Dala Horse

The Nordic market fair held at Urawa Isetan, which I stopped by during my recent trip back to my parents' house.

My parents love Moomin, and we used to watch the Japanese version of Moomin from the old Calpis Children's Theater (where Florence was called Non-Non) together as a family every week.

I had actually visited Moominvalley Park in Hanno with my parents, and I fell in love at first sight with the large Dala horse I saw there 😍

I liked it so much that I wanted to take it home, but of course, it wasn't for sale, and something that big—big enough for a person to ride—would be impossible in many ways. I thought I'd like one in a smaller, figurine size, but they weren't selling them at this theme park. Since then, I've been looking for a Dala horse of the perfect size to buy, so I was overjoyed to finally find one here 🤩 However, when I looked closely, thinking I'd buy it right away, it was over 20,000 yen??!! Even the small size was like 8,000 yen 😱

As a poor person, there was no way I could afford it, so I tearfully gave up and went back to my parents' house. When I told my mother about it, she simply said, 'Oh, we have one at home.' What? Really?! 🫨

Come to think of it, my mother, who loves to travel, has been to Sweden 🇸🇪 many times. She said that Dala horses aren't that expensive there, and since she didn't have any particular attachment to it and had plenty of others, she gave this one to me. 🙌 Yay! I hear that Dala horses aren't just cute and stylish, but they also bring luck and good fortune. I hope something good happens to me too 🥰