Three Sisters (三姊妹)

"Orchid, little orchid..."

Fenfen, age 4

Fenfen, look!

A baby chicken!

Wow!

I can make a better fire than you.

It needs more kindling.

What are you doing Fenfen?

Yingying, age 10

Come over here.

Wanna die?

Don't, I'm scared.

I'm gonna hit you!

Ouch, that hurt.

Zhenzhen, age 6

Don't cry.

I'm gonna get the tongs...

Stop it you two.

What are you doing?

Do you need a hug?

You're going to hurt yourselves.

I'm telling Daddy!

Get up.

Let's go find your stick.

Daddy's gonna spank you!

What's this?

They're falling apart.

You should wash them first.

You gotta...

Watch your feet, Fenfen.

My feet?

Wanna hit my feet? Go ahead!

Whose is this?

Whose ball is this?

That's Zhenzhen's and this is mine!

Stupid...dang...boots!

Look what I found.

It looks like a little house.

"The boy's coming up the mountain,

with some for me, some for you, some to share..."

I'm gonna go look.

Come sit.

Here, I'll cut that string for you.

I can't do it myself.

Give me the keys. You'll lose them.

- Huh? - The keys.

What keys?

Give them.

- Well? - No!

Then I'll turn off the lights,

and leave you alone in the dark.

Go ahead!

Really?

Really.

Leave that, it's full of soot.

I want more!

Let's go play.

Come on.

In a minute.

I'm leaving.

Hey, wait for me!

Yanyan, cousin, age 8

What are you looking at?

Come warm yourself by the fire.

Xiaopu, cousin, age 9

Zhu Fulian, aunt

The one I just told you about.

Take off your boot.

Take it off.

Look, pigs in love!

Got to put on my boot...

- Zhenzhen? - Yeah?

What?

Where'd it go?

Let's go.

What are you doing out here?

You've played enough!

Go on home!

Where's your cousin?

Where's Yanyan?

Back there.

Zhenzhen, come help me.

Go help.

Okay.

Hurry up.

You pick and I'll carry.

Pick from the bottom first.

Don't forget the little bits.

Hurry it up!

We're almost done.

Hey, get in here and help us!

Yanyan?

Yanyan!

Yanyan!

Go call your brother to help us!

Once we get this cleaned out,

I'll carry it up the ladder.

Here it is.

Just two lessons left.

Two to go.

We finished that one.

Us too.

We're on this one now.

Which one?

This.

How come it's different?

We should both be on lesson five.

I learned this whole part.

Fenfen?

Hmm?

Where's Yingying?

They're calling you.

Do you need more?

These aren't even dry yet.

Don't scare the pig, let it pass!

Just one more pig to go.

Out of the way, Yanyan!

Move it!

Into the pigpen with you!

- Can I help stomp the potatoes? - Sure.

I get to help!

Here, move over.

Okay.

- Mom? - Yeah?

Do we need more pig slop?

You sleep here, I'll sleep there, okay?

You sleep here.

It's all wet.

The blanket's wet too.

Get in bed.

Now!

It'll warm up once we're in it.

You're splashing water all over.

Stop it.

Or I'll tell Grandpa.

I said stop.

Turn off the tap!

No.

Whose clothes are still wet?

Who called my name?

Yingying!

Really?

- Who was it really? - Fenfen.

The fire's smoking again.

Let me blow on it.

No, keep away!

Put this on it.

That smells good.

Put on some more!

What are you doing?

Look at my feet.

My boots are still drying.

Look at my toes...

they're all shriveled up!

Wrinkly toes!

Yingying, look!

Yeah, looks like a dead person's foot.

Yours are wetter than mine,

so you win.

It's not a contest.

Mine are just a tiny bit wet.

They'll dry faster with more kindling.

Today we'll dry yours, tomorrow, mine!

Still drying?

Still drying your shoes?

Yes.

Still drying...

Want more kindling?

Okay.

"My love, my love, I'll never forget..."

I'm gonna make more fire!

This is too hot.

Really?

Mine's burned.

Maybe a little burned.

Just a little.

Not too much.

Yingying said we can play stick guns later.

I wanna shoot a tiger.

Up the mountain, go, go, go!

Look.

I found more lice.

I can't reach it!

Me neither.

You'll never reach it.

Oh, she got it!

Hey, Daddy's home!

Daddy's home!

I wanna see Daddy!

Daddy!

Fenfen hung her toy from the door!

She hung it on a string.

So they couldn't steal it!

Why'd you use such a long string?

Daddy?

Zhenzhen's foot...

Zhenzhen hurt her foot.

What are you doing?

Hey, what are you doing?

Bathtime, then bedtime.