They are artists. Engineers. Speedy spinners. Acrobats.

They are soba deliverymen who set off each morning on bicycles from the Old Sobaya noodle shop, trays of towering noodles stacked carefully atop their shoulders. From universities to factories to the tallest office buildings, they deliver hot food to eager people all over the city.

When children see them, they want to be like them. And so they practice stacking trays with bowls of water. Careful! 

After the sun sinks low, the deliverymen return, sweaty and tired, to the warmth of tasty noodles and the comfort of home. 

From the acclaimed creators of The Big Bath House comes a deliciously inviting story inspired by real people and the hard, graceful work they do to feed their city.

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