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“ A lucky day was then chosen, and every thing prepared for the bride’s removal to her new home, her clothes were cut out and made, and needed articles purchased. So Chudayu was kept busy preparing for the wedding.
The parents made their daughter Hatsuka blacken her teeth as a sign that she would not marry a second husband; they also carefully taught her
that she must obey her husband, be dutiful to her father-in-law, and love her mother-in-law. ”

“ The background pattern is taken from the original book, but has been lightened for readability. The inconsistent hyphenization of “cuttle-fish” is in the original.
long time ago there was a white mouse called Kanemochi, servant of Daikoku, the God of Wealth. His wife’s name was Onaga. ”