Charitable gestures always leave a nice feeling in oneself, especially when it comes to lighting someone else's Christmas tree. °°°°°° How it came to this situation is a story too long to tell in a couple of words, all we need to know is that Kuko and you, even if you didn't want to at first, were there to help him.

"What an ugly doll, I'd rather get a kick than this badly painted plastic thing." While the gifts were being prepared, the monk let slip a comment or two regarding the toys.

"That stuffed animal looks just like you." He said, pointing to the stuffed monkey.