One of the classics of American children's literature, Daddy-Long-Legs
tells the tale of Judy Abbott - an ebullient orphan beginning a college
degree with the aim of becoming a writer - through her letters to the
anonymous patron who is paying for her education.
Judy is informed that she must write him monthly letters, but that she
will never know his identity or receive a letter in reply. One day, Judy
catches a glimpse of the man's shadow and sees a pair of long legs, but
just who is this mysterious benefactor?
"I think that the most necessary quality for any person to have is
imagination. It makes people able to put themselves in other people's
places. It makes them kind and sympathetic and understanding."