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The smell of roasted sweet potatoesdrifts through the air.You haven’t even seen them yet,but somehow,you already want one.“Isn’t this smell unfair?”A small autumn momentstarts today’s conversationbetween Sakura and Sumire.

Bears eat acorns.So…can people eat them too?Acorns are a familiar part of autumn,but we may not know much about them.“If bears can eat them,people can too, right?”A small autumn questionstarts today’s conversationbetween Sakura and Sumire.

“What’s ‘kuri’ in English?”Sometimes,you know a word,but it just doesn’tcome to mind.Then someone says it,and suddenly you think,“Oh, right!That’s the word!”A small everyday conversationbetween Sakura and Sumireabout a familiar autumn word.

“Today,I got stopped by the policewhile I was out with my bicycle.”Sakura immediately imaginesthat Sumire broke a rule.But as Sumire explainswhat really happened,the meaning of“got stopped by the police”starts to look very different.A light story abouta bicycle,a police officer,and one small misunderstanding.

In Japan, autumn is often called“the season of appetite.”There are many delicious seasonal foods,such as chestnuts, sweet potatoes,and pumpkin.But does “autumn appetite”really make a good excusefor eating too much?Sakura and Sumire talk aboutthis familiar autumn expressionin a lighthearted way.