The Lao People's Democratic Republic, or Laos, is a multi-ethnic country in S.E. Asia. One element of the culture of the Hmong, the second largest tribe after the Lao, is now about to spread across Laos. It's a collection of their traditional folktales. The Hmong is a tribe without an indigenous written language, so the stories have been passed down orally from generation to generation by village storytellers. The program focuses on an initiative in which a Japanese woman is working side by side with Hmong villagers to combat the fear that the tribe's traditional culture could disappear for ever. It involves combining the ancient stories with colorful embroidery work, the forte of the Hmong. The end result is embroidered picture books that will ensure the Hmong folktales are handed down to posterity. Thanks to these beautiful books, the members of the Hmong tribe are regaining their confidence and their pride.