02644cam a22003253u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000320011324000320014524500160017726400510019330000470024433600260029133700260031733800360034350000310037950800180041052016700042853400670209865300590216570000320222485600430225699900190229976535UtSlPG20260610134754.0mcr n260607r20251918utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7afi2iso639-1 4aPS1 aLittle, Frances,d1863-194110aLittle Sister Snow. Finnish10aLumihiutale 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2025  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2025-07-20  aTuula Temonen  a"Lumihiutale (Little Sister Snow)" by Frances Little is a novel written in the early 20th century. Set in Japan, it follows Yuki (“Juki”) from mischievous childhood into young womanhood as she navigates filial duty, poverty, an arranged marriage, and a tender cross‑cultural bond with an American, Richard Merrit. The story explores tradition versus change, everyday domestic ritual, and the pull between Buddhist upbringing and Christian ideas introduced by foreigners.  The opening of this novel paints a vivid spring morning where little Juki plays beneath a plum tree, gets into mischief, and—after a dramatic scuffle over a bird and a cat—meets the American boy Dick Merrit, who stops her from throwing the cat into a canal and wins her trust. A chapter on the Doll Festival introduces her modest home, loving but aging parents, and the origins of her name (born in snow), emphasizing maternal devotion and Buddhist piety. Twelve years later, Yuki returns from a mission school, shouldering household burdens amid growing poverty while social custom prevents her from working; her father arranges her marriage to the well‑placed Saito. A letter arrives from Richard, now grown, asking to lodge with her family, which brings money and joy; Yuki prepares the house and hosts him for two happy months of language lessons and gentle flirtation. In a tender farewell scene—goldfish fed, a butterfly warmed, and a brief talk about God versus Buddha—Richard departs for home, leaving Yuki quietly heart‑sore but resolute. The section closes as she turns to preparations for her first meeting with Saito. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  pOriginally published:cHämeenlinna: Arvi A. Karisto Oy, 1918  aJapan -- History -- Meiji period, 1868-1912 -- Fiction1 aHedman, Valfrid,d1872-193940uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/76535  c117260d117260