[From a Russian Folk Tale] Text: Yuiko Kudo Illustrations: Hiroshi Abe Publisher: Felissimo Publishing (Story Treasure Box 11) Published: July 25, 2008, First Edition, First Printing Price (including tax): ¥572 + tax (current price ¥1,415) 15 x 11.5 cm, 32 pages, a charming mini-sized picture book. ☆ No noticeable stains, scratches, or writing in the text. ◇ In good condition, with no signs of use or damage. [No cover, no obi. No noticeable stains or scratches on the cover] ◎ Deep in the northern forest. The creatures had words to represent nature. A new masterpiece born from the collaboration of Kudo and Abe, both residing in Hokkaido. Here, deep in the northern forest, on a moonlit night, three bears are lured by the moon and go for a walk. Watching them from the shadows of the trees is a girl's shadow... It was "Moon Spirit" Chup. Here, the creatures speak Ainu, the language that represents nature. The energetic Chup enters the bears' house... The bears' presence is full of wildness, with claws that gleam in the moonlight, a thrilling ferocity. Chup, discovered by the bears, slips away and transforms into light, disappearing into the moon. Kudo says, "I thought they were originally living in separate worlds," referring to the fact that they parted without exchanging words. Chup, as moonlight, may enter the bears' house again. A deep sense of lingering emotion and quiet happiness of being protected by something large. Abe firmly embraces Kudo's first story, which is thoroughly researched in Ainu language.