A mother jumps into a river to save her child; a 'retard' prepares to die for his stepbrother; children move mountains with their prayer; a diplomat bequeaths his life's earnings to his cook; a war shatters families in the hills and on an island; a Governor yearns for his retainer towards the end of his life. These are stories of real people, witnessed and collected by the author since his childhood. Stories set as far back as the 1940s. PK Dong, a veteran former civil servant, delves into his memories to bring about beautiful stories of the mundane lives around him.