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The Story of Tongsu

Tongsu heard movement behind his house and walked out to find two kids, a boy and a girl brushing dirt off their trousers. They said they were from the church and that they would be happy to work for him if he needed. He told them what to do and he fed them and in the evening he rolled out the mothy and wool blanket for them to sleep on. The next morning he thought that he would wake to find them gone but they were still there. Soon the kids were living on the farm and it was only a matter of time before he unofficially adopted them.

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