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A Dinosaur Dream: Yuto's Museum Misadventure
Saturday, 7 February, 2026
Fluent Fiction - Japanese: A Dinosaur Dream: Yuto's Museum Misadventure Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/ja/episode/2026-02-07-23-34-02-ja Story Transcript:Ja: 東京の自然史博物館はいつもにぎやかです。En: The Tokyo Natural History Museum is always bustling.Ja: 冬の寒さから逃れるように、多くの人が訪れます。En: Many people visit, as if to escape the winter cold.Ja: 巨大な恐竜の骨格が並び、好奇心いっぱいの訪問者が館内を歩きます。En: Giant dinosaur skeletons are lined up, and curious visitors wander through the halls.Ja: ある日、興奮した表情のユウトが友達のカナとナオキと一緒に博物館にやってきました。En: One day, an excited Yuto came to the museum with his friends, Kana and Naoki.Ja: 「ここだ！」とユウトが叫ぶように言いました。En: "Here it is!" Yuto exclaimed.Ja: ユウトはたくさんの博物館のお土産の中から、小さな丸い物を見つけました。En: From among many museum souvenirs, Yuto found a small round object.Ja: それはまるで恐竜の卵のようでした。En: It looked just like a dinosaur egg.Ja: 「すごい、これは恐竜の卵だよ！」ユウトは目を輝かせて話します。En: "Amazing, this is a dinosaur egg!" Yuto spoke with sparkling eyes.Ja: でも、カナは少し疑わしそうに首をかしげました。En: But Kana tilted her head slightly, looking a bit doubtful.Ja: 「本物の卵だったら、こんなところにあるわけないよ。」カナが冷静に答えました。En: "If it were a real egg, it wouldn't just be lying here," Kana replied calmly.Ja: ナオキは少し離れた場所のお菓子売り場に気を取られていましたが、友達の議論に戻りました。En: Naoki, who had been distracted by a nearby candy counter, returned to the conversation with his friends.Ja: 「ユウト、もし本当の卵ならどうする？」ナオキはニコニコしながら言いました。En: "Hey Yuto, what would you do if it was a real egg?" Naoki asked with a smile.Ja: ユウトは本気です。En: Yuto was serious.Ja: 彼は何とかして本物かどうかを確かめたいと思いました。En: He wanted somehow to confirm whether it was real.Ja: 「専門家に見てもらおう。もし本物なら、すごいことになるよ！」そう言って、ユウトは決心して博物館の受付に向かいました。En: "Let's show it to an expert. If it's genuine, that would be amazing!" Saying this, Yuto decisively headed to the museum's reception desk.Ja: 受付の女性は親切で、彼を専門の学芸員に案内しました。En: The woman at the reception was kind and guided him to a specialist curator.Ja: ユウトの手の中には謎の「卵」がありました。心の中ではワクワクしていましたが、同時に少しドキドキしていました。En: In Yuto's hands was the mysterious "egg." His heart was racing with excitement, but a bit of nervousness too.Ja: 学芸員は眼鏡をかけ、慎重にその「卵」を調べ始めました。ユウトの友達も静かに見守ります。En: The curator, wearing glasses, began to carefully examine the "egg." Yuto's friends watched quietly.Ja: 学芸員は微笑んで、「これはお土産コーナーからのものですね。」と言いました。「ただの記念品です。」En: The curator smiled and said, "This is from the souvenir section, isn't it? It's just a keepsake."Ja: ユウトは顔を赤くし、カナとナオキも笑いました。En: Yuto's face turned red, and Kana and Naoki laughed.Ja: しかし、ユウトはすぐに笑顔になり、「みんな、ごめん！でも、少しの間、本当に夢を見たよ。」と言いました。En: However, Yuto quickly smiled and said, "Sorry, guys! But for a moment, I really dreamed."Ja: カナは優しく、「これも良い思い出だよ。」と言い、En: Kana kindly said, "This is a good memory too."Ja: そしてナオキも、「次はもう少し考えてから驚こうよ！」と笑いかけました。En: And Naoki added with a laugh, "Next time, let's think a bit before getting surprised!"Ja: こうしてユウトたちは、終わりのない笑い話として、その日のことを思い出しました。En: Thus, Yuto and his friends looked back on that day as an endless funny story.Ja: 友達の支えを感じたユウトは、新しい発見ではなく、友情の温かさを心に刻んだのでした。En: Feeling the support of his friends, Yuto etched not a new discovery, but the warmth of friendship into his heart. Vocabulary Words:bustling: にぎやかescape: 逃れるcurious: 好奇心いっぱいskeletons: 骨格tilted: かしげるdoubtful: 疑わしそうdistracted: 気を取られるconfirm: 確かめるreception: 受付curator: 学芸員mysterious: 謎のnervousness: ドキドキkeepsake: 記念品calmly: 冷静にexclaimed: 叫ぶgenuine: 本物specialist: 専門examined: 調べるetched: 刻むsparkling: 輝かせるendless: 終わりのないfriendship: 友情guidance: 案内するsmiled: 微笑むetched: 心に刻むdecisively: 決心してsupport: 支えdisplay: 並びinquiry: 議論wander: 歩きます
