This is the story about a family in Poland during the Second World War.
The father was Joseph Balicki. He and his wife had three children: Ruth, Edek and Bronia.
In 1940 the Nazis took Joseph away to a prison in the South of Poland. Fortunately, he was able to escape after two years and he went back to Warsaw to look for his family.
When he arrived to Warsaw he found out that his wife had been caught by the Nazis, his old home had been destroyed and the children had dissapeared.
On day Joseph found a small silver sword among the ruins of his house that belonged to his wife. Then, he noticed that a small boy was looking at him. The boy was called Jan and he used to live in the ruined house. Jan asked Joseph for the sword because he thought that it would bring him luck.
Then Joseph made a deal with Jan. He would give Jan the sword but Jan had to promise that if he ever met Joseph's children, he would tell them to go to Switzerland, where Joseph and his wife had decided to meet each other if they were ever separated.
After this, Joseph went to Switzerland.
Meanwhile, Joseph's children were living in a cellar at the other end of the city. They had been looking after themselves since they lost their mother.
Two years passed and the children didn't know anything about their parents. One day, they met Jan. Ruth recognized the silver sword and Jan told her about her father's plans.
For this reason, the children decided to travel to Switzerland to meet him. They ran a lot of adventures and, eventually, they arrived to a refugee camp near Lake Constance.
However, the camp official didn't let the children go across the lake to Switzerland without a proof that one of their parents was already there.
Ruth sent a letter to the I.T.S. (International Tracing Service) explaining all their adventures.
A few days later she got an answer. The I.T.S. had also received a letter from Joseph telling the story of the silver sword that he had given to Jan and describing the children. This proved that the children's parents were in Switzerland.
Finally, Joseph went to the camp and picked them up. All the family was reunited after many years.
The father was Joseph Balicki. He and his wife had three children: Ruth, Edek and Bronia.
In 1940 the Nazis took Joseph away to a prison in the South of Poland. Fortunately, he was able to escape after two years and he went back to Warsaw to look for his family.
When he arrived to Warsaw he found out that his wife had been caught by the Nazis, his old home had been destroyed and the children had dissapeared.
On day Joseph found a small silver sword among the ruins of his house that belonged to his wife. Then, he noticed that a small boy was looking at him. The boy was called Jan and he used to live in the ruined house. Jan asked Joseph for the sword because he thought that it would bring him luck.
Then Joseph made a deal with Jan. He would give Jan the sword but Jan had to promise that if he ever met Joseph's children, he would tell them to go to Switzerland, where Joseph and his wife had decided to meet each other if they were ever separated.
After this, Joseph went to Switzerland.
Meanwhile, Joseph's children were living in a cellar at the other end of the city. They had been looking after themselves since they lost their mother.
Two years passed and the children didn't know anything about their parents. One day, they met Jan. Ruth recognized the silver sword and Jan told her about her father's plans.
For this reason, the children decided to travel to Switzerland to meet him. They ran a lot of adventures and, eventually, they arrived to a refugee camp near Lake Constance.
However, the camp official didn't let the children go across the lake to Switzerland without a proof that one of their parents was already there.
Ruth sent a letter to the I.T.S. (International Tracing Service) explaining all their adventures.
A few days later she got an answer. The I.T.S. had also received a letter from Joseph telling the story of the silver sword that he had given to Jan and describing the children. This proved that the children's parents were in Switzerland.
Finally, Joseph went to the camp and picked them up. All the family was reunited after many years.
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