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Ken makes a small birthday book to give his cousin.
N5 graded Japanese story
郵便局の青い箱
Ken takes a handmade birthday book to the post office, solves a box-size problem and a missing apartment number, and completes the errand himself.
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On Monday, he takes the book to the post office.
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First, he chooses one small blue shipping box.
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But the book does not fit inside that box.
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A postal clerk shows him two larger boxes.
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Ken compares their sizes and chooses the middle box.
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The book and a birthday card fit perfectly.
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The clerk weighs the closed box.
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“Please write the complete address,” she says.
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Ken writes the town, street name, and house number.
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But he does not know his cousin’s apartment number.
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Ken calls his mother and asks for the number.
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Then he writes the number on the label.
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“There is fast delivery and inexpensive regular delivery,” the clerk says.
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Ken chooses regular delivery.
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He pays and receives a receipt.
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The clerk places the blue box behind the counter.
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Ken sends his cousin a short message.
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Two days later, his cousin calls and says, “The book came.”
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Ken is happy that he managed it himself.