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A Lucky New Year (Intermediate)
Easy Stories in English
The German Tradition of Pouring Lead
Harold looked at the pile of broken plates and pomegranate seeds in horror. He wanted to go to bed and cry, but he still had one more tradition to do before midnight. In this tradition, you had to melt pieces of lead over a spoon and pour them into a bowl of water. The shape the lead formed signified how the new year would go for you.
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