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Wai gong de da yi

by Jim Aylesworth

ImmigrantsYiddish Folk songsJewsJuvenile fictionTailorsMigrationsCoatsFolklore

When my grandfather came to America he made himself a handsome coat! Then he wore it and he wore it and he wore it -- until it was all worn out! So what did he do? He snipped and he clipped, and he stitched and he sewed, and out of the still-good cloth of his coat, he made himself a smart jacket! How many things can Grandfather make over the years out of that old frayed coat?

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Book data: Open Library