもっと増えたら、朝に来るのがもっと楽しいね」と答えました。

Aya also answered, “If the flowers increase more, coming in the morning will be more fun too.”

Sentence 25

二人はきれいになった花だんをもう一度見てから、うれしい気持ちで家へ帰りました。

The two of them looked once more at the flower bed that had become clean, and then went home with happy feelings.