The Parachute Maker
A man in a balloon factory has a sick child. When the works close down indefinitely he is in very dire straits; finally he steals a loaf of bread for his starving family, is arrested and sen... Read allA man in a balloon factory has a sick child. When the works close down indefinitely he is in very dire straits; finally he steals a loaf of bread for his starving family, is arrested and sent to Jail. In the jail he receives a note from his wife saying that the little girl is dyi... Read allA man in a balloon factory has a sick child. When the works close down indefinitely he is in very dire straits; finally he steals a loaf of bread for his starving family, is arrested and sent to Jail. In the jail he receives a note from his wife saying that the little girl is dying. In a desperate effort to escape, the prisoner makes a parachute out of cloth stolen fr... Read all