"Little Amal," a 9-year-old Syrian refugee girl, has big, expressive eyes and
loves jumping in puddles as she travels on foot to the UK in search of a new
home. But Amal isn't just any girl -- she's a giant puppet more than 11 ft.
tall. She's the centerpiece of The Walk, a traveling arts festival. For the past
three months, Amal and the crew have traveled from the Syrian-Turkish border to
the UK in an effort to bring hope to the plight of refugees."
This NPR story shares more.
