This extraordinary little book gives us a glimpse into the world of a
young boy who has lost his mother and one of his legs in the Iran-Iraq
war. We meet the boy in his room, where he recreates the conflict with
an imaginary enemy and soldiers, trying to avenge his losses. The boy's
father urges him to take off his artificial leg when he is at home, to
join his uncles and aunties who have arrived for dinner. But when he
does, he finds out that they are all about to go off to meet his new
mother.
Back in his room he meets an enemy soldier who is also missing a limb.
Identifying with this soldier, the boy offers him his artificial leg.
And as he does, his mother smiles down on him from her picture on the
wall, acknowledging his hurt and giving him comfort.