The Old Man Who Made The Dead Trees Blossom: A Japanese Fairy Tale (1892) is a classic story of Japanese folklore. The book is written anonymously and tells the story of an old man who lives in a small village. The village is surrounded by dead trees that never blossom, and the villagers are unhappy because of this. One day, the old man goes into the forest to gather firewood, and he comes across a group of spirits who are mourning the loss of their...