Mini Stories

The Violin in the Attic

A moving story about a girl who discovers her grandmother's hidden violin and a family secret.

B29 min

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1When her grandmother died, Anna helped the family to clear the old house.

2In the dusty attic, she found a violin hidden in a wooden case.

3Nobody in the family had ever mentioned that she once played music.

4Inside the case lay a yellowed letter that was dated nineteen sixty two.

5The writer had been a violinist, and the beautiful instrument was his farewell gift.

6Her grandmother had given up music to raise her children on her own.

7Anna, who played a little herself, took the violin to be repaired.

8The old man at the repair shop said it was worth a fortune.

9Anna thought about selling it, but something deep inside held her back.

10Instead, she patiently learned to play the song written in the letter.

11At the family dinner, she played it, and her mother quietly wept.

12The violin stayed in the family, and so did the old story.

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