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Children in Kochi City Teach Origami to Foreigners

In Kochi City, six children spend their summer vacation welcoming American and Canadian visitors arriving by ship. Using gestures and simple English, they teach origami, folding fish and dogs together. A third-grade girl admits it was hard, but the joy of connecting shines through.

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四国しこくにある高知市こうちしでは、最近さいきん大おおきな船ふねで旅行りょこうに来くる外国人がいこくじんが増ふえています。
夏休なつやすみ中じゅうの子こどもたちが、外国がいこくから来きた人ひとたちと交流こうりゅうしました。
まちの中なかで、6人ろくにんの子こどもたちが、アメリカやカナダから来きた人ひとたちに「折おり紙がみをやってみましょう」と英語えいごで声こえをかけました。子こどもたちは、手てや体からだを動うごかしながら説明せつめいして、魚さかなや犬いぬなどの形かたちを一緒いっしょに作つくりました。
小学校しょうがっこう3年生ねんせいの女おんなの子こは「英語えいごで折おり紙がみを教おしえるのは難むずかしかったですが、楽たのしかったです」と話はなしていました。

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In Kochi City, located on Shikoku, the number of foreigners visiting by large ships has been increasing recently. During the summer vacation, children interacted with people who came from abroad. In the town, six children approached people from America and Canada, inviting them in English to 'try origami.' The children explained by moving their hands and bodies, and together they made shapes like fish and dogs. A third-grade girl said, 'Teaching origami in English was difficult, but it was fun.'

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