This is Pico the flea

Originally written by Shuntaro Tanikawa in Japanese,
Unauthorizedly translated by Koichi Kawabata

This is Pico the flea.





This is Go-emon the cat, 
on whose body Pico the flea lives.





This is Akira, 
who trod the tail of Go-emon the cat,
on whose body Pico the flea lives.






This is Akira's mother, 
who is reading the manga magazine owned by Akira,
who trod the tail of Go-emon the cat,
on whose body Pico the flea lives.



This is the dumpling shop owner, 
who often sells the dumplings to Akira's mother,
who is reading the manga magazine owned by Akira,
who trod the tail of Go-emon the cat,
on whose body Pico the flea lives.



This is the banker, 
who lent the money to the dumpling shop owner,
who often sells the dumplings to Akira's mother,
who is reading the manga magazine owned by Akira,
who trod the tail of Go-emon the cat,
on whose body Pico the flea lives.


This is the sumo-wrestler, 
who is playing the ping-pong with the banker, 
who lent the money to the dumpling shop owner,
who often sells the dumplings to Akira's mother,
who is reading the manga magazine owned by Akira,
who trod the tail of Go-emon the cat,
on whose body Pico the flea lives.


This is the singer, 
who is adored by the sumo-wrestler,
who is playing the ping-pong with the banker, 
who lent the money to the dumpling shop owner,
who often sells the dumplings to Akira's mother,
who is reading the manga magazine owned by Akira,
who trod the tail of Go-emon the cat,
on whose body Pico the flea lives.


This is the thief, 
who stole the parrot kept by the singer,
who is adored by the sumo-wrestler,
who is playing the ping-pong with the banker, 
who lent the money to the dumpling shop owner,
who often sells the dumplings to Akira's mother,
who is reading the manga magazine owned by Akira,
who trod the tail of Go-emon the cat,
on whose body Pico the flea lives.


This is the vegetable shop owner, 
who threw the tomato to the thief,
who stole the parrot kept by the singer,
who is adored by the sumo-wrestler,
who is playing the ping-pong with the banker, 
who lent the money to the dumpling shop owner,
who often sells the dumplings to Akira's mother,
who is reading the manga magazine owned by Akira,
who trod the tail of Go-emon the cat,
on whose body Pico the flea lives.


This is the city mayor, 
who took a vote from the vegetable shop owner,
who threw the tomato to the thief,
who stole the parrot kept by the singer,
who is adored by the sumo-wrestler,
who is playing the ping-pong with the banker, 
who lent the money to the dumpling shop owner,
who often sells the dumplings to Akira's mother,
who is reading the manga magazine owned by Akira,
who trod the tail of Go-emon the cat,
on whose body Pico the flea lives.


This is the dentist, 
who made the dentures for the city mayor,
who took a vote from the vegetable shop owner,
who threw the tomato to the thief,
who stole the parrot kept by the singer,
who is adored by the sumo-wrestler,
who is playing the ping-pong with the banker, 
who lent the money to the dumpling shop owner,
who often sells the dumplings to Akira's mother,
who is reading the manga magazine owned by Akira,
who trod the tail of Go-emon the cat,
on whose body Pico the flea lives.


This is the horn tutor, 
who teaches the dentist,
who made the dentures for the city mayor,
who took a vote from the vegetable shop owner,
who threw the tomato to the thief,
who stole the parrot kept by the singer,
who is adored by the sumo-wrestler,
who is playing the ping-pong with the banker, 
who lent the money to the dumpling shop owner,
who often sells the dumplings to Akira's mother,
who is reading the manga magazine owned by Akira,
who trod the tail of Go-emon the cat,
on whose body Pico the flea lives.


This is Charles the cat, 
who made a scratch on the face of the horn tutor,
who teaches the dentist,
who made the dentures for the city mayor,
who took a vote from the vegetable shop owner,
who threw the tomato to the thief,
who stole the parrot kept by the singer,
who is adored by the sumo-wrestler,
who is playing the ping-pong with the banker, 
who lent the money to the dumpling shop owner,
who often sells the dumplings to Akira's mother,
who is reading the manga magazine owned by Akira,
who trod the tail of Go-emon the cat,
on whose body Pico the flea lives.


This is Petit the flea, 
who lives in the back of Charles the cat,
who made a scratch on the face of the horn tutor,
who teaches the dentist,
who made the dentures for the city mayor,
who took a vote from the vegetable shop owner,
who threw the tomato to the thief,
who stole the parrot kept by the singer,
who is adored by the sumo-wrestler,
who is playing the ping-pong with the banker, 
who lent the money to the dumpling shop owner,
who often sells the dumplings to Akira's mother,
who is reading the manga magazine owned by Akira,
who trod the tail of Go-emon the cat,
on whose body Pico the flea lives.