BONUS — The Door and the Windows Were Closed

The Original Version | The House in the Middle of the Forest

Why would anyone build a beautiful house in the middle of a forest… and then make sure the door and windows remained closed?

In this special Original Version Bonus from The House in the Middle of the Forest, Berry Mwamba returns to one of the most mysterious details in the story his father shared with him: the house was warm, the windows could not be opened, and the door could only be opened from the outside.

At first, those details may seem strange. Why close the windows when fresh air is outside? Why restrict the door when freedom seems to be beyond it?

But hidden inside the story is a profound revelation about  ...