The PUMPKIN LETTER
On Halloween, I was preparing the children’s area for the workshop when Mr. Sasagawa appeared, carrying a cardboard box in his botanical garden staff jacket.
“Ms. Ono, will these do?”
The box was packed with intricately carved miniature pumpkins.
“They’re beautiful… Thank you so much.”
We began arranging them along the top of the decorated bookshelves. Mr. Sasagawa helped, taking care not to disturb the origami decorations on the wall.
Each pumpkin had a single letter carved into it. Placed in order, they spelled: