The Book That Erased Sad Endings
Giving Characters Second Chances
A magical novel rewrote itself whenever someone read it, transforming tragedies into resolute hope. Villagers took turns reading it to heal old wounds. But one night, a child found the book blank. It had given so many happy endings that it forgot its own beginning. The villagers wrote a new first chapter together, reminding themselves that stories—like lives—can always start again.
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