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Child-life in Japan & Japanese child-stories (1879)

Ayrton, Matilda Chaplin, 1846-1883 · London : Griffith · leaf 34

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ut of doorsare better for a snowy day than your boots, for their feetdo not sink into the snow, unless it is deep_. These shoesare of wood, and make a boy seem to be about threeinches taller than he really is. The shoe, you see, has notlaces or buttons, but is kept on the foot by that thongwhich… … SNOWBALLING. To rnce fing^e 4 SEVEN SCENES OF CHILD-LIFE IN JAPAN 5 other boy has socks on. His socks are made of darkblue calico, with a thickly woven sole, and a place, likeone finger of a glove, for his big toe. If you were towear Japanese shoes, you would think the thong be-tween your toes very…

Children -- Japan · Fairy tales -- Japan · Folklore -- Japan · Japan -- Social life and customs

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