Derrière la haie de bambous. Contes et légendes du Vietnam #[nn]

In *Le Têt du bûcheron*, a humble woodcutter stumbles upon a celestial spirit trapped as a bamboo stalk, and in a quiet act of mercy, chooses not to cut it down. Moved by the man’s kindness, the spirit grants him a wish—setting in motion a moment of quiet wonder, where the line between the ordinary and the miraculous blurs.

In *Luu Binh et Zuong-Lê*, two lifelong friends navigate the weight of ambition and failure as they prepare for the administrative exam—Zuong-Lê, diligent and precise, passes with ease, while Luu Binh, restless and unfocused, falls short. Years later, their reunion carries an unspoken tension, a quiet ache beneath the surface of old camaraderie.

In a quiet Vietnamese village, a young boy runs off with his mother’s ring for a moment’s play, only to stumble and lose it just as an oie and a passing monk happen by. The simple act sets a quiet mystery in motion, where a lost trinket becomes a thread between the ordinary and the unseen.

In a quiet Vietnamese market square, a humble healer and his clever monkey, Petit Tê-Thiên, make their home among the stalls. When a misunderstanding leads to their arrest and a summons before the governor, the healer is called upon to deliver a miracle cure—though the true test may lie not in his skill, but in the quiet bond he shares with his companion.

In "Binh, la sauterelle," a young martial artist named Binh masters a unique training method centered on the leap, honing a skill that defies ordinary limits. When fate offers him a chance to put his extraordinary abilities to the test, he must confront a moment that will shape his path—though how he meets it remains his own secret.