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Sora and his mother are visiting his grandmother by train.
N5 graded Japanese story
おばあちゃんの町への電車
20 sentences · about 7 minutes
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N5 · 20 sentences
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Her town is eight stops from their station.
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A green local train arrives in the morning.
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Sora carries a small bag with his clothes.
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His mother hands Sora the route card.
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They find two seats beside a window.
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For the first three stops, there are tall buildings outside the window.
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The train enters a short dark tunnel.
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Green fields appear after the tunnel.
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Sora counts each station on the route card.
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At the seventh stop, he stands up quickly.
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The station name looks similar to his grandmother's town.
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His mother asks him to read all of the name.
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Sora notices one different word.
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He sits down and waits one more stop.
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The correct station is announced next.
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His grandmother is waiting on the platform.
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Sora tells her about the tunnel and fields.
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She lets him choose the road from the station.
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Sora feels ready to count the stops home too.
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