Cây khế
By: tranh Nhật Tân, Quang Lân ; [biên tập, Thanh Hương]
Contributors: Quang Lân, ill; Thanh Hương
Series: Bé tập kể chuyện; Bé tập kể chuyện
Publisher: NXB Trẻ
Published: 2000
Place of publication: [TP. Hồ Chí Minh]
Language: vie
Number of pages: 16
Subjects: Children's stories, Vietnamese; Folklore; Sibling rivalry; Juvenile fiction; Carambola; Tales
Description: After their parents died, the older brother takes all family wealth and leaves only a carambola tree for his younger brother. The poor brother accepts it, works hard and looks after the carambola tree. One day, a phoenix comes and eats star fruits then agrees to pay him back with gold. The older brother desires to have his brother's carambola tree but he is killed later because of his cupidity by taking too much gold.