389 | Short Story: The Puppet Maker's Wife (Intermediate English Story)

Title: The Puppet Maker's Wife

Level: Intermediate (B1-B2)

Description

Three months after his wife Kasia's sudden death, Kraków puppet maker Tomasz Nowak notices the small wooden figure he once carved in her likeness has begun moving on its own — and speaking with her voice. Overjoyed and disbelieving in equal measure, Tomasz finds unexpected comfort in a reunion he never dared hope for.

But as months pass, Tomasz begins to wonder whether keeping Kasia bound to a puppet, however lovingly made, is truly an act of love — or simply a refus...