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Brief recap

Nguyen Bao Ngoc, a fourth‑grader from Tich Son Primary School, delivers a dramatic storytelling performance at the 2023 Book Storytelling Contest, narrating the short story “Mother’s Gift” (from the collection Seeds of the Soul / Please Don’t Make Mother Cry).

Main plot and highlights

1. A boy is born with an abnormal outer ear but can still hear. His mother is heartbroken and ashamed, while the boy grows up largely unaware of the stigma.
2. After classmates tease him, he vows to prove his spirit and devotes himself to study and music, becoming exceptionally talented.
3. Doctors later suggest an ear transplant could make his life “normal,” and the family searches for a donor.
4. Emotional twist: years after the transplant and as the son gains independence, the mother becomes distant. On her deathbed the son discovers that his mother had quietly donated her ear — a silent, selfless sacrifice so he could have a chance at a normal life.
5. The story closes with a powerful plea to cherish mothers, honor their sacrifices, and recognize the value of books and reading.

Cherish mothers. Honor their sacrifices. Value books and reading.

Performance notes and audience reaction

• The delivery is emotive and polished for a young performer, using musical backing, dramatic pauses, and clear shifts between narration and onstage emotion.
• The audience responded with applause; the storyteller closed with gratitude to judges, teachers, and classmates.
• The performer connected the message to the school’s reading festival theme: “Awareness, Innovation, Creativity — Books for Me, Books for Dad.”
• Overall strengths: the emotional reveal, the performer’s sincere tone, and the moral about parental sacrifice and the power of reading.

Personalities in the video

• Nguyen Bao Ngoc — narrator / performer
• Characters in the story — the boy (son), his mother, the father
• Event roles present/audience — distinguished guests, judges, teachers, and classmates