As she tries to repair a torn feather pillow, Grandma tells about her childhood in Poland, about the Nazi persecution of Jews during World War II, and about the origin of this special pillow.
A visiting dove provides the answer to Grandmother Maloko's financial problems when floodwaters destroy her crops and she must rely on the sale of her homemade jewelry.
While building a blow-away-soon for the wind, a little girl learns from her grandmother that some things are meant to be let go and some are meant to be kept for a good long time.