"They wanted the carp because they wanted the scales to put in their wallet for good luck,"he said.
"There's so much carp you can pick the right fish you want,"he said.
"It's part of the Christmas fun for kids to draw pictures [of the carp] and to name it."
"We put them in a purse and then, if we carry them around [for the following year], we'll be wealthy,"she said.
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