Dongurino Michishirube

On a lonely Sunday afternoon, a girl cries in her room hugging a stuffed animal, and drifts off to sleep. In her dream, a shining acorn leads her deep into a forest, where she finds a fluffy, round-bellied guardian spirit sleeping peacefully by an old tree's roots. Charmed by its defenseless, sleeping face, she dozes off beside it and spends a miraculous moment wrapped in its gentle smile and warm gaze. When she wakes, her tears have dried and her hand holds no real acorn, yet the guidepost she found in her dream stays with her, giving her the courage to face tomorrow. A whimsical, healing melody carries this quiet story of comfort and moving forward.