Zucchini, which was originally the name of a vegetable, has become the name of the little man in this cartoon because his mother likes to call him that.
He grew up with his mother, and his father never appeared in his life. But he thought Dad was a superhero, Dad liked chickens, Mom told him. When he was alone, he drew a father and a chicken in the attic and made a kite to fly into the sky.
Mom likes to drink beer and talk to herself on TV. Zucchini had a dream later, dreaming that she grew taller and still lived with her mother. She, like before, still likes to drink and talk to herself, and zucchini also drinks a lot.
This drab life ends when his alcoholic mother unexpectedly dies, and he is sent to an orphanage by Lehman police. There are children like him, no parents, no love.
In the orphanage, Simon is obviously the leader here. He had peeked through the files of all the kids here, so he was curious about where the zucchini came from.
The Lehman police took time to come to see him. He gradually got used to the life here. He felt very happy with the children's playfulness. But he was also worried: "If you don't come in the future, it won't be so interesting." No one cared so much about him for a long time.
Another girl Camille came to the orphanage, and Zucchini liked her at first sight. Lehman asked what kind of girl she was, and Zucchini described her in detail, her hair was long and soft, and she had sad eyes.
The two of them became good friends, chatting at night among the ice and snow, going to the playground with Lehman, and swinging under the big tree.
Camille is so popular with the children that she ends up returning to the orphanage with the help of Simon, to live with her companions.
Luckily, Zucchini and Camille ended up being adopted by Lehman.
At the end of the animation, Simon is the most distressing to me. He is smart and bold, and has many ideas. When he receives a letter from his parents, he will shrink under the stairs and dare not open it. He is sad when he knows that his mother only sent him an MP3. He's angry at the departure of Camille and Zucchini, but he's also happy because "it's rare for anyone to adopt a child like us".
Reality is not always so good, but please don't give up hope. Even if you are ugly, even if you wet the bed, even if you smell bad, even if you have bad grades, even if you are stupid, even if you eat like a pig, even if you forget your name...
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