Friday, January 23, 2009

A Boy Who Treasured His Toys So Much...

...that he kept them until the day he died, and hid them from the Nazis during WWII.

I'll file this under treasure, since treasure is not just gold and jewels, but anything valued at more than its inherent worth:



This story brought back a favorite scene from a favorite movie, Amelie: Amelie, a young woman living in Paris, finds a tin box hidden in her apartment, left by a young boy and filled with his toys; she decides to find him and give the toys back to him. On YouTube some kind soul has put up the very scene I want:



If you've never seen this movie, please go rent or buy it. It is one of the most beautiful stories you'll ever want to see on screen.

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