The boy in the garden
by Allen Say
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While his father visits Mr. Ozu to convey traditional New Year greetings, Jiro wanders out to the garden drawn to a life-like statue of a tall bird which reminds him of the "Grateful Crane" story that his mother had read to him.
Cranes (Birds)DreamsFictionFolkloreMagicJuvenile fictionChildren's fictionBirds, fictionDreams, fictionJapan, fictionNew York Times reviewed