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| Of course, Rain Dragon had to open it! |
It was New Year gold! It was a box of fresh oranges from Paradise, what has become a traditional gift from librarian Mary Wong. And a very much prized and delighted at yearly gift, I must add. This was Rain Dragon's first experience with the delicious oranges and she was very excited:
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| I had to explain that they taste better with the "wrapper" off. |
As I mentioned earlier, oranges are super lucky for Chinese New Year. It's because the Chinese word for luck is a homonym for the word "wealth"--receiving oranges means we should receive wealth in the New Year!
We definitely feel richer already! Thanks, Mary!