A big, old tree stands by a road near the city of
Hiroshima. Through the years, it has seen many
things.
One summer night, the tree heard a lullaby. A
mother was singing to her little girl under the tree. 5
They looked happy, and the song sounded sweet.
But the tree remembered something sad.
"Yes. It was some eighty years ago. I heard a
lullaby that night, too."
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