The man who makes cherry trees blossom

Author's name: Fatima Sharaf Al-Din Publisher: Arwa Al-Arabiya for Publishing Year of publication: 2014 Literary classification: Children's stories About the book: Dunia Al-Hikaya, a series of stories adapted from the folk heritage of different civilizations around the world, with the aim of introducing the Arab child to this heritage, ways of life, patterns of imagination, customs, and social relationships of various nations. The first part of the Dunia Al-Hikaya series, "The man who makes cherry trees blossom," a story from Japan about Hiroshi, a kind man living peacefully with his daughter Amaya and his dog Shiro. One day, his dog leads him to a buried treasure in his garden, which angers and wounds a jealous neighbor who wants to own everything Hiroshi has by any means. This neighbor causes successive tragedies for Hiroshi and his daughter, but Hiroshi's good intentions lead him, at every crisis caused by the jealous neighbor, to more goodness.