The Boy's Reason
A sick mother, a soft loaf, and the truth at last
The next morning, Grandma Rose visited Tom's small house.
Emi and Mr. Green went with her to help.
A woman opened the door very slowly.
She was Tom's mother, and she looked pale but kind.
"Please come in," she said in a soft voice.
Inside, the house was small and a little cold.
"Last year, I was very ," the mother explained.
"I could not eat much, and I could not walk well."
"But now I am , and I feel much better."
"The says I am than before."
Tom sat beside his mother and held her hand.
"When you were , you ate only Grandma's round bread," Tom said.
"It was softer than any other food, and you smiled."
"That bread made you happier, so I bought it every day."
Grandma Rose finally understood the whole story.
Long ago, Tom's mother could not eat food.
Now she is well, but Tom still buys the bread.
"Your bread is more than food to us," the mother said.
"It gave my son during our hardest days."
Tears rolled down Grandma Rose's soft cheeks.
"In the past, I felt and old," she said.
"But today, I feel more important than ever."
"Your little shop is than a big station store."
That evening, Grandma Rose made a big .