obalka
Omisejasan
Eiko Kadono, Seichi Tabata
Doshinsha, 1992


i
translation
Outside it just keeps raining. The boy is stuck indoors and bored. What to do? How about playing shop? A lightly and playfully told story about a long, dull afternoon and encounters with unexpected customers.

The Shopkeeper 
Eiko Kadono — text
Seiichi Tabata — illustrations

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Omisejasan
Eiko Kadono, Seichi Tabata
Doshinsha, 1992


i
translation
Outside it just keeps raining. The boy is stuck indoors and bored. What to do? How about playing shop? A lightly and playfully told story about a long, dull afternoon and encounters with unexpected customers.

I can't go out to play, no friends are coming over, and it's so boring.

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Omisejasan
Eiko Kadono, Seichi Tabata
Doshinsha, 1992


i
translation
Outside it just keeps raining. The boy is stuck indoors and bored. What to do? How about playing shop? A lightly and playfully told story about a long, dull afternoon and encounters with unexpected customers.

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Omisejasan
Eiko Kadono, Seichi Tabata
Doshinsha, 1992


i
translation
Outside it just keeps raining. The boy is stuck indoors and bored. What to do? How about playing shop? A lightly and playfully told story about a long, dull afternoon and encounters with unexpected customers.

I spread out a handkerchief, a mug, crayons, scissors, a ball, a skipping rope and all sorts of things on the floor. Then I threw the window wide open. "Come on in. We have wonderful things for sale. I have something for everyone."

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Omisejasan
Eiko Kadono, Seichi Tabata
Doshinsha, 1992


i
translation
Outside it just keeps raining. The boy is stuck indoors and bored. What to do? How about playing shop? A lightly and playfully told story about a long, dull afternoon and encounters with unexpected customers.

"Come in, come in." And then came a sound. "Meow, please. Meow." Another customer. My neighbour's fat cat.

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Omisejasan
Eiko Kadono, Seichi Tabata
Doshinsha, 1992


i
translation
Outside it just keeps raining. The boy is stuck indoors and bored. What to do? How about playing shop? A lightly and playfully told story about a long, dull afternoon and encounters with unexpected customers.

"Come in, come in. We have everything." And then came a sound. "A skipping rope, please," said the next customer. Children appeared whom I had never seen before. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 of them were there. And they all looked the same. Rain dripping from their heads.

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Omisejasan
Eiko Kadono, Seichi Tabata
Doshinsha, 1992


i
translation
Outside it just keeps raining. The boy is stuck indoors and bored. What to do? How about playing shop? A lightly and playfully told story about a long, dull afternoon and encounters with unexpected customers.

"Who are you?" I asked. "We are rain boys. Please give us the skipping rope." "That will be 10 yen." Each one took 10 yen from their pocket and gave me 50 yen. "You see, we want to play train with this skipping rope."

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Omisejasan
Eiko Kadono, Seichi Tabata
Doshinsha, 1992


i
translation
Outside it just keeps raining. The boy is stuck indoors and bored. What to do? How about playing shop? A lightly and playfully told story about a long, dull afternoon and encounters with unexpected customers.

And the rain boys tied the skipping rope into a circle. Then they all lined up and climbed inside. And all together they said: "Departure. The tansy is already in bloom, we must return. We have been here long enough." And with a "clickety-clack" they disappeared into the distance.

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Omisejasan
Eiko Kadono, Seichi Tabata
Doshinsha, 1992


i
translation
Outside it just keeps raining. The boy is stuck indoors and bored. What to do? How about playing shop? A lightly and playfully told story about a long, dull afternoon and encounters with unexpected customers.

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Omisejasan
Eiko Kadono, Seichi Tabata
Doshinsha
1992