[art&story] yesteryear's tree

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artist: tongari (tongari)

Original story on aozora bunko (去年の木 新美南吉)

Thanks to blindwillows for the suggested and adopted changes <3

Comments

[dmjewelle]

The story teaches that life doesn't end just because the tree's been chopped up into matches and used to light a fire.

Also, please consider writing a children's book. :)

[sub_divided]

Seconded! A tongari children's book would be the best thing.

[yumiyoshi]

IT REALLY WOULD BE. I would buy like a hundred copies and give them away to anyone I know who has kids. Well, after I save one for myself.

[bratfarrar]

Beautiful job fitting the text and picture(s) together--they flow perfectly together.

[yumiyoshi]

This is so beautiful and so bittersweet. *____* The illustration is perfectly suited to the tone of the narration, and the end kills me every time I read it. ♥

[arboretum]

ahhhh hwei this is lovely!!!! :(