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Ken spends a rainy afternoon at his grandmother's house.
N5 graded Japanese story
Ken and his grandmother use a striped hat, an old house, and a second photograph to identify an unlabeled boy as Ken's father.
20 sentences · about 7 minutes
N5 · 20 sentences
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Ken spends a rainy afternoon at his grandmother's house.
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She brings an old family album to the table.
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Many photographs are black and white.
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Ken notices a boy standing beside a bicycle.
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There is no name under the photograph.
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Ken first thinks the boy is his uncle.
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His grandmother asks what details he can see.
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The boy has a striped hat and a wide smile.
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His grandmother recognizes the old house behind him.
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She says the boy is Ken's father.
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Ken is surprised because the face looks familiar.
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They find another photograph of the same striped hat.
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In that picture, the boy holds a toy train.
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Ken asks how old his father was then.
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His grandmother says he was eight.
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Ken is eight years old now too.
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They compare the old picture with a current family picture.
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Ken writes the name, age, and year on a separate note.
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His grandmother places the note beside the photograph.
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The unknown boy in the album now feels like Ken's father.