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N5 graded Japanese story

雨の日のコインランドリー

Ken and his mother take an oversized blanket to a coin laundry, solve a change problem, and bring it home warm on a rainy day.

20 sentences · about 7 minutes

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N5 · 20 sentences

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Heavy rain falls on Sunday morning.

Ken's large blanket is dirty, so it needs to be washed.

It does not fit in the washing machine at home.

Ken and his mother carry it to a coin laundry.

Warm light shines inside the quiet shop.

There are small and large machines along the wall.

They choose a large machine that fits the blanket.

Ken checks the simple number on the door.

He puts the blanket inside with his mother.

The machine needs several one-hundred-yen coins.

Ken has a five-hundred-yen coin but not enough one-hundred-yen coins.

His mother points to the change machine.

Ken changes the coin and counts the new coins.

He puts in the money and starts the washing machine.

They wait while the blanket turns behind the glass.

After washing, they move it to a large dryer.

Ken watches the time reach zero.

The dry blanket feels soft and warm.

They carry it home under a wide umbrella.

Ken uses the warm blanket while listening to the rain.