I didn't answer my mother because I wanted to cry so much. It's because if I could talk to my mother, I would say: "It's not me. This is my sister's soul and kindness."
🖼This is the full English-translated Version of "Bức tranh của em gái tôi", a short story written by Tạ Duy Anh. He is a famous and talented author in Vietnam, whose real name is Tạ Viết Đãng. A short part of this story was brought into the Vietnamese 6th-grade second-term textbook with the same name.
(the man in the above picture is the author, Tạ Duy Anh)
This story is about a brother and his younger sister, who had a talent for painting - Kiều Phương. When his sister's artistic talent was discovered, the older brother became jealous and developed an unpleasant attitude. Standing in front of the winning picture of his sister, he suddenly realized his selfishness and understood the soul and kindness of his sister.
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POV: the elder brother-first person point of view
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About the main characters:
the elder brother/The storyteller and center character
He was Kiều Phương's brother, who was very competitive with his sister.
Kiều Phương/The center character
She was a little innocent girl who loved her family, especially her brother.
About the supporting characters:
the main characters' parents/Lovely parents
They loved their children, but they couldn't share the love equally after finding out their daughter's talents.
Tiến Lê/A painter and close friend to the main characters' father
He and his little daughter, Quỳnh, discovered Kiều Phương's talent.
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©This is a non-profitable translated Version, so don't copy or make use of it/Only uploaded on Wattpad.
©Bản dịch này có chứa bản gốc trong tiếng Việt, bản quyền bản gốc thuộc về nhà văn.
Translator: Alph16 (I translated it on my own with my skills as a Vietnamese)
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The painting of my sister / Bức tranh của em gái tôi - Tạ Duy Anh
Short Story"I didn't answer my mother because I wanted to cry so much. It's because if I could talk to my mother, I would say: "It's not me. This is my sister's soul and kindness"." 🖼This is the full English-translated Version of "Bức tranh của em gái tôi", a...
