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Naoichi's Sky Garden PRINT FINAL1.12.indd 3 30/11/15 8:33 pm
To Jan who told me this storyV.S.C.
To Peter and Pop who taught me to gardenJ.S.W.
Naoichi's Sky Garden PRINT FINAL1.12.indd 4 30/11/15 8:33 pm
Morning sun warmed Naoichi’s shoulders. He was sitting at the breakfast table waiting for his wife, Hatsumi.
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Hatsumi came through the door hiding something behind her back. There was a smile in her eyes.
“Happy birthday!” she said.
A brightly colored package swirled from behind her back. She handed it to Naoichi.
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He tore the paper off.
“Just what I’ve been needing,” he said.
“My old tool belt is full of holes.”
“Remember,” Hatsumi said, “you’re ninety-two. A respectable age.”
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Naoichi peeled an orange in one long unbroken spiral with a sharp knife. Then he placed it on a small green plate, cut it in wedges, and handed it to Hatsumi.
“Thank you,” Hatsumi said.
She waited for Naoichi to peel another for himself before she ate her orange.
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