· She cut her hair short, changed her name, and became a gravel.
Only when Parwana becomes Addis will she finally tell the legends of the Hindu Kush.
In Afghanistan under the Taliban, women's identity is at risk. When Parvana's father was arrested, the family of five all but lost hope of survival. In order to support her mother, sister and brother, Parwana decided to dress up as a boy and go to the market to buy food.
· Addis sells the jewel-encrusted dress for candy and a short-lived friendship.
In the market, she befriended Tlihua, who also disguised herself as a man. "They" went to the sugar factory to steal candy, work odd jobs to make a living, escape the pursuit of the Taliban, and talk about their pain and wishes. This friendship of mutual understanding and support is as warm as hard candy but fragile. The war is coming, and Addis must save money to find his father. In desperation, he has to obey his mother's arrangement and move out with his distant relatives. Telihua's dream is to escape from his family and go to the seaside to sell sapphire. With the hope of meeting again, they bid farewell in turmoil.
· Fictional stories are close to reality, and everything that shines is related to death.
Parvana reads a letter from afar for Razak. She is literate and earns an income by reading and writing characters at the market. In the letter, Razak's wife Hala, whose name means light around the moon, was tragically lost in the war-torn land.
The story of the little boy saving the village is juxtaposed with the story of Addis raising his family: the elephant stole the seeds of the village, and in order to save the villagers, the little boy Suleiman embarked on the road of battle. He was told to find three objects - the shining thing, the snare, and the comforting thing.
These three stages correspond one-to-one with Addis' experience.
Addis disguised herself as a man and went to the market to bring food back for her family.
The little boy helped the old woman milk the goat in exchange for a blue mirror, which helped drive away the fear behind him.
Addis helps his companions to resist the violence of the Taliban.
The little boy was thrown into the well, the roar of the horse shook the jade in the well, the little boy was rescued, and the leopard was captured by the jade in exchange for a net.
Addis rescued his father with the help of Razak.
The little boy used his story to appease the ferocious elephant. This little boy is Parvana's older brother.
Razak saw the moonlight again. He accomplished a redemption by helping Parvana's family. The Parvana family reunites.
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