Lifetime One<\/p>\n
Kron went about his daily chores. He saw his neighbour Tam.<\/p>\n
"Hello Tam, good morning!"<\/p>\n
Tam probably did not hear him. Tam was a war veteran, 80 years old. Occasional loss of<\/p>\n
memory plagued him. Kron knew this and did not wait for a reply from Tam.<\/p>\n
Kron met Granny Te at her small tea stall. He asked for his usual iced tea and waited patiently. It<\/p>\n
was the weekend. Granny Te arrived with his tea and said "It is Tam's birthday tomorrow"<\/p>\n
Kron thought about Tam and wondered what he would surprise him with. Any conversation with<\/p>\n
Tam ended with war related memories. Tam was happiest when he related about the time, he<\/p>\n
got an award for his bravery. All knew the story.<\/p>\n
However, for the last few months Tam was bitter as he could not relate the story, and Tam could<\/p>\n
no longer remember details so easily.<\/p>\n
Kron was an expert artist and a great exponent of the kamishibai way of telling stories. Since he<\/p>\n
had heard the story so many times, he felt he would give the best gift to Tam.<\/p>\n
Kron prepared the kamishibai box. A sturdy wooden container with nice polish and grooves for<\/p>\n
putting in the cards and removing them as needed and a very dainty door too!<\/p>\n
The next day…<\/p>\n
Tam dressed in his best sat outside his house. Kron went across to Tam's house with an<\/p>\n
ordinary-looking box.<\/p>\n
Tam said, "Hello Kron , good morning"<\/p>\n
"Happy birthday to you Tam"<\/p>\n
As he continued his conversation, opened his box, and set up the story prop. He told the story<\/p>\n
of Tam to Tam and presented him with a gift and ensured that Tam would be in his award-<\/p>\n
winning present all the time.<\/p>\n
Lifetime Two<\/p>\n
Tam died. He was ninety. Kron had left to find a job in the city a few years earlier. Tam\u2019s<\/p>\n
grandson had come home for the funeral of Tam and to dispose of the home. Tam\u2019s grandson<\/p>\n
Kim was from the city.<\/p>\n
Kim notices the kamishibai. It seemed to be in a good condition even though it was chipped and<\/p>\n
scratched in places. He looked into it and found the story cards, faded and torn in places. He felt<\/p>\n
it could be restored and probably would fetch a decent price in the correct market.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
As Kim sorted out the story cards an envelope fell out from between. Inside the envelop Kim<\/p>\n
discovered a note written in deliberate handwriting. He read the note and realized it was written<\/p>\n
by a person named Kron and it related the story of Tam, his grandfather.<\/p>\n
Back in the city, Kim gets the kamishibai restored and a new card was added describing Kron\u2019s<\/p>\n
role in the story of Tam.<\/p>\n
At the local bar, Kim used the kamishibai to entertain the visitors with his tale and earn some<\/p>\n
money.<\/p>\n
Lifetime Three<\/p>\n
Ten more years went by. Kim, now no longer interested in the kamishibai gave it away to the bar<\/p>\n
owners to use it for their use on some weekend parties.<\/p>\n
During one the weekend night, as the story was told by the barkeep, a man inn his fifties<\/p>\n
enquired about Tam in the kamishibai story.<\/p>\n
He offered to purchase the kamishibai for a princely sum. The barkeep readily agreed. He was<\/p>\n
getting tired of the story telling.<\/p>\n
The elder gentleman, whose name was Chen, paid the money and took away the kamishibai. In<\/p>\n
his house he put up the kamishibai in a very grand manner and called in his family members<\/p>\n
and said, \u201cAt last I have the memories of Tam, the soldier who saved me from certain death.<\/p>\n
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