THE MOST PRECIOUS OF CARGOES

once upon a time in an enormous forest lived a woodcutter and his wife. the woodcutter is very poor and a war rages around them, making it difficult for them to put food on the table. yet every night, his wife prays for a child. a jewish father rides on a train holding twin babies. his wife no longer has enough milk to feed both children. in hopes of saving them both, he wraps his daughter in a shawl and throws her into the forest. while foraging for food, the woodcutter's wife finds a bundle, a baby girl wrapped in a shawl. although she knows harbouring this baby could lead to her death, she takes the child home.--provided by publisher.