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President Kim Il Sung had his peculiar way of life to satisfy himself in the happiness of children. One day in April 1977 the President went to a middle school as he wanted to see the students dressing in new school uniforms.

The President called some students to his side and took away bits of thread from their school uniforms and then watched carefully if sweaters fitted them well. That day he was so much pleased to see them wearing the pretty-patterned school uniforms.

The President went up to a boy to ask him if his shoes fitted him perfectly and bent his waist to try to press down tightly the front of his shoes.

After having free talks with students and seeing them in pretty dresses, he stopped his walking for a minute and made a hearty laugh, saying that they wore better dresses than him. 

Saying that he would take pictures of them and keep each of their photos, the President took out a camera.

Although the officials and teachers requested him repeatedly to stop taking pictures for a long time, the President didn’t put his camera off. 

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Extracted from the book “My father and the DPRK” written in 2015 by Heifa Persy, chairman of Tunisia-DPRK Friendship Association