The Silent Violin

Emma, an eight-year-old girl living in a small cottage beside a large green wood, receives an old wooden case from her grandfather, Elias. Inside rests a small, lovely violin that stays completely silent when she draws the bow across its strings. Grandpa tells her that some music is heard with the heart, and Emma carries the silent instrument home, puzzled by his words.

When she touches the strings in her garden, woodland creatures begin to gather: Pip, a russet squirrel in an acorn-cap hat, along with birds, rabbits and a hedgehog, all swaying as though a tune were playing. Emma returns to play each afternoon, and Pip becomes her guide. One day the animals grow frantic, and she cannot tell what troubles them. Grandpa suggests she listen with her eyes and heart instead of her ears. This gentle tale by Yavuz DEMİRKIRAN follows Emma as she learns to observe, experiment and ask for help. Young readers can enjoy this quiet adventure on Online Masal.