http://www.discovernikkei.org/forum/en/node/2178 Comments for "The Nihongo Papers – Chapter 6" en http://www.discovernikkei.org/forum/en/node/2178 <p><a href="http://www.discovernikkei.org/forum/sites/www.discovernikkei.org.forum/files/nihongo papers_4.jpg" title="View: nihongo papers.jpg"><img style="width: px; height:px;" src="http://www.discovernikkei.org/forum/sites/www.discovernikkei.org.forum/files/nihongo papers_4.jpg" class="inline" alt="nihongo papers.jpg" title="nihongo papers.jpg" /></a></p> <h2>The Nihongo Papers<br /> Chapter 6</h2> <p>By Naomi Hirahara<br /> <br></p> <p>For weeks after Haru’s baby brother Kei was born, the Shishido household was both loud and quiet at the same time. Loud from the baby’s crying but quiet as if secrets were being muffled in the corners of their dirt floors. Haru herself tried to stay out of her parents’ way. She thought that they would be happy, joyous that there was finally a new member in their family after waiting for so many years. But Mama would often break down as she nursed Kei, and Papa, instead of doting on his new son, spent most of his time in the strawberry fields.</p> <p><a href="http://www.discovernikkei.org/forum/en/node/2178">read more</a></p> http://www.discovernikkei.org/forum/en/node/2178#comment The Nihongo Papers Fri, 08 Feb 2008 16:34:46 -0800 editor 2178 at http://www.discovernikkei.org/forum