Shiroi Kumo

Includes the following short stories: 1. *Once Upon a Time* A lost little girl wants to find her way home... 2. *See You Next Time* A girl calmly reminisces about her dead friend. 3. *Imp in the Night* A little imp wonders why he's afraid of the night. 4. *Sakura Antique Store* The story of an old watch sitting in the window display of the Sakura Antique Store. 5. *Shiroi Kumo* (*White Clouds*) A beautiful and touching story about life, death, and the heartening belief that we will all arrive at the same place when our time has come. 6. *Molehill* The story of a young mole who decides to become human so that he can see his girlfriend's face... 7. *The Lands of Dreams* A girl is trapped in an endless dream... 8. *Grape Picking* Two teachers discuss the godliness of children. 9. *Let's Go Home* An elderly couple's reminiscences as they pay a visit to the village from their shared childhood. 10. *The Story of a Flower* They don't have a mother, but... 11. *The Road Where Flowers Bloom* A careworn man whose life stuck in a rut, a book with Sakura blossoms stuck in the pages, a mysterious woman who claims to have been killed by him, a childhood best friend's mysterious reappearance... 12. *Egg Water* The taste of the water bubbling up from a well in the backyard of a little old lady's house... 13. *Hoppie's Bear* The unlikely friendship between a lovelorn office worker and a strange -- and strangely mature -- girl. 14. *To A Certain Place...* Returning home.