Examples of using "子供のすきな小さい神さまがありました。いつもは森の中で、歌をうたったり笛を吹いたりして、小鳥やけものと遊んでいましたが、ときどき人のすんでいる村へ出てきて、すきな子供たちと遊ぶのでした。" in a sentence and their english translations:
- There once was a little spirit that the children loved. Usually in the forest he would sing his songs and play the flute and mess about with the birds and other such beasts. At times he would come out to the village where the people lived and play with the children he liked.
- There once was a tiny sprite, much loved by children. She would frolic with the birds and the beasts in the forest, and sing songs, or play her flute; sometimes, she would visit the village, where the humans lived, and cavort with her favorite boys and girls.