The flame was bright, orange-blue, and unnaturally quickly spread over the entire upper part of the wooden coffin. One of the cemetery workers, a former firefighter, was the first to react—he shouted to raise the coffin back up.

Two men grabbed the ropes and, with effort, pulled the burning box out. The fire was extinguished within minutes.

When the lid was opened—the girl’s body was untouched. Not a trace of burns, even her clothes were dry. Those present were in shock. The police took the charred remains of the coffin for examination.

Three days later, a report arrived: the cause of the fire was a lithium battery sewn into the plush teddy bear that had been placed in the coffin. It turned out the toy had a nightlight function. Under heat and pressure from the lid, it triggered like a fuse.

But still, many whispered: “The girl was trying to say something…”