THE　PRECIOUS　LITTLE　MOON

(Synopsis)

　　LIEU　YUEN　YUEN　(Chu　Hung),　young　and　pretty,　is　regarded　by　all　her　schoolmates　as　an　all　around　student.　In　the　school　basket　ball　team,　she　is　elected　captain　of　the　team.　Besides　being　the　pride　and　a　much　petted　daughter　of　her　parents　(Wu　Chin　Ping　and　Yu　Wan　Fei),　who　takes　her　as　the　"Precious　Little　Moon"　of　the　family,　she　is　further　spoiled　by　the　exagerrating　admiration　pouring　upon　her　from　her　cousin　(Chou　Yan),　who　is　fixing　an　eye　on　her　as　a　lover　candidate.　Yuen　Yuen,　taking　advantage　of　all　such　showering　favours,　demands　to　buy　a　piano,　which　her　parents　readily　consent,　though　much　too　heavy　for　them　to　bear　the　payments.

　　In　school,　Yuen　Yuen's　unbecoming　pride　meets　a　keen　competitor.　Hu　Chi　Ming　(Kao　Yuan)　is　her　new　classmate,　a　young　man　holding　a　school　record　even　surpassing　that　of　Yuen　Yuen.　To　Hu,　Yuen　Yuen　harbours　a　mixed　feeling　of　likening　and　jealousy.

　　The　school　basket　ball　team　is　making　an　ambitious　preparation　to　win　the　game　in　a　scheduled　inter-school　meet,　and　Hu　is　appointed　to　take　the　place　of　the　coach　who　is　on　sick　leave.　Yuen　Yuen　is　delighted　at　first　as　she　takes　it　an　opportunity　to　get　more　acquainted　with　Hu,　but　bad　reactions　soon　arises　when　Hu　makes　certain　frank　corrections　on　Yuen　Yuen's　playing　technique,　which　she　takes　as　an　insult　to　her　personal　pride.

　　The　situation　even　becomes　worsened　when　during　one　friendly　game,　Hu　blames　Yuen　Yuen　responsible　for　the　cause　of　defeat.　Yuen　Yuen　quarrels　with　Hu　and　withdraws　from　the　team　as　captain.　All　her　schoolmates　make　an　attempt　to　mediate,　but　result　to　little　avail.　Yuen　Yuen　cannot　relieve　herself　from　the　grudge　against　Hu　for　hurting　her　personal　pride.　Just　at　this　opportune　moment,　Yuen　Yuen　is　approached　by　her　cousin　who　offers　to　take　her　out　for　a　series　of　funs　and　frivolous　entertainments,　thus　making　her　forget　all　her　school　routings.　Yuen　Yuen's　school　records　immediately　drops　to　a　disgraceful　standard.

　　In　the　school　laboratory,　Yuen　Yuen　is　conducting　a　test　disregarding　Hu's　advises.　She　risks　on　her　own　idea　trying　to　maintain　her　personal　pride.　An　explosion　occurs,　and　in　attempting　to　save　Yuen　Yuen,　Hu　is　badly　injured　in　both　of　his　eyes.　Hu　faints　and　is　taken　home　for　cure.　

　　Yuen　Yuen　begins　to　feel　the　great　blunders　she　has　committed　when　she　learns　that　her　parents　cannot　afford　to　pay　for　the　piano,　and　when　she　goes　to　Hu's　house　to　offer　an　appology,　she　is　even　more　deeply　touched　in　overhearing　what　Hu　has　said　to　his　schoolmates　that　he　is　ready　to　forgive　Yuen　Yuen　if　she　will　only　repent　by　discarding　her　false　conviction　of　vanity　and　personal　pride.　Hu　is　then　sleeping　in　bed　with　his　eyes　bandaged.

　　Yuen　Yuen　repents　at　last.　When　the　inter-school　basket　ball　game　takes　place,　she　has　forgotten　all　her　prides　and　prejudices.　She　is　standing　happily　in　line　with　Hu　and　other　schoolmates,　singing　the　school　song　in　harmonious　chorus　with　all　of　them,　vouching　to　contribute　her　best　to　win　the　great　glory　for　the　school.