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1、TOTTO-CHANTheLittleGirlattheWindowByTetsukoKuroyanagiTranslatedbyDorothyBrittonTheRailroadStationTheygotofftheOimachitrainatJiyugaokaStation,andMothertookTotto-chanbythehandtoleadherthroughtheticketgate.Shehadhardlyeverbeenonatrainbeforeandwasreluctanttog
2、iveupthepreciousticketshewasclutching.“May1keepit!”Totto-chanaskedtheticketcollector.“No,youcan't,”hereplied,takingitfromher.Shepointedtohisboxfilledwithtickets."Arethoseallyours!"“No,theybelongtotherailroadstation,”hereplied,ashesnatchedawayticketsfrompe
3、oplegoingout.“Oh.”Totto-changazedlonginglyintotheboxandwenton,“WhenIgrowupI'mgoingtosellrailroadtickets!”Theticketcollectorglancedatherforthefirsttime.“Mylittleboywantsajobinthestation,too,soyoucanworktogether.”Totto-chansteppedtoonesideandtookagoodlookat
4、theticketcollector.Hewasplumpandworeglassesandseemedratherkind.“Hmm.”Sheputherhandsonherhipsandcarefullyconsideredtheidea."Iwouldn'tmindatallworkingwithyourson,”shesaid.“I’llthinkitover.ButI'mratherbusyjustnowasI'monmywaytoanewschool."SherantowhereMotherw
5、aited,shouting,“I’mgoingtobeaticketseller!”Motherwasn'tsurprised,butshesaid,“Ithoughtyouweregoingtobeaspy.”AsTotto-chanbeganwalkingalongholdingMother'shand,sherememberedthatuntilthedaybeforeshehadbeenquitesureshewantedtobeaspy.Butwhatfunitwouldbetobeincha
6、rgeofaboxfulloftickets!1“That'sit!”Asplendidideaoccurredtoher.ShelookedupatMotherandinformedherofitatthetopofhervoice,“Couldn'tIbeaticketsellerwho'sreallyaspy!”Motherdidn'treply.Underherfelthatwithitslittleflowers,herlovelyfacewasserious.ThefactwasMotherw
7、asveryworried.Whatiftheywouldn'thaveTotto-chanatthenewschool!ShelookedatTotto-chanskippingalongtheroadchatteringtoherself.Totto-chandidn'tknowMotherwasworried,sowhentheireyesmet,shesaidgaily,“I'vechangedmymind.IthinkI'lljoinoneofthoselittlebandsofstreetmu
8、sicianswhogoaboutadvertisingnewstores!”TherewasatouchofdespairinMother'svoiceasshesaid,“Comeon,we'llbelate.Wemustn'tkeeptheheadmasterwaiting.Nomorechatter.Lookwhereyou'regoingandwalkproperly.”Aheadofthem,inthedistan
