Kuto had always been a sad little boy. He was born in Tuvalu, a small island nation in the Pacific Ocean. His parents were poor and could not afford to send him to school. Kuto had to work hard to help support his family. When he was just 10 years old, his father died of a heart attack. Kuto was devastated. A few years later, his mother also passed away. Kuto was all alone in the world.
He did his best to make ends meet, but it was difficult without any family or friends to help him out. He turned to alcohol to numb the pain of his loneliness and sadness. Drinking helped him forget about his problems for a while, but eventually it only made things worse. Kuto lost his job and ended up living on the streets."
One day, as he rummaged through a trash can looking for something to eat, he found an old green bucket hat that someone had thrown away." It's not much," he thought, "but at least it will keep the sun off my head." He put on the hat and went back out into the street