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おばあちゃんとポチ ― ロボット掃除機はペット?

Grandma and Pochi — Is the Robot Vacuum a Pet? A Light Family Anecdote (JLPT N4)

When the narrator's parents gave their grandma a robot vacuum so she would not tire herself out cleaning, the grandma promptly decided it was a new pet and named it Pochi, after a dog she once owned. Every morning she greets it, watches it bump into furniture with fond amusement, panics and calls for help when it gets stuck under the sofa, and even sets out a small dish of dog food in case it gets hungry. When she trips over it in the hallway at night, she apologizes to it. A warm, gentle JLPT N4 reading about family, aging, and the funny ways older people befriend new technology. Ideal Japanese humor practice for beginner Japanese story collections. By Tadorimichi Editorial.

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Grandma and Pochi — Is the Robot Vacuum a Pet? A Light Family Anecdote (JLPT N4)

When the narrator's parents gave their grandma a robot vacuum so she would not tire herself out cleaning, the grandma promptly decided it was a new pet and named it Pochi, after a dog she once owned. Every morning she greets it, watches it bump into furniture with fond amusement, panics and calls for help when it gets stuck under the sofa, and even sets out a small dish of dog food in case it gets hungry. When she trips over it in the hallway at night, she apologizes to it. A warm, gentle JLPT N4 reading about family, aging, and the funny ways older people befriend new technology. Ideal Japanese humor practice for beginner Japanese story collections. By Tadorimichi Editorial.