豪州袋鼠小僧・ネッド・ケリー

6月19日(金)快晴

前進はできても後退ができないエミューとカンガルー(大袋鼠)はOZの象徴。もう1つの象徴は豪州版鼠小僧とも言うべき義賊ネッド・ケリー。隠れ家を武装警官隊に包囲され袋の鼠。手作りのロボットのような防弾服で応戦するも逮捕され、26歳の若さで刑死。権力への反抗、弱者への援助、強い仲間意識、逆境での勇気、名誉ある死に方などOZ魂が伝説化し、「ケリーのように生きなさい」とまで言われます。ご近所の前庭でネッド・ケリーを発見。と思ったら郵便受け。豪州では手作りの郵便受けを多く見かけます。

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Chivalrous robber, Ned Kelly
Fri. June 19 : fine

Emus and kangaroos are Australian icons that can advance but back away. Another icon is an Australian chivalrous robber, Ned Kelly. His hiding place was completely besieged by armed police. He fought back wearing a hand-made bulletproof jacket that looked like a robot, but he was arrested and died by execution when he was still 26. His OZ’s spirit such as resistance against power, assistance to weak, strong friendship, bravery under adverse circumstances and honorable way of death has been legendized and people often say “Live like Ned Kelly.” I found Ned Kelly in front of my neighborhood’s yard, but second look confirmed it was a mailbox. You can often see hand-made mailboxes in Australia.

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Ned Kelly