Once upon a time there lived one man in a small town. He was not
married and did not have children. Nobody lived near him. The place
was always dark and cold. Every day the man wandered about his
own house but did not enter one room. He was never interested what
was inside it.
But one day the door of the room opened and the
beam glimpsed at his eyes. And he saw his child’s toys, books,
photos. He began to examine all these things and his heart filled
with love and kindness.
He went to the streets of the town and
met many new people who soon became his friends. And he began to
make toys for children and gave them for free. He made many children
happy.
Story: Ksusha & Dilara, Russia
Illustrations: Emma B., USA
Background: Mako, Japan
Once upon a time there lived one man in a small town. He was not
married and did not have children. Nobody lived near him. The place
was always dark and cold. Every day the man wandered about his
own house but did not enter one room. He was never interested what
was inside it. 
But one day the door of the room opened and the
beam glimpsed at his eyes. And he saw his child’s toys, books,
photos. He began to examine all these things and his heart filled
with love and kindness.