3. THE BEARDED FOREIGNER

It is Monday. It is a school day. Naoko has to go to university. How many classes does she have on Monday? What time do they start? What subject are they? It is a cool day so Naoko brings a coat. What color is it? Is it long? Does it have a hood?

Naoko takes the train then she takes the bus. Does the train have a “ladies only” carriage? She sees Yuji at school. Does he see her? Naoko does not want to see Yuji again. She wants to forget him. Does he want to see her again? After school she goes to Uncle Taro’s shop again. Are there any customers in the shop?
Naoko talks to Uncle Taro. He tells her a joke? Does she get it? Is it funny? Does she laugh? Does she tell him a joke?

Suddenly a man comes into the shop. He is a foreigner. Does he speak Japanese? His eyes are very dark and he has a long black beard. He seems nervous. He has an old Chinese vase. He wants to sell it. Does it have handles? Does it have a lid? What color is it?

Uncle Taro buys the vase. How much does he give the man for it? The man takes the money then he leaves very quickly. Uncle taro puts the vase at the back of the shop. He is hungry. He goes out to buy some noodles. What kind of noodles does he buy?

Naoko minds the store. Does she enjoy minding the store? She sits at the back. She looks at the new vase. It is very beautiful. It is very old. What dynasty is it from? She looks inside it. There is a piece of paper there. She takes it out and she looks at it. It is a map. It is very old. The paper is yellow. Naoko looks at the map for a while then she puts it in a book. Uncle Taro returns. He has some noodles for Naoko. He gives her the noodles. She eats them. Do they taste good? Is the broth hot? Are there any onions in the broth? Suddenly two more foreigners run into the shop. They shout at Uncle Taro. Is he afraid? Does he shout back?