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before i get eaten

before i get eaten

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"Before I get eaten, I want to say goodbye to my mother."
~ A touching story that moved 3 million Japanese netizens, re-exploring the meaning of life ~
★ A book of gratitude that interweaves food education and life education with gentle blessings★

I am a cow and I heard that I am about to be eaten.
What I want to do most right now is to go back to the ranch where I was born and say goodbye to my mother.

I once imagined that I could run freely like a horse,
Or as beloved as the elephants or giraffes in the zoo.
Now, I stand by the fence of the missed pasture and look into the distance. My mother and younger brothers and sisters are playing happily.

"So happy."
"The sky is so blue."

I am a cow about to be eaten.
I hope the person who eats me can cherish his life.
This is my last wish...

"Before I Get Eaten" is a story starting from the inner monologue of a calf. The whole book is drawn with colored pencils. The chubby calf, gentle brushwork and atmosphere bring out a shocking suspense—— What will happen to the calf that is about to be eaten?

The author Yuji Hasegawa was inspired to create this book when he visited a zoo. "We are all animals, but why are we treated so differently?" So he wrote this story, made a video and put it on the Internet. Unexpectedly, it caused a stir It was reposted like crazy and received a huge response.

As humans, we are nurtured by everything

The story begins with a calf, a food cow, embarking on a journey to say goodbye to its mother. The calf reflects on its life on the tram. Although there are many losses and reluctances, in the end it chooses to accept this fate and establish this life. The meaning of why - to nourish other lives.

"Don't waste food" sounds like a cliché. Through the journey of a calf, this picture book allows us to more personally understand the "preciousness of food". As human beings, we are nourished by all things in order to grow and survive.

Please take my part and live well.

The author once said that compared to the sad farewell between parents and children, he wanted to convey the belief of "valuing life" through the calf. We, who are alive with the blessings of all things, are also obliged to cherish our lives. Never forget to be grateful in the process of life and never do things that make you regretful. This is the gift given to us by Mavericks in his last journey of life.

This is not only a picture book full of issues of life education and food education, it is also a book of gratitude that reminds us to be grateful for everything, and it is also a book of courage that encourages us to face the nature and trials of life.

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