A Story in the Snow

 is the thirty-second chapter of Natsumi Mukai's +Anima manga.

Synopsis
Upas helps the +Anima children pack supplies for their journey, and informs them that the path will not only be through caves, but some of it is outside too. Nana Alba is concerned about the cold, and Upas suggests they leave first thing the next day, before winter sets in.

It starts to snow, and Cooro starts to recollect the previous winter when he had become buried in the snow. Luckily, Cooro was found by Rem who took Cooro back to his home. There Rem's sister, Franny, gave Cooro a towel and some food to warm him up. After Cooro explained that he had been looking for a place to sleep and fell into an irrigation ditch when running towards the village, Franny showed Cooro a map of the village carved out of wood by Rem. Cooro was impressed by how realistic it is, and Rem explained that he is sculptor, although he doesn't get much work and mostly makes children's toys.

That night, Cooro was awoken by a noise, and upon investigation found Rem working on an angel scupture. They discussed the difficulty of scupting something you've never seen before, and Rem's desire to see a real angel.

In the morning, Cooro looked around outside and saw the rabbits and cows depicted on Rem's map. Franny rushed over to see him, but fell over; the two started making snow angels. Mr. Hill arrived to see Rem about his progress on the angel statue, which he was supposed to present to the local feudal lord weeks ago; however, Rem hadn't finished it yet. Franny cried out in pain having hit her head on a rock.

That night, Franny lay in bed; she told Rem that her wound would heal, and that he should get back to work on the statue. Rem worriedly headed back to the statue, concerned that he doesn't actually know what an angel looks like. Cooro asked him whether if he saw an angel he would be able to sculpt one. Rem answered "yes", and Cooro immediately ran out the front door, grew his wings and took flight. Franny heared his wings flapping and looked out the window; she was excited to see an angel, and waved goodbye as he flew into the distance. Rem ran after him, and Cooro explained that he is a +Anima and that he hoped his wings would help Rem to finish the sculpture.

The next morning, Rem checked on Franny, who was still elated from seeing an angel. She wondered where Cooro is and Rem explained that he had already left. Rem then showed Franny the finished angel statue.

Cooro flew away, however became stuck in snow again when he landed.