「なぜあなたの願い事は小さくて高いの？」と小さい白いウサギが聞きました。

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English Translation

"Why don't you wish a little harder?" asked the little white rabbit.

Furigana

「なぜあなたの願(ねが)い事(ごと)は小(ちい)さくて高(たか)いの？」と小(ちい)さい白(しろ)いウサギが聞(き)きました。

Romanji

" naze anata no negaigoto wa chiisakute takai no?" to chiisai shiroi usagi ga kikimashita.

Words

何故 (なぜ、なにゆえ)

why; how

貴方 (あなた)

you (referring to someone of equal or lower status); dear (what a wife calls a husband)

の (の)

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

願い事 (ねがいごと)

wish; dream; prayer; one's desire

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

小さい (ちいさい)

small; little; tiny

高い (たかい)

high; tall; expensive

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

白い (しろい)

white

兎 (うさぎ、う、ウサギ)

rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

聞く (きく)

to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to query; to learn of; to hear about; to follow (advice); to comply with; to smell (esp. incense); to sample fragrance