d these boys at last settlethat of all the pretty things they have seen they wouldbest like to spend their money on a young turtle. Fortheir pet rabbits and mice died, but turtles, they say,are painted on fans and screens and boxes becauseturtles live for ten-thousand years, whereas even thenoble… … THE SCRAP-BOOK. THE SCRAP-BOOK.
Children -- Japan · Fairy tales -- Japan · Folklore -- Japan · Japan -- Social life and customs
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