Courage

In a bustling late‑nineteenth‑century city, a bright‑haired, rosy‑cheeked girl is thrust into the world with an unusual name—Courage. Orphaned of her mother soon after birth, she is raised by her inventive father, Hugh Masterson, and the kindly caretaker Mary Duff, who fills the household with gentle affection while the workshop hums with his restless inventions.

As Courage grows, the weight of her name becomes both a curiosity and a quiet challenge. On her sixth birthday, a solemn christening at St. Paul’s finally gives her a name, but it also sparks an inner questioning about what it truly means to be brave. With the love of her father and the steady presence of Mary, she begins to explore the everyday acts of kindness, perseverance, and self‑discovery that shape her understanding of courage—long before any grand adventure unfolds.