Plot
Pi Goun Tong is the daughter of the king, and was born with a gold flower in her mouth. A fortuneteller predicts that Pi Goun will bring bad luck to the kingdom, and that the king must abandon Pi Goun. The king follows the fortuneteller's advice and keeps Pi Goun away from the kingdom. A childless man finds her and cares for her, though his pregnant wife does not approve. When Pi Goun grows up, her adopted mother abuses her both physically and verbally. She demands that Pi Goun give her the gold, but Pi Goun, unwilling to give it to a cruel person like her, refuses. The mother refuses to feed her, though the father remains kind. Pi Goun runs away.
When Pi Goun grows up, a prince falls in love with her, but a giantess is jealous of Pi Goun's beauty. She transforms Pi Goun into a monkey and makes herself appear to be Pi Goun. After giantess fools the prince into thinking she is the woman he loves, Pi Goun finds a way to break the curse and reunites with him.
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