Mini Stories

The Last Train

Maria misses the last train and spends the night talking with a mysterious old woman.

A26 min

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1Maria ran to the station, but the last train had just left.

2The platform was empty, and the night was getting very cold.

3An old woman sat on a bench with a heavy bag.

4Maria asked if she could sit beside her and wait.

5The old woman smiled and opened a box of warm cakes.

6They talked about their families for almost two hours.

7When the morning train arrived, Maria felt sad to leave.

8The old woman gave her a small silver key.

9She said it opened the door of her old house.

10Inside the house, a letter said it now belonged to kind strangers.

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