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17. A Book about the World One day, father bought me and my brother books. He bought my brother “The Three Musketeers” and “General Yoo Shin Kim,” and me “Les Miserables”(kid’s version) and “Robinson Crusoe.” I read all four of them and fell in love with the reading. There were lots of books at home. We also had kids’ version of 50 world literatures. I began to read them. My favorite was “Two Years’ Vacation.” Once I came.. 2020. 12. 21.
16. Ko Young Chicken Farm After we moved to Gu Pa Bal, my parents were engaged in real estate business. They bought countryside fields and sold them to the city folks. Father bought a motorcycle as a form of transportation. After the kids went to school, we, I and my parents, had late breakfast together. Then, mother sat down and started her make up. The smells of Pond’s and Coty products remind me of my mother. After he.. 2020. 12. 19.
15. A House with 11 Families In grandparents’ neighborhood, there was two story house with 11 families living in it. Opening of the outhouse was to the alley. A line of people waiting to use the toilet was formed in front of it every morning. Not a single day would pass without some type of turmoil in that house. A couple would yell at each other, pots and dishes were flying, and kids would cry or scream. In other days, the.. 2020. 12. 18.
14. Ants There were plenty of ants in my grandparents’. Unattended food attracted them and would be covered with them quickly. Grandmother used to scoop the ants up from the stew or soup, heat up, and serve the food. I even saw warrior ants which had claws and big heads. Since then, I have seen many ants in Korea and America, but never seen those warrior ants again. To avoid the ants, grandma hung basket.. 2020. 12. 17.

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