The old grandma in town is about to pass away.
No one knows where this old woman came from, but they say she was already older than anyone in the town when she moved here more than a decade ago.
The town is small, and almost everyone knows each other. It is also closed enough to preserve the purest trust and goodwill.
Many families often send their children to check on the old grandma''s health, bring her some surplus supplies, or just accompany this lonely old woman, which has already become a customary practice.
Now, the first batch of children who take care of her has grown up.
The old grandma is a mysterious figure in the town. She lives a secluded life, rarely receiving guests except the children who come to take care of her in turns.
According to the children, the old grandma is very kind and likes to listen to them read books. She often gropes the pendant on her chest, sometimes opening it to look and caress the miniature figure inside. However, no one has ever seen the face in that portrait.
Therefore, despite the children who spread the news claiming that the old grandma would like to keep quiet and die undisturbed, many well-intentioned townspeople still go to visit her in that wooden hut.
Entering the simple room and seeing the old lady glowing on the armchair, a-dults scold their children for telling lies when they get back home.
But this news is told to them by Charlotte, "the cherub of the choir", complain the children. And everyone knows that little Charlotte never lies. People are puzzled.
On this winter night, little Charlotte sits by the old lady''s bedside, reading a book of poems to the elderly woman with her bell-like voice.
Faint knocking is heard. The little girl jumps up, running to the outer room to answer the door.
"Grandma, a young gentleman wishes to see you," Charlotte shouts into the inner room.
"Let him in," the old woman opens her eyes with a smile in her voice. "You should go home and get some sleep now, Lotte. You''ve had a tiring day. Thank you, dear. Goodbye."
The cherub of the choir is delighted to have completed her mission and bounces out into the snowy wind outside.
The young gentleman slowly enters