Nestled at the bottom of a five-story apartment block in the community of Advance Hill is the children s playground in Sunrise Park, where you will find a very special, age-old hippo ride named Kabahiko. According to urban legend, if you touch the exact part of the hippo where you find yourself have an ailment or wound, you will see swift signs of recovery. They call it "Healing Hippo."   In  The Healing Hippo of Hinode Park , the apartment residents each find their way to Kabahiko, confessing their troubles and drawing upon the hippo s rumored abilities. From a struggling student who pets the hippo s head to reverse his poor academic performance, to the lonely new mother who hopes that touching the hippo s mouth will allow her to better express herself, this heartwarming, eclectic cast of characters will all come to Kabahiko for healing in their lives -- though they may not always