Collected Stories
Who is Balthazar from Collected Stories and what is their importance?
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Balthazar is the good-hearted wood worker who offers to make an elaborate wire bird cage for the son of a local gangster. When he comes to deliver the cage, the gangster says he never ordered such an item, but Balthazar says it is a gift for his son.