Fujikun Cafe

    Gemini: ""Million Roses" (百万本の薔薇) is a bilingual short story from Fujikun Cafe . It recounts the moving tale of a lonely Japanese orphan who finds lifelong comfort in singing Russian singer Alla Pugacheva's famous song, accompanied by extensive Japanese vocabulary and grammar breakdowns for learners." Million Roses Once upon a time, there was a Japanese man who adored a very famous Russian singer, Alla Pugacheva. He wrote a story titled “Million Roses” and wanted to send it to Alla Pugacheva. However, he had no idea how to do it. So, he posted his story on his blog, hoping it would eventually reach her. ---------------------------- Million Roses Once upon a time, there was a boy who lived in an orphanage in Japan. He had moved there when he was five. His mother worked at a small ramen shop for minimum wage, but it wasn’t enough to raise him. So, she left him at an orphanage. He didn’t know his father because his mother had never told him anything about him. ...