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Japanese proverb 猫に鰹節（ねこにかつおぶし）

Enjoy the sixth podcast from Culture To Grow, which allows you to travel the world from the comfort of your home, your car, or if you are still half asleep in your bed. 

This episode focuses on 5 Tooth Fairy traditions from around the world that give us an insight into what happens to baby teeth. Some of the stories have animals involved, while other traditions give luck or strength to the child. 

August 22nd -- National Tooth Fairy Day

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Culture To Grow

Episode 6: Tooth Fairy Traditions from Around the World

Exploramos el cuento con un fragmento de ‘Los gallinazos sin plumas’ de Julio Ramón Ribeyro y reflexionamos sobre cómo el lector participa en la construcción de la historia.

A media voz: lecturas y lectores 

Ep. 7: El cuento

【北海道Hokkaido生活】
〈#143〉12月10日土曜日　天気/雪　気温/2℃ 

札幌市/さっぽろし
大通公園/おおどおりこうえん
・ミュンヘン・クリスマス市に行ってきた
・ミュンヘンはドイツにある市
・札幌市とミュンヘン市は姉妹都市
・お店がたくさん
・金曜日の夜なので、たくさん人がいた。
・気温は0度だったけど、服を着こんだので大丈夫だった。
・ドイツのパン・プレッツェルを食べた。
・ホットワインを飲んだ
・札幌市にいながら、ミュンヘン市にいる気分になった


［単語］
市/いち…人がたくさんいて、お店もあって、買い物をする場所。
姉妹都市/しまいとし… お姉ちゃん、妹のような良い関係の市と市
着込む/きこむ…たくさん服を着ること
ホットワイン/ほっとわいん…あたたかいワイン
ワイン/わいん…お酒

レッスン待ってます♪

北海道Hokkaido生活 for Japanese learners

〈#143〉12月10日土曜日　クリスマス市に行ってきたよ！

Hawaii's regular sunshine, short rain showers and clean air come together to create some of the planet's best conditions for viewing rainbows. Rainbows are seen so often here that a University of Hawaii professor calls the state the "rainbow capital of the world."

"Hawaii has maybe the best rainbows on the planet," said Steven Businger, professor of atmospheric sciences at the University of Hawaii at Manoa.

He has even created an app called RainbowChase to help people find rainbows in Hawaii.

Rainbows form when drops of rain refract sunlight into a spectrum of colors. The brighter the sun, the clearer the rainbow.

Hawaii's winds bring many small showers with enough blue sky between them for the sun to shine through. Conditions are best during the rainy season from October through April.

Visitors should look for rainbows when it's both sunny and raining at the same time. Rainbows will appear opposite the sun. They will seem larger and higher in the sky in the early morning and late afternoon, when the sun is lower on the horizon.

Rainbows are popular symbols of island life. Pictures of them can be seen on buildings and buses, and even on vehicle license plates.

"They cause us to stand still and for a moment, forget about the past and the future," Businger said.

There are about 20 names for rainbows in the Hawaiian language, including different words for different types of rainbows.

Sam 'Ohu Gon III, senior scientist and cultural adviser at The Nature Conservancy in Hawaii, said rainbows are considered a symbol of Kāne, one of the four main gods in Hawaiian tradition. The closer you get to a rainbow, the more likely you are to meet a supernatural force or a powerful person, he said.

A rainbow is also believed to show that an aumakua — a deified family member or family god — is nearby.

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Why Hawaii Is the 'Rainbow Capital of the World'

Spanish México

MEXICO CITY EPISODE NUMBER ONE.

CHISTES MEXICANOS

UNA MÁQUINA JAPONESA

yǒu yì tiān lǎo hǔ zhènɡ zài mào mì de sēn lín li zhǎo chī de。 
有一天老虎正在茂密的森林里找吃的。
yì zhī hú li cónɡ lǎo hǔ shēn biān zǒu ɡuò。 
一只狐狸从老虎身边走过。
lǎo hǔ zhuā zhù le hú li，yào bǎ tā chī diào。 
老虎抓住了狐狸，要把它吃掉。
hú li zhuàn le zhuàn yǎn zhū，duì lǎo hǔ shuō： 
狐狸转了转眼珠，对老虎说：
“wǒ shì tiān dì pài dào sēn lín li zuò shòu wánɡ de， 
“我是天帝派到森林里做兽王的，
nǐ chī le wǒ，jiù shì wéi kànɡ le tiān dì de mìnɡ lìnɡ。” 
你吃了我，就是违抗了天帝的命令。”
lǎo hǔ bú dà xiānɡ xìn hú li de huà，xīn xiǎnɡ， 
老虎不大相信狐狸的话，心想，
hú li zhè me shòu xiǎo，zěn me huì dānɡ shòu wánɡ ne？ 
狐狸这么瘦小，怎么会当兽王呢？
hú li jiàn lǎo hǔ bú xìn，lěnɡ xiào yì shēnɡ shuō： 
狐狸见老虎不信，冷笑一声说：
“nǐ bú xìn mɑ？nà jiù qǐnɡ nǐ ɡēn wǒ dào lín zi li qù， 
“你不信吗？那就请你跟我到林子里去，
wǒ zǒu zài qián miàn，nǐ ɡēn zài hòu miàn， 
我走在前面，你跟在后面，
kàn nà xiē yě shòu nǎ ɡe jiàn wǒ ɡǎn bù táo pǎo de！” 
看那些野兽哪个见我敢不逃跑的！”
hú li hé lǎo hǔ lái dào le lín zi li， 
狐狸和老虎来到了林子里，
hú li dà mú dà yànɡ de zǒu zài qián miàn， 
狐狸大模大样地走在前面，
lǎo hǔ nù mù yuán zhēnɡ de ɡēn zhe hòu miàn。 
老虎怒目圆睁地跟着后面。　　
sēn lín li de yě shòu kàn jiàn hú li shén qì shí zú de zǒu ɡuò lái， 
森林里的野兽看见狐狸神气十足地走过来，
hěn shì nà mèn。 
很是纳闷。
tā men zài wǎnɡ hòu yí kàn， 
它们再往后一看，
yuán lái hòu miàn ɡēn zhe yì zhī zhānɡ yá wǔ zhǎo de lǎo hǔ。 
原来后面跟着一只张牙舞爪的老虎。
yě shòu men xià de ɡǎn kuài táo mìnɡ。 
野兽们吓得赶快逃命。
lǎo hǔ kàn dào zhè，xīn xiǎnɡ， 
老虎看到这，心想，
yě shòu men jiàn dào hú li xià de sì chù táo pǎo，  
野兽们见到狐狸吓得四处逃跑，
tā ɡuǒ zhēn shì shòu wánɡ ɑ！ 
它果真是兽王啊！
yú shì，lǎo hǔ jiù bǎ hú li fànɡ zǒu le。
于是，老虎就把狐狸放走了。