Overview
A mother who writes children’s storybooks, ironically, doesn’t have enough time to create stories for her own son. The restless child finds a chance to create his own stories when his grandfather, comes up with a game. They fill an old milk can with pieces of paper, each containing a word which will be a “story-starter”. Tales of heroes and villains, magic and places fill up the child’s imagination. But the child’s made-up story is in need of a happy ending. Now, it depends on the storyteller mother to create the greatest ending of them all.
Top Cast

Miggs Cuaderno
Josh
Judy Chua
Helen

Bodjie Pascua
Lolo

Carme Sanchez
Aling Nelly
Alvin Aguilar
Warrior
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