- The first characters are Alexandra and Stephanie. They are friends. Alexandra wanted to help Stephanie to find a boyfriend. After they saw the whirligig, Alexandra started to use a Buddhist way to helped Stephanie just under the whirligig. The whirligig always turning that gave Stephanie hope. She realize that hope is just in your life. It's everywhere, you can find them. She never believed that there is a power that you can't see, and she had a nice boyfriend after three years later.
- The second is a cleaner who lived in Florida, his life is a mess, he can't understand his noisy life. He couldn't take it. He needed a quiet and peaceful life. He want to be the birds, and after he knew that the birds also lived together, he became quiet, and thought a lot. Finally, he realize people should live together, just like the' wooden marching band', they can only play the amazing music when they stay together. At the end, he found a new job, and start his life again.
- Anthony is a five grade student, he was adopted from the orphanage when he was a baby. Actually, he is a Korean. His mother always let him play the violin. He hates it. And on their camping, they saw the whirligig which is just like a harp player. The arms of that whirligig turned around and around, never stop. So Anthony's mother told him that the whirligig is hard-working and he must practice the violin just like that. Then Anthony found his teacher and told him he doesn't like the violin at all. As a result, his mother let him to give up the violin.
- In San Diego, Jennifer took her dying grandmother out for a drive. Her grandmother who was active, but weak and dying now. When they went out, her grandmather said "I want to remember this when I die, not the
other things." after she find the memory of her life. That means she realize that life must have something has worth to remember.