A Spark Neglected Burns the House ( Hi wa Hayame ni Kesanai to )
Story by Leo Tolstoy retold by Shigeru Yanagawa, Illustrated by Yutaka Kobayashi
Picture book with a parable concerning the virtues of reconciliation. Two Russian farming families are neighbors and usually are helpful to each other. But a trifle starts a dispute that leads to quarrels and lawsuits despite calls for reconciliation. Eventually one farmer sets on fire the house of the other, but soon both farms are destroyed. They finally realize they should have forgiven each other and reconciled before it all got out of hand. Thereafter they repair their relationship and become prosperous. Quotes Luke 6:37. 22cm X 24cm, 32 pp. Hardcover. Forest Books imprint.
| Issued date: | 2007/10/29 |
| ISBN: | 978-4-264-02603-7 |
| code: | 23460 |
| Price: | ¥1,650(tax included) |