Stephanie Hsu stars in a Vietnamese tale about generosity and contentment. The story follows two sisters on a successful farm, with themes of greed, kindness, and magical rewards. Kim's life improves after receiving a sack of gold from a Raven, but her sister's envy threatens their prosperity. A secret to their success is revealed, leading to unexpected consequences. One sister chooses to live alone on an island of gold while the other focuses on sharing and planting star fruit trees.
Generosity and contentment can bring sweet rewards.
Envy can lead to loss and isolation while sharing wealth can bring joy.
Deep dives
Kim's Inheritance and the Star Fruit Tree
In a far-off land, two sisters, Sang and Kim, inherit their mother's possessions. Sang, the older sister, is greedy and selfish, while Kim is kind and generous. Sang takes everything for herself, except for a small piece of land with a rundown shack and a lonely star fruit tree. Kim decides to care for the tree and sell its fruit to fix up the shack. However, an enormous raven devours all the star fruit. Despite her disappointment, Kim's kindness is rewarded when the raven offers her a reward for her generosity.
Kim's Journey to the Island of Gold
The raven instructs Kim to bring a sack to the star fruit tree, promising her a reward. Kim finds a sack and hops on the raven's back. They fly to an island covered in gold, and Kim fills her sack with riches. The raven assures her that the sack won't be too heavy to fly home. Kim is grateful and returns to her cottage with the sack of gold.
Sang's Jealousy and Failed Attempt
Sang, jealous of her sister's prosperity, trades everything she owns for Kim's cottage and the star fruit tree. When Sang encounters the raven, he asks her to bring a sack smaller than three feet. Ignoring this instruction, Sang brings a six-foot sack, and when the raven tries to fly with it, it nearly drags them into the sea. The Raven drops the sack, and Sang loses all her treasure. Sang is left alone with only envy, while Kim continues to share her wealth and live a joyful life.
Oscar nominee Stephanie Hsu (Everything Everywhere All At Once, The Monkey King) headlines this magical Vietnamese tale about the sweet rewards generosity and contentment can bring.
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