阿嬤的木屐走起路来‘咯咯’响，她也买给家中每个人一双冲凉的时候穿，她自己的是黑木屐，上面的塑胶皮只有平常木屐的一半，下面的木底也被削掉一半，她说这样走起来才不会跌倒。
华灯初上，家务告一段落，我们尾随阿嬤走过几条街道到电房附近，所有卖木屐的档口已经开了，五颜六色大大小小的木屐摆得满地都是，在一支支火水灯的照耀之下，好些女人都蹲着选她们心目中的木屐。
阿嬤给二舅，三舅买的是粗糙未上漆的木屐，沉闷颜色的两片树胶饤在其上，我们小孩子的是圆圆身材而不是葫芦形的那种，上了红漆还绘上花草，美丽极了！都是削低了给我们，那人用剪刀剪下了塑胶片然后‘嗒嗒嗒’的用小钉子钉上木屐，用一条麻绳将一对对的木屐配搭好绑起来，每个小孩子手中提着一对小红木屐欢欢喜喜的往家中跑。。。
Grandma's clogs made
a ‘klog klog’ sound when she walked, she bought each one of the family members a pair for
taking our shower, she wore
a black clogs, the plastic on top
of her clogs only half the size of the normal clogs, the wood at the bottom of the clogs also cut
into a comfortable height, it would not made you fall,
she said.
When the night fall, house work all had been done, we walked to the stalls selling clogs which was located near the power station, all the stalls selling clogs were opened, large and small, colorful clogs all over the places, under the kerosene lamps were the women squatting down choosing the clogs which they liked.
Grandma chose the unpainted clogs for my second and third uncle, on top of the clogs were 2 dull colours flap, the children’s clogs were round and fat and not like the gourd-shaped, painted with flowers, very beautiful! Grandma requested the clogs seller to chip the bottom a bit lower for us, the man cut the plastic with scissors used the small nails 'tat tat tat' nailed onto the clogs, then used a hemp cordage to tie up the pair of clogs, every one of us carrying a pair of red clogs in our hands running home with joy . . .
When the night fall, house work all had been done, we walked to the stalls selling clogs which was located near the power station, all the stalls selling clogs were opened, large and small, colorful clogs all over the places, under the kerosene lamps were the women squatting down choosing the clogs which they liked.
Grandma chose the unpainted clogs for my second and third uncle, on top of the clogs were 2 dull colours flap, the children’s clogs were round and fat and not like the gourd-shaped, painted with flowers, very beautiful! Grandma requested the clogs seller to chip the bottom a bit lower for us, the man cut the plastic with scissors used the small nails 'tat tat tat' nailed onto the clogs, then used a hemp cordage to tie up the pair of clogs, every one of us carrying a pair of red clogs in our hands running home with joy . . .
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