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CRYING FOR THE MOON |
YOUTHFUL CHINESE TRICKSTERS |
DESERVES A FLEA IN HIS EAR |
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| Abominably spoiled, never slapped or beaten, the youthful Celestial generally gets what he wants. If thwarted he gives vent to his displeasure in the way usual with less pampered children | The clever performances of jugglers, acrobats, and ventriloquists afford popular street diversions, and small urchins early acquiring the tricks of the trade give clamorous demonstrations of jugglery | There is no minimum age below which a Chinese child is forbidden to smoke. The cigarette is better proportioned to this youngster's size than the cheroot affected by Burmese babies |