Totto‑Chan and her schoolmates went on a three‑day trip to a hot spring resort in Toi. Her mother allowed her to go after receiving the Headmaster’s letter. The children behaved well during the journey because Tomoe School had taught them good manners through daily life. They enjoyed travelling by train and ship, swimming in the […]

The poem shows how a woman’s heart longs for freedom and dreams. At dawn, it rises like a lonely bird, hoping to explore the world and find happiness. But when night comes, the heart returns to its restricted life, like a bird trapped in a cage. It tries to forget its dreams, even though the […]

Moyna is a curious little girl who always asks many questions about everything around her. She works hard every day, looking after goats and helping her mother, but she still wants to know why life is the way it is. One day she meets the narrator, who tells her that books can answer many of […]