Umé San in Japan
by Julia Dalrymple Etta Blaisdell McDonald
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About This Book
Japan is a paradise of flowers and of treasure-flowers, as the Japanese mothers call their babies. In no other country in the world do they both form so large a part of the daily life of the people. From the first white plum blossom to the last gorgeous chrysanthemum the path of the days is strewn with beautiful blossoms; and from the time of the Dolls' Festival to the New Year's Celebration there is a constant round of simple pleasures for the children.Happy children! who are always laughing and never crying; who are taught filial respect, reverence, and unquestioning obedience, but are surro...
Chapters (134)(click to expand)
- UMÉ SAN IN JAPAN
- CHAPTER I
- CHAPTER II
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- CHAPTER IV
- CHAPTER V
- CHAPTER VI
- CHAPTER VII
- CHAPTER VIII
- CHAPTER IX
- CHAPTER X
- CHAPTER XI
- CHAPTER XII
- CHAPTER XIII
- CHAPTER XIV
- CHAPTER XV
- PRONOUNCING VOCABULARY AND DICTIONARY
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