First Uta wanted to be a bat. Then he changed his mind and wanted to be a lion. Soon after, he wanted to be a lion with tiger stripes and bat wings. But in the end (and the day before) he decided to be a ninja. Luckily we already had swords, souvenirs from our summer visit to the ninja village. But Uta doesn't have a stitch of black clothing. So off to the costume shop we went. It is not a good idea to visit a costume shop in NYC the day before halloween. There was a line two blocks long just to get in, and no ninja costumes left to be had. We had to settle for Darth Vader. At home we discarded the mask and cape, turned the suit inside out, and cut off the feet. I sacrificed my black tights for various ties, gloves and the mask. We added strips of red fabric for a little warrior-style pizazz, and voila! A ninja is born.
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