Kafka and the Doll.

Franz Kafka, one of the top known authors of the 20th Century, well known for his fantasy and realism style of writing, happened to have a heart of gold. This timeless tale is little known, but has recently come back to life with the release of the charming book, "Kafka and the Doll" by Larissa Theule.

Franz Kafka was a bohemian author of Czechoslovakian decent. Most well known for being a major player among authors in the 20th Century with his book, "The Metamorphosis," a fantastical tale written in 1915.

One day, Kafka was strolling through a Berlin park when he heard a faint sound. A little girl quietly crying on a park bench caught his attention. Walking over, and sitting next to her, he inquired as to what was wrong.

The girl replied, despondently, that she had lost her doll. The two set off together for the next several hours to try to find her doll. But, to no avail, the doll could not be found. At the end of the evening, Kafka promised to return the next day to help the girl look again.

And so, starts a magical tale of kindness and imagination.

That day, when Kafka returned, he returned with a gift. A letter for the girl from her missing doll. The letter, being written by the doll herself, explained that she had gone to travel the world. It went on to promise to write frequently to the girl of all of the adventures and places that she travels to.

These letters continued until Kafka passed away. They would meet often in the park and he would read the "letters" of the exciting adventures and the people the doll would meet.

One day, the girl received one final letter, which stated, "my travels have changed me." Then Kafka handed her her doll back. The doll was new and looked quite different than the one that was lost. When the girl asked why she appeared to look so different, Kafka reiterated what the letter stated. That her travels, the people she has met and the new things she has seen has changed her. The girl gave her letter writing friend a hug and returned home, happily, with her new doll.

Shortly after this final meeting, Franz Kafka passed away.

Quite a bit later, the girl found one last letter tucked away inside her doll with one last bit of writing.

"Everything you love, will probably be lost, but in the end, love will return in another way."

If you would like to share this beautiful tale with your family, check out the book!

"Kafka and the Doll" By Larissa Theule