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Al Tuan lives in China
With his father and his mother,
And for the fifteen days of New Year
Each day is like no other.
 
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Before the Chinese New Year starts,
Al will sweep and mop and dust.
For cleaning out the old ways
Is a Chinese New Year must.
 
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His family shops for oranges,
For fish and flowering plums.
His family wants to be prepared
When the Chinese New Year comes.
 
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Red is a happy color;
Al puts red cutouts on the door.
He helps his mother cook some dumplings,
And he helps her sweep the floor.

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