Title: The boy in the garden
Description: 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.
Subjects: Cranes (Birds), Dreams, Fiction, Folklore, Magic, Juvenile fiction, Children's fiction, Birds, fiction, Dreams, fiction, Japan, fiction, New York Times reviewed
Places: Japan