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The Lantern Keeper’s Daughter

On the night of the river festival, seven-year-old Nell must light the town’s great lantern for her father, the lantern keeper, when his ladder gives way beneath it.

Grew from “A little girl has to light the town’s great lantern when her father, the lantern keeper, falls.”

The storm put out every lantern in the harbour. Read the story
  1. Her father, the lantern keeper, cannot climb tonight.
    Her father, the lantern keeper, cannot climb tonight.
  2. So she climbs.
    So she climbs.
  3. And the whole harbour glows again.
    And the whole harbour glows again.

Meet the cast.

Every character has a front, side and back view that match, so they look like themselves in every scene. Tap a card to turn it around.

  • The daughter

    Nell

    Seven, brave in small steps, and in a hurry to light a lantern like her father.

    • Nell, front viewFront
    • Nell, side viewSide
    • Nell, back viewBack
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  • The lantern keeper

    Odo

    Big and gentle, he has lit every lantern in town for thirty years, all by himself.

    • Odo, front viewFront
    • Odo, side viewSide
    • Odo, back viewBack
    Views match

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